Luke 17:32

Remember Lot’s wife.

Cross-references

Luke 9:62 Parallel

In Luke 9:62, Jesus warns against looking back after putting hand to the plow — same imagery as Lot's wife turning back.

Genesis 19:17 Historical context

In Genesis 19:17, the angels command Lot to flee and not look back — the direct context for remembering Lot's wife.

In Genesis 19:17, the angel's command to flee without looking back is the warning Lot's wife disregarded.

In 1 Corinthians 10:6-12, Paul uses Israel's wilderness failures as examples for us, just as Lot's wife is a warning against apostasy.

Hebrews 10:38 warns that drawing back displeases God—mirroring Lot's wife who drew back and perished.

Hebrews 10:39 contrasts those who draw back to perdition with those who believe; Lot's wife exemplifies the former.

2 Peter 2:18-22 describes those who escape defilement but return to it, like Lot's wife turning back to Sodom.

Psalm 44:18 Contrast

Psalm 44:18 declares the heart did not turn back, directly contrasting with Lot's wife who did.

Numbers 14:4 recounts Israel wanting to return to Egypt—a similar longing that caused Lot's wife to look back.

Job 34:27 Parallel

Job 34:27 describes the wicked turning back from God; Lot's wife similarly turned back from her deliverance.

In 2 Timothy 4:10, Demas deserts Paul because he loved this world — a later example of the same turning back that Lot's wife represents.