Luke 21:15
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Cross-references
Luke 12:12 also promises the Spirit will teach what to say in the hour — a parallel promise.
Luke 24:45 shows Jesus opening disciples' understanding — a similar divine enablement for witness, but after resurrection.
Exodus 4:12 shows God promising to be with Moses' mouth and teach him — a pattern fulfilled in Jesus' promise to disciples.
In Acts 6:10, Stephen's adversaries cannot resist his wisdom — a direct fulfillment of Jesus' promise to give mouth and wisdom that none can gainsay.
Jeremiah 1:9 shows God putting words in the prophet's mouth — a type of the Spirit-empowered witness Jesus promises.
Acts 4:31 shows the disciples speaking God's word with boldness after prayer — another fulfillment of Jesus' promise.
Acts 4:8-13 records Peter speaking boldly with wisdom before rulers — directly fulfilling Jesus' promise of a mouth and wisdom.
1 Peter 3:15 calls believers to be ready to give a defense — directly applying Jesus' promise here of giving them words to answer opponents.
2 Corinthians 13:3 shows Christ speaking through Paul — directly fulfilling Jesus' promise here to give his followers a mouth and wisdom.
2 Corinthians 3:5 says our sufficiency is from God—directly matching the promise that the mouth and wisdom are given.
Acts 9:22 shows Paul confounding adversaries with divinely given wisdom—a direct example of this promise.
Mark 13:11 parallels this: the Spirit speaks through disciples when brought to trial.
Matthew 10:19 parallels this: do not be anxious, for what to say will be given in that hour.
In Exodus 4:15, God puts words in Moses' mouth — a strong parallel to Jesus promising to give 'a mouth and wisdom' for speaking.
In 1 Kings 3:12, God gives Solomon a wise heart — the same divine gift of wisdom Jesus promises to his followers.
In 1 Chronicles 22:12, David prays that God give Solomon wisdom — echoed by Jesus giving wisdom to his disciples.
In Proverbs 16:1, the answer of the tongue is from the Lord — directly parallel to Jesus giving mouth and wisdom.
Ezekiel 3:27 describes God opening the prophet's mouth to speak—an explicit parallel to being given a mouth and wisdom.
Ezekiel 24:27 promises that God will open the prophet's mouth—a similar divine action of enabling speech for a specific occasion.
Ezekiel 29:21 declares God will open the prophet's mouth—a direct parallel to the gift of a mouth and wisdom for speaking.
Matthew 10:20 identifies the Spirit as the speaker — in Luke 21:15 Jesus promises to give the words.
1 Corinthians 1:30 identifies Christ as our wisdom—the very source of what is promised here.
Acts 2:4 shows the Spirit giving utterance at Pentecost — a manifestation of the divine mouth and wisdom Jesus promised.
James 3:17 describes heavenly wisdom as pure and peaceable — contrasting with the confrontational wisdom promised here to overcome adversaries.
Acts 5:39 warns that if God is behind it, no one can overthrow—echoing that adversaries cannot resist the given wisdom.
Proverbs 2:6 declares that the LORD gives wisdom — the source of the wisdom Jesus promises to provide.
1 Corinthians 1:27 says God uses the foolish to confound the wise—parallel to giving disciples wisdom to silence adversaries.
In Colossians 4:3, Paul asks prayer for an open door to speak — a parallel petition for divine enablement in witness, though not the same promise of unanswerable wisdom.
In 2 Timothy 4:17, the Lord strengthens Paul to preach fully — a clear parallel to Jesus' promise of enabling for witness under persecution.
In James 1:5, God gives wisdom liberally to those who ask — a general promise that undergirds the specific situation of persecution in Luke 21:15.
Ephesians 1:17 prays for a spirit of wisdom and revelation — similar divine gift of wisdom, but for knowing God rather than defending against adversaries.
In Colossians 4:4, Paul prays to speak clearly — echoing the theme of divinely aided speech, but focused on clarity rather than irresistible wisdom.