Matthew 23:1-25:46

Seven Woes to the Scribes and Pharisees

1 Then Jesus t said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 u "The scribes and the Pharisees v sit on Moses' seat, 3 so practice and observe whatever they tell you - w but not what they do. x For they preach, but do not practice. 4 y They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, 1 and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. 5 t They do all their deeds z to be seen by others. For they make a their phylacteries broad and b their fringes long, 6 and they c love the place of honor at feasts and d the best seats in the synagogues 7 and d greetings in e the marketplaces and being called f rabbi 2 by others. 8 g But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are h all brothers. 3 9 i And call no man your father on earth, for j you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10 Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, k the Christ. 11 l The greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 m Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

13 "But woe n to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you o shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you p neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in. 4 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single q proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a r child of s hell 5 as yourselves.

16 "Woe to t you, u blind guides, who say, v 'If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.' 17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or w the temple that has made the gold sacred? 18 And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by x the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.' 19 You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or y the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by z him who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by a heaven swears by b the throne of God and by c him who sits upon it.

23 d "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For e you tithe mint and dill and f cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: g justice and mercy and faithfulness. h These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing i a camel!

25 j "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For k you clean the outside of l the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of m greed and self-indulgence. 26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of l the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.

27 n "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like o whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and p all uncleanness. 28 So you also q outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of r hypocrisy and lawlessness.

29 s "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous, 30 saying, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' 31 Thus you witness against yourselves that you are t sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32 u Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers. 33 You serpents, v you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to w hell? 34 x Therefore y I send you z prophets and wise men and a scribes, b some of whom you will kill and crucify, and b some you will c flog in your synagogues and d persecute from town to town, 35 so that on you may come all e the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of innocent f Abel to the blood of g Zechariah the son of Barachiah, 6 whom you murdered between h the sanctuary and i the altar. 36 Truly, I say to you, j all these things will come upon this generation.

Lament over Jerusalem

37 k "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that l kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have m gathered n your children together o as a hen gathers her brood p under her wings, and q you would not! 38 See, r your house is left to you desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, s 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"

Matthew 24

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

1 t Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. 2 But he answered them, "You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, u there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."

Signs of the Close of the Age

3 As he sat on v the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him w privately, saying, "Tell us, x when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your y coming and of z the close of the age?" 4 And Jesus answered them, a "See that no one leads you astray. 5 For b many will come in my name, saying, 'I am c the Christ,' and they will lead many astray. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you d are not alarmed, for this e must take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For f nation will rise against nation, and g kingdom against kingdom, and there will be h famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are but the beginning of i the birth pains.

9 "Then j they will deliver you up k to tribulation and l put you to death, and m you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then many will fall away 7 and n betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many o false prophets will arise p and lead many astray. 12 And because lawlessness will be increased, q the love of many will grow cold. 13 r But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom s will be proclaimed throughout the whole world t as a testimony u to all nations, and v then the end will come.

The Abomination of Desolation

15 "So when you see the abomination of desolation w spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in x the holy place ( y let the reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 z Let the one who is on a the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, 18 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. 19 And b alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! 20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be c great tribulation, d such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for e the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. 23 f Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. 24 For g false christs and h false prophets will arise and i perform great signs and wonders, h so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, j I have told you beforehand. 26 So, if they say to you, 'Look, k he is in the wilderness,' do not go out. If they say, 'Look, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it. 27 l For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be m the coming of the Son of Man. 28 n Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

The Coming of the Son of Man

29 "Immediately after o the tribulation of those days p the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and q the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then r will appear in heaven s the sign of the Son of Man, and then t all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and u they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven v with power and great glory. 31 And w he will send out his angels with a loud x trumpet call, and they will y gather z his elect from a the four winds, b from one end of heaven to the other.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

32 "From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, c at the very gates. 34 d Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 e Heaven and earth will pass away, but f my words will not pass away.

