“He said to him, ‘If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.’”And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Luke 16:31 · WEBKJVRead the whole chapter →
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In parallel withJohn 5:46-47
Jesus says the same to His own hearers: Moses wrote about Him, and a heart unmoved by Scripture will not be moved by wonders either.
“For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote about me. But if you don’t believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?”
The same threadJohn 3:18
Abraham's answer is a verdict rather than a delay: 'He who doesn't believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.'
“He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
In contrast to2 Corinthians 6:2
The warning against waiting for a sign becomes the apostle's plea to the living: 'Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.'
“for he says, “At an acceptable time I listened to you, in a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)”