Luke 9:41

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Summary

And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.

Perverse

How

And suffer

Acts 13:18

Romans 2:4

Hebrews 3:9

Bring

Bible References

Perverse

They have dealt corruptly with him; they are no longer his children because they are blemished; they are a crooked and twisted generation.

and that they should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah." So he left them and departed.

And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation."

How

So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.

And the LORD said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

And the LORD said to Moses, "How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them?

O Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil, that you may be saved. How long shall your wicked thoughts lodge within you?

And Jesus answered, "O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me."

Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?

And suffer

And for about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty years.

Bring

But when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent to the king, saying, "Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, that he may know that there is a prophet in Israel."

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.

Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermostthose who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.