No One Knows That Day and Hour

36 "But concerning that day and hour g no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, h nor the Son, 8 i but the Father only. 37 j For as were the days of Noah, k so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 j For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, l marrying and giving in marriage, until m the day when Noah entered the ark, 39 and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, k so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. 41 n Two women will be grinding o at the mill; one will be taken and one left. 42 Therefore, p stay awake, for you do not know on what day q your Lord is coming. 43 r But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night s the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 Therefore you also must be t ready, for u the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

45 "Who then is v the faithful and w wise servant, 9 whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 x Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47 Truly, I say to you, y he will set him over all his possessions. 48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, 'My master z is delayed,' 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants 10 and eats and drinks with a drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come b on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know 51 and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place c there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 25

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

1 "Then the kingdom of heaven will be like d ten virgins who took their lamps 11 and went to meet e the bridegroom. 12 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were w wise. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the bridegroom f was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 6 But g at midnight there was a cry, 'Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' 7 Then all those virgins rose and h trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' 9 But the wise answered, saying, 'Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.' 10 And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and i those who were ready went in with him to j the marriage feast, and k the door was shut. 11 Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, l 'Lord, lord, open to us.' 12 l But he answered, 'Truly, I say to you, m I do not know you.' 13 n Watch therefore, for you o know neither the day nor the hour.

The Parable of the Talents

14 p "For q it will be like a man r going on a journey, who called his servants 13 and entrusted to them his property. 15 To one he gave five s talents, 14 to another two, to another one, t to each according to his ability. Then he r went away. 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. 17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. 18 But he who had received the one talent went and u dug in the ground and hid his master's money. 19 Now v after a long time the master of those servants came and w settled accounts with them. 20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, 'Master, you delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more.' 21 His master said to him, 'Well done, good and x faithful servant. 15 y You have been faithful over a little; z I will set you over much. Enter into a the joy of your master.' 22 And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, 'Master, you delivered to me two talents; here I have made two talents more.' 23 His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.' 24 He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, 'Master, I knew you to be b a hard man, reaping c where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here d you have what is yours.' 26 But his master answered him, 'You e wicked and e slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? 27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. 29 f For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And g cast h the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place g there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

The Final Judgment

31 i "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, j then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him k will be gathered l all the nations, and m he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates n the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then o the King will say to p those on his right, 'Come, you q who are blessed by my Father, r inherit s the kingdom t prepared for you u from the foundation of the world. 35 For v I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you w gave me drink, x I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 v I was naked and you clothed me, y I was sick and you z visited me, a I was in prison and you came to me.' 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' 40 And b the King will answer them, c 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these d my brothers, 16 you did it to me.'

41 "Then he will say to those on his left, e 'Depart from me, you f cursed, into g the eternal fire prepared for h the devil and his angels. 42 For i I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' 44 Then they also will answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' 45 Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, j you did not do it to me.' 46 And these will go away k into eternal punishment, but the righteous k into l eternal life."

