Luke 13:2
And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things?
Cross-reference
Luke 13:4 adds the tower of Siloam example, reinforcing Jesus' point that victims of tragedy are not worse sinners — a direct parallel within the same discourse.
In John 9:2, disciples ask if the blind man's sin caused his condition — the same assumption Jesus rejects here.
In Job 9:22, Job says God destroys both blameless and wicked — affirming that suffering is not always deserved, aligning with Jesus' teaching.
In Job 19:5, his friends use his suffering to accuse him of sin — the very logic Jesus refutes here.
In John 9:3, Jesus directly states the man's blindness is not due to sin but for God's glory — echoing His rejection of the sin-suffering link.
In 2 Chronicles 36:17, God brings judgment on Judah for their sins — a case where suffering is directly tied to sin, contrasting with Jesus' point that not all suffering is retributive.
In Acts 28:4, onlookers assume Paul's snakebite is divine punishment for murder — mirroring the common belief that suffering equals sin.