Matthew 12:44
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 12
“Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.”Matthew 12:44
What Does Matthew 12:44 Mean?
Matthew 12:44 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 12, verse 44 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 12:44 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 John 4:4“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”Luke 11:25“And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.”Psalms 81:11“But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.”1 Corinthians 11:19“For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.”1 John 2:19“They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.”Jude 1:4“For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.”Revelation 13:8“And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”Hosea 7:6“For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.”Matthew 12:29“Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.”Matthew 13:20“But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;”Luke 11:21“When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:”John 12:6“This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.”John 13:2“And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;”John 13:27“And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.”Acts 5:1“But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,”Ephesians 2:2“Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”2 Thessalonians 2:9“Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,”1 Timothy 6:9“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.”Acts 8:18“And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,”1 Timothy 6:4“He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,”
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