Luke 19:40

And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

Cross-reference

Luke 3:8 Parallel

Luke 3:8 says God can raise children from stones—here the stones themselves cry out, showing God using creation to accomplish His purpose.

Habakkuk 2:11 says 'the stones will cry out' against injustice — Jesus uses the same phrase for creation's testimony to him.

Matthew 21:15 records the same event with children shouting in temple — here disciples praise; both show religious leaders objecting.

Matthew 21:16 has Jesus quote Psalm 8:2 about children's praise — parallels his claim that if disciples stop, stones will cry out.

Deuteronomy 31:28 calls heaven and earth as witnesses — the same idea of creation testifying when people are silent.

Joshua 24:27 says a stone shall be a witness — directly parallel to stones crying out as testimony.

Micah 6:1 Parallel

Micah 6:2 calls mountains and foundations as witnesses — strong parallel to stones crying out as testimony.

Psalm 98:7-9 depicts sea, rivers, mountains rejoicing before the LORD who comes — parallels stones crying out at Jesus' arrival.

Isaiah 55:12 says mountains burst into song and trees clap — similar to stones crying out in praise of God's work.

In Matthew 27:51-54, rocks split at Jesus' death — a dramatic creation response echoing the stones that would cry out.

Matthew 3:9 Parallel

Matthew 3:9 says God can raise children from stones — both show God's power over stones for his purpose, here to praise.

1 Corinthians 1:27 says God chooses foolish things to shame the wise—stones crying out is a weak instrument God uses to display glory.