  1. Cross References
    Matthew 23:1 - 2
    Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples.
    Matthew 23:5 - 7
    They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long.
    Mark 12:38 - 39
    And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces
    Luke 20:45 - 46
    And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples.
    Luke 11:43
    Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
  2. Cross References
    Matthew 23:1 - 2
    Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples.
    Matthew 23:5 - 7
    They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long.
    Mark 12:38 - 40
    And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces
    Luke 20:45 - 46
    And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples.
  3. Cross References
    Ezra 7:6
    This Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses that the Lord, the God of Israel, had given, and the king granted him all that he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.
    Ezra 7:10
    For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.
    Ezra 7:25
    And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people in the province Beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God. And those who do not know them, you shall teach.
    Nehemiah 8:4
    And Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden platform that they had made for the purpose. And beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right hand, and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam on his left hand.
  4. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 17:10 - 11
    Then you shall do according to what they declare to you from that place that the Lord will choose. And you shall be careful to do according to all that they direct you.
    John 9:28 - 29
    And they reviled him, saying, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
  5. Cross References
    Matthew 5:20
    For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
    Matthew 15:3 - 13
    He answered them, "And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
  6. Cross References
    Romans 2:17 - 23
    But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God
  7. Cross References
    Luke 11:46
    And he said, "Woe to you lawyers also! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
    Matthew 11:28 - 30
    Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
    Acts 15:10
    Now, therefore, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?
  8. Cross References
    Matthew 23:1
    Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples.
  9. Cross References
    Matthew 6:1
    Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
    Matthew 6:16
    And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
    John 5:44
    How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
  10. Cross References
    Exodus 13:9
    And it shall be to you as a sign on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth. For with a strong hand the Lord has brought you out of Egypt.
    Deuteronomy 6:8
    You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
    Deuteronomy 11:18
    You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
  11. Cross References
    Matthew 9:20
    And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment.
  12. Cross References
    Luke 14:7 - 8
    Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them.
  13. Cross References
    Luke 11:43
    Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
  14. Cross References
    Matthew 23:6
    And they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues
  15. Cross References
    Matthew 11:16
    But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates.
    Matthew 20:3
    And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
  16. Cross References
    John 1:38
    Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, "What are you seeking?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?
  17. Cross References
    James 3:1
    Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
  18. Cross References
    Luke 22:32
    But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.
    John 21:23
    So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?
    Philemon 1:16
    No longer as a slave but more than a slave, as a beloved brother - especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
  19. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 1:12
    What I mean is that each one of you says, "I follow Paul," or "I follow Apollos," or "I follow Cephas," or "I follow Christ.
    1 Corinthians 3:4
    For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not being merely human?
  20. Cross References
    Matthew 6:9
    Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
    Malachi 1:6
    "A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. But you say, 'How have we despised your name?'
    Matthew 7:11
    If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
  21. Cross References
    Matthew 1:17
    So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
  22. Cross References
    Matthew 20:26
    It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant.
  23. Cross References
    Luke 14:11
    For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled...
    Luke 18:14
    I tell you, this man went down to his house jus...
    Matthew 18:4
    Whoever humbles himself like this child is the ...
    Proverbs 29:23
    One's pride will bring him low, but he who is l...
    Ezekiel 21:26
    Thus says the Lord God : Remove the turban and ...
    James 4:6
    But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "Go...
    James 4:10
    Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will ...
    1 Peter 5:5 - 6
    Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to th...
  24. Cross References
    Luke 11:52
    Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.
  25. Cross References
    Matthew 16:19
    I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
  26. Cross References
    Matthew 5:20
    For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
    Matthew 21:31
    Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you.
    Luke 7:30
    But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)
  27. Cross References
    Acts 2:10
    Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome.
    Acts 6:5
    And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch.
    Acts 13:43
    And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.
  28. Cross References
    John 17:12
    While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
    2 Thessalonians 2:3
    Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.
  29. Cross References
    Matthew 5:29
    If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.
  30. Cross References
    Matthew 15:14
    Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.
  31. Cross References
    Matthew 23:17
    You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold...
    Matthew 23:19
    You blind men! For which is greater, the gift o...
    Matthew 23:26
    You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of t...
    John 9:39 - 41
    Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this worl...
    Romans 2:19
    And if you are sure that you yourself are a gui...
    2 Peter 1:9
    For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsig...
    Revelation 3:17
    For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I...
  32. Cross References
    Matthew 5:33 - 35
    "Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.'
  33. Cross References
    Exodus 30:29
    You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them will become holy.
  34. Cross References
    Matthew 5:23
    So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you.
  35. Cross References
    Exodus 29:37
    Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it, and the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar shall become holy.
  36. Cross References
    1 Kings 8:13
    I have indeed built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever.
    2 Chronicles 6:2
    But I have built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever.
    Psalms 26:8
    O Lord, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells.
    Psalms 132:14
    This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
  37. Cross References
    Matthew 21:25
    The baptism of John, from where did it come? From heaven or from man?" And they discussed it among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?
  38. Cross References
    Matthew 5:34
    But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God.
  39. Cross References
    Revelation 4:2
    At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne.
  40. Cross References
    Luke 11:42
    But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
  41. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 14:22
    You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year.
    Luke 18:12
    I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.
  42. Cross References
    Isaiah 28:25
    When he has leveled its surface, does he not scatter dill, sow cumin, and put in wheat in rows and barley in its proper place, and emmer as the border?
    Isaiah 28:27
    Dill is not threshed with a threshing sledge, nor is a cart wheel rolled over cumin, but dill is beaten out with a stick, and cumin with a rod.
  43. Cross References
    Psalms 33:5
    He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
    Jeremiah 5:1
    Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, look and take note! Search her squares to see if you can find a man, one who does justice and seeks truth, that I may pardon her.
    Micah 6:8
    He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
    Zechariah 7:9
    Thus says the Lord of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another.
  44. Cross References
    1 Samuel 15:22
    And Samuel said, "Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.
  45. Cross References
    Matthew 19:24
    Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.
  46. Cross References
    Matthew 23:25 - 28
    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
    Matthew 15:11 - 20
    It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.
  47. Cross References
    Luke 11:39 - 40
    And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
  48. Cross References
    Mark 7:4
    And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.)
  49. Cross References
    Luke 16:14
    The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.
    Luke 20:47
    Who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.
  50. Cross References
    Matthew 23:25
    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
  51. Cross References
    Luke 11:44
    Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without knowing it.
  52. Cross References
    Acts 23:3
    Then Paul said to him, "God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet contrary to the law you order me to be struck?
  53. Cross References
    Ephesians 5:3
    But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.
    Numbers 19:16
    Whoever in the open field touches someone who was killed with a sword or who died naturally, or touches a human bone or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
    2 Kings 23:16
    And as Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the mount. And he sent and took the bones out of the tombs and burned them on the altar and defiled it, according to the word of the Lord that the man of God proclaimed, who had predicted these things.
  54. Cross References
    Matthew 23:5
    They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long.
  55. Cross References
    Luke 12:1
    In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
  56. Cross References
    Luke 11:47 - 48
    Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed.
  57. Cross References
    Acts 7:51 - 52
    You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.
  58. Cross References
    Genesis 15:16
    And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.
    Daniel 8:23
    And at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their limit, a king of bold face, one who understands riddles, shall arise.
    1 Thessalonians 2:15 - 16
    Who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and displease God and oppose all mankind
  59. Cross References
    Matthew 3:7
    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?
    Matthew 12:34
    You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
  60. Cross References
    Matthew 23:15
    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.
  61. Cross References
    Matthew 23:34 - 36
    Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
    Luke 11:49 - 51
    Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute.
  62. Cross References
    Matthew 10:16
    Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
  63. Cross References
    Acts 13:1
    Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
    1 Corinthians 12:28
    And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
  64. Cross References
    Matthew 13:52
    And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.
  65. Cross References
    Matthew 21:35
    And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
  66. Cross References
    Matthew 21:35
    And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
  67. Cross References
    Matthew 10:17
    Beware of men, for they will deliver you over t...
    Mark 13:9
    But be on your guard. For they will deliver you...
    Luke 21:12
    But before all this they will lay their hands o...
    Acts 22:19
