Luke 4:34

Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.

Cross-reference

Luke 4:41 Parallel

Luke 4:41 immediately follows with more demons shouting 'You are the Son of God!', echoing this recognition.

Luke 1:35 Allusion

In Luke 1:35, the angel calls Jesus 'the Holy One'—the same title the demon uses to recognize His identity.

Luke 8:28 Parallel

Luke 8:28 has nearly identical words from a demon-possessed man: 'What do you want with me, Jesus?', showing a pattern.

Matthew 8:29 parallels this: demons ask 'What do you want with us?' and 'have you come to torture us?'

Mark 1:24 Parallel

Mark 1:24 records the same exorcism with identical wording — the parallel account of this event.

Mark 5:7 Parallel

In Mark 5:7, a demon cries out with nearly identical words—'What do you want with me?'—recognizing Jesus' divine identity.

In Hebrews 2:14, Christ's incarnation aims to destroy the devil—exactly what the demon here dreads: 'Have you come to destroy us?'

James 2:19 Parallel

In James 2:19, demons believe in God and shudder—same fearful acknowledgment of Jesus shown by the demon here.

1 John 3:8 Parallel

In 1 John 3:8, the Son of God appeared to destroy the devil's works—matching the demon's fearful question about destruction.

1 Kings 17:18 uses the same Semitic idiom 'What do you have against me?' as the demon's 'What do you want with us?', mirroring the confrontation.

Psalm 16:10 Allusion

In Psalm 16:10, 'your Holy One' refers to the Messiah—the demon's title echoes this messianic identification.

Acts 2:27 Citation

Acts 2:27 calls Jesus 'your Holy One' in the resurrection prophecy, echoing the demon's title 'Holy One of God'.

Acts 3:14 Parallel

Acts 3:14 calls Jesus 'the Holy and Righteous One', matching the demon's recognition of Jesus as the Holy One of God.

Acts 16:17 Parallel

Acts 16:17 shows a demon-possessed girl declaring Paul's divine mission, similar to the demon in Luke 4:34 acknowledging Jesus' identity.

Revelation 3:7 describes Jesus as 'him who is holy', paralleling the demon's confession of Jesus as the Holy One of God.

1 John 2:20 Parallel

1 John 2:20 says believers have an anointing from 'the Holy One', the same title the demon uses for Jesus in Luke 4:34.