Luke 13:3
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Cross-reference
In Luke 13:5, Jesus repeats the same warning about repentance after the tower of Siloam, reinforcing the urgent call.
In Luke 19:42-44, Jesus weeps over Jerusalem’s failure to recognize him, warning of destruction — a parallel to the judgment for not repenting.
In Luke 21:22-24, Jesus predicts Jerusalem’s destruction and the times of the Gentiles — a parallel warning of coming judgment for unbelief.
In Luke 23:28-30, Jesus tells women not to weep for him but for themselves, as judgment will come — echoing the same perishing fate.
Luke 24:47 commissions preaching repentance for forgiveness — broadening the call to repent from Jesus' warning to a universal mission.
Luke 16:30 argues that a miraculous sign would lead to repentance, echoing the necessity of repentance here.
In Revelation 2:22, Jesus threatens judgment on Jezebel and her followers unless they repent — a direct parallel to the 'perish unless you repent' warning.
In Revelation 2:21, God gives the unrepentant Jezebel time to repent, showing persistent refusal leads to judgment — matching the urgency of Luke 13:3.
In Matthew 3:2, John the Baptist calls for repentance because the kingdom is near — the same urgent message Jesus proclaims here.
In Matthew 3:10-12, John the Baptist uses axe and winnowing fork imagery to warn of judgment, reinforcing the urgent call to repent or perish.
In Acts 3:19, Peter calls to repent and turn so sins may be blotted out — a direct parallel to the call for repentance to avoid perishing.
In Acts 2:38-40, Peter commands repentance and baptism to escape this corrupt generation, echoing the same warning to turn or be lost.
Revelation 16:9 shows people refusing to repent despite judgment — the opposite response to the urgent call here.
Deuteronomy 8:19 warns that forgetting God leads to perishing—the same consequence Jesus attaches to unrepentance.
Acts 26:20 commands repentance and turning to God — directly parallel to the urgent call to repent here.
Acts 20:21 explicitly mentions 'repentance toward God' — directly parallel to the core message Jesus preaches here.
Mark 6:12 reports the disciples preaching repentance — the same call Jesus makes here to avoid perishing.
Ezekiel 18:30 commands repentance to avoid ruin—nearly identical language to Jesus' 'repent or perish' warning.
Jeremiah 25:5 calls to turn from evil ways to dwell in the land—a direct parallel to Jesus' call to repent to avoid perishing.
Jeremiah 18:8 shows God relents from disaster when people repent—directly reinforcing the repentance-to-life principle Jesus teaches here.
John 8:11 ends with 'go and sin no more' — a call to turn from sin that mirrors the repentance demanded here.
Matthew 23:35-38 pronounces judgment on Jerusalem for rejecting prophets—showing the historic pattern of unrepentance leading to desolation, echoing Jesus' warning.
In Matthew 12:45, Jesus warns a cleansed but empty person ends up worse — a parallel that refusing repentance leads to greater judgment.
Ezekiel 3:18 stresses the watchman's duty to warn the wicked of death—highlighting the urgent responsibility to proclaim the same warning Jesus gives.