Matthew 12:45
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 12
“Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.”Matthew 12:45
What Does Matthew 12:45 Mean?
Matthew 12:45 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 12, verse 45 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Heaven & Hell.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 12:45 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 26:11“As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.”John 5:14“Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.”Luke 11:26“Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.”Matthew 24:34“Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.”Mark 5:9“And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.”Hebrews 6:4“For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,”Hebrews 10:26“For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,”2 Peter 2:14“Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:”Luke 13:3“I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”Matthew 12:41“The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.”Mark 9:29“And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.”Mark 16:9“Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.”John 15:22“If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.”Jude 1:10“But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.”Mark 12:9“What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.”John 13:27“And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.”Romans 11:8“(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.”1 Thessalonians 2:16“Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.”Hebrews 10:39“But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.”1 John 5:16“If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.”
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