    And I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that in...
    Acts 26:11
    And I punished them often in all the synagogues...
    Luke 12:11
    And when they bring you before the synagogues a...
  68. Cross References
    Matthew 10:23
    When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
  69. Cross References
    Revelation 18:24
    And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on earth.
  70. Cross References
    Genesis 4:4
    And Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering.
    Genesis 4:8
    Cain spoke to Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
    Hebrews 11:4
    By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.
    1 John 3:12
    We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.
  71. Cross References
    Zechariah 1:1
    In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, saying.
  72. Cross References
    Luke 1:9
    According to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
  73. Cross References
    Exodus 40:6
    You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
    2 Kings 16:14
    And the bronze altar that was before the Lord he removed from the front of the house, from the place between his altar and the house of the Lord, and put it on the north side of his altar.
    Ezekiel 40:47
    And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits broad, a square. And the altar was in front of the temple.
  74. Cross References
    Matthew 10:23
    When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
    Matthew 16:28
    Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.
    Matthew 24:34
    Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
  75. Cross References
    Matthew 23:37 - 39
    O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
    Luke 13:34 - 35
    O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
    Luke 19:41 - 44
    And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it.
  76. Cross References
    Matthew 21:35
    And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
  77. Cross References
    Psalms 147:2
    The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
    Proverbs 1:24
    Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded.
  78. Cross References
    Luke 23:28
    But turning to them Jesus said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
  79. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 32:11 - 12
    Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, that flutters over its young, spreading out its wings, catching them, bearing them on its pinions.
  80. Cross References
    Ruth 2:12
    The Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!
  81. Cross References
    John 5:40
    Yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.
  82. Cross References
    Matthew 23:37 - 39
    O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
    Luke 13:34 - 35
    O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
  83. Cross References
    Isaiah 64:11
    Our holy and beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, has been burned by fire, and all our pleasant places have become ruins.
    Jeremiah 12:7
    I have forsaken my house; I have abandoned my heritage; I have given the beloved of my soul into the hands of her enemies.
    Jeremiah 22:5
    But if you will not obey these words, I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.
  84. Cross References
    Matthew 21:9
    And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
    Psalms 118:26
    Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord.
  85. Cross References
    Psalms 118:26
    Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord.
  86. Cross References
    Matthew 21:23
    And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?
    Matthew 24:1 - 51
    Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple.
    Mark 13:1 - 37
    And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!
    Luke 21:5 - 36
    And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said.
  87. Cross References
    Matthew 24:1 - 51
    Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple.
    Mark 13:1 - 37
    And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!
    Luke 21:5 - 36
    And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said.
  88. Cross References
    Luke 19:44
    And tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.
  89. Cross References
    Matthew 21:1
    Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples.
  90. Cross References
    Mark 4:34
    He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
  91. Cross References
    Acts 1:6 - 7
    So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
  92. Cross References
    Matthew 24:27
    For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
    Matthew 24:37
    For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
    Matthew 24:39
    And they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
    1 Thessalonians 2:19
    For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?
  93. Cross References
    Matthew 13:39
    And the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels.
  94. Cross References
    Jeremiah 29:8
    For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are among you deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams that they dream.
    Ephesians 5:6
    Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
    Colossians 2:8
    See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
    2 Thessalonians 2:3
    Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.
    1 John 3:7
    Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.
  95. Cross References
    Matthew 24:11
    And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.
    Matthew 24:24
    For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
    Jeremiah 14:14
    And the Lord said to me: "The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, worthless divination, and the deceit of their own minds.
    1 John 2:18
    Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour.
  96. Cross References
    Matthew 1:17
    So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
  97. Cross References
    2 Thessalonians 2:2
    Not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.
  98. Cross References
    Revelation 1:1
    The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John.
  99. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 15:6
    They were broken in pieces. Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every sort of distress.
    Revelation 6:4
    And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
  100. Cross References
    Isaiah 19:2
    And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and they will fight, each against another and each against his neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.
  101. Cross References
