Precipice
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Jesus would have effectively disarmed his violent enemies, but a tactical blunder by one of his own apostles led to hirelings trying to shove him off a precipice. 150:9.3
Jesus decided to exercise normal watchcare over his human safety and refrain from superhuman intervention, even when faced with the temptation to cast himself off the precipice before him. 136:7.1
Bible parallels
Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.
- Soft answer stirs up anger 150:9.3 — Pr 15:1.
- Jesus escapes mob 150:9.3 — Lk 4:28-30.
- The so-called “temptation” to jump 136:7.1 — Mt 4:5-6; Lk 4:9-11.
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