    Acts 11:28
    And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius).
    Revelation 6:8
    And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.
    Revelation 6:12
    When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood.
  102. Cross References
    John 16:21
    When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.
    Acts 2:24
    God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
    Romans 8:22
    For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.
  103. Cross References
    Matthew 10:17
    Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues.
    Matthew 10:21
    Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death.
  104. Cross References
    Matthew 24:21
    For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
    Matthew 24:29
    Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
    Revelation 2:10
    Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
  105. Cross References
    Matthew 23:34
    Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
    John 16:2
    They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.
  106. Cross References
    Matthew 10:22
    And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
  107. Cross References
    Matthew 10:21
    Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death.
  108. Cross References
    Matthew 7:15
    Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
  109. Cross References
    Matthew 24:5
    For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will lead many astray.
    Matthew 24:24
    For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
  110. Cross References
    Revelation 2:4
    But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.
  111. Cross References
    Matthew 10:22
    And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
  112. Cross References
    Romans 10:18
    But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have, for "Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
    Colossians 1:6
    Which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing - as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.
    Colossians 1:23
    If indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
    Mark 14:9
    And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.
  113. Cross References
    Matthew 10:18
    And you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles.
  114. Cross References
    Matthew 28:19
    Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
  115. Cross References
    Matthew 24:6
    And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.
  116. Cross References
    Daniel 9:27
    And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator.
    Daniel 11:31
    Forces from him shall appear and profane the temple and fortress, and shall take away the regular burnt offering. And they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate.
    Daniel 12:11
    And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days.
  117. Cross References
    John 11:48
    If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.
    Acts 6:13
    And they set up false witnesses who said, "This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law.
    Acts 21:28
    Crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place. Moreover, he even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.
  118. Cross References
    Daniel 9:22 - 23
    He made me understand, speaking with me and saying, "O Daniel, I have now come out to give you insight and understanding.
    Daniel 9:25
    Know therefore and understand that from the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time.
    Revelation 1:3
    Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.
  119. Cross References
    Luke 17:31
    On that day, let the one who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back.
  120. Cross References
    Luke 5:19
    But finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus.
  121. Cross References
    Luke 23:29
    For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!
  122. Cross References
    Matthew 24:29
    Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
    Daniel 12:1
    At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book.
    Revelation 7:14
    I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
  123. Cross References
    Revelation 16:18
    And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake.
  124. Cross References
    Matthew 24:24
    For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
    Matthew 24:31
    And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
    Isaiah 65:8 - 9
    Thus says the Lord : "As the new wine is found in the cluster, and they say, 'Do not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it,' so I will do for my servants' sake, and not destroy them all.
    Luke 18:7
    And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?
    Matthew 22:14
    For many are called, but few are chosen.
  125. Cross References
    Luke 17:23
    And they will say to you, 'Look, there!' or 'Look, here!' Do not go out or follow them.
    Matthew 24:5
    For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will lead many astray.
    Matthew 24:26
    So, if they say to you, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out. If they say, 'Look, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.
  126. Cross References
    1 John 2:18
    Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour.
  127. Cross References
    Matthew 24:11
    And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.
  128. Cross References
    Matthew 24:11
    And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.
  129. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 13:1 - 3
    If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises amon...
    2 Thessalonians 2:9 - 11
    The coming of the lawless one is by the activit...
    Revelation 13:13 - 14
    It performs great signs, even making fire come ...
    Revelation 16:14
    For they are demonic spirits, performing signs,...
    Revelation 19:20
    And the beast was captured, and with it the fal...
    Acts 8:9
    But there was a man named Simon, who had previo...
  130. Cross References
    John 13:19
    I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he.
    John 14:29
    And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe.
    2 Peter 3:17
    You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.
  131. Cross References
    Acts 21:38
    Are you not the Egyptian, then, who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?
  132. Cross References
    Luke 17:24
    For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
  133. Cross References
    Matthew 24:3
    As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?
    Matthew 24:37
    For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
    Matthew 24:39
    And they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
  134. Cross References
    Luke 17:37
    And they said to him, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
    Job 39:30
    His young ones suck up blood, and where the slain are, there is he.
  135. Cross References
    Matthew 24:21
    For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
  136. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:10
    For the stars of the heavens and their constell...
    Isaiah 24:23
    Then the moon will be confounded and the sun as...
    Ezekiel 32:7
    When I blot you out, I will cover the heavens a...
    Joel 2:10
    The earth quakes before them; the heavens tremb...
    Joel 2:31
    The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the mo...
    Joel 3:15
    The sun and the moon are darkened, and the star...
    Acts 2:20
    The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moo...
    Amos 5:20
    Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not li...
    Amos 8:9
    And on that day," declares the Lord God, "I wil...
    Zephaniah 1:15
    A day of wrath is that day, a day of distress a...
    Revelation 6:12
    When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and be...
    Revelation 8:12
    The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third ...
  137. Cross References
    Revelation 6:13
    And the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale.
    Isaiah 14:12
    How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low!
    Isaiah 34:4
    All the host of heaven shall rot away, and the skies roll up like a scroll. All their host shall fall, as leaves fall from the vine, like leaves falling from the fig tree.
  138. Cross References
    Daniel 7:13
    I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
  139. Cross References
    Matthew 24:3
    As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?
  140. Cross References
    Revelation 1:7
    Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.
    Zechariah 12:12
    The land shall mourn, each family by itself: the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves.
  141. Cross References
    Matthew 16:27
    For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.
  142. Cross References
    Matthew 26:64
    Jesus said to him, "You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.
    Mark 9:1
    And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.
    Matthew 25:31
    When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
  143. Cross References
    Matthew 13:41
    The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers.
  144. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 15:52
    In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
    1 Thessalonians 4:16
    For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
  145. Cross References
    Matthew 23:37
    O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
    2 Thessalonians 2:1
    Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers.
  146. Cross References
    Matthew 24:22
    And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
    Matthew 24:24
    For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
  147. Cross References
    Daniel 7:2
    Daniel declared, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.
    Zechariah 2:6
    Up! Up! Flee from the land of the north, declares the Lord. For I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, declares the Lord.
    Revelation 7:1
    After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree.
  148. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 4:32
    For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether such a great thing as this has ever happened or was ever heard of.
    Deuteronomy 30:4
    If your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there he will take you.
  149. Cross References
    James 5:9
    Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
    Revelation 3:20
    Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
  150. Cross References
    Matthew 16:28
    Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.
  151. Cross References
    Psalms 102:26
    They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away.
    Isaiah 51:6
    Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and they who dwell in it will die in like manner; but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will never be dismayed.
    2 Peter 3:10
    But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.
    Matthew 5:18
    For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
    Hebrews 12:27
    This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of things that are shaken - that is, things that have been made - in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain.
  152. Cross References
    Psalms 119:89
    Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.
    Isaiah 40:8
    The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
    1 Peter 1:23
    Since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God.
    1 Peter 1:25
    But the word of the Lord remains forever." And this word is the good news that was preached to you.
  153. Cross References
    Matthew 25:13
    Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
    1 Thessalonians 5:1 - 2
    Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you.
  154. Cross References
    Philippians 2:6 - 7
    Who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped.
  155. Cross References
    Zechariah 14:7
    And there shall be a unique day, which is known to the Lord, neither day nor night, but at evening time there shall be light.
    Acts 1:7
    He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.
  156. Cross References
    Luke 17:26 - 27
    Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man.
  157. Cross References
    Matthew 24:27
    For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
  158. Cross References
    Matthew 24:37
    For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
  159. Cross References
    Matthew 22:30
    For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
  160. Cross References
    Genesis 7:7 - 16
    And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him went into the ark to escape the waters of the flood.
  161. Cross References
    Matthew 24:37
    For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
  162. Cross References
    Luke 17:35
    There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and the other left.
  163. Cross References
    Exodus 11:5
    And every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the cattle.
    Isaiah 47:2
    Take the millstones and grind flour, put off your veil, strip off your robe, uncover your legs, pass through the rivers.
  164. Cross References
    Mark 14:34 - 38
    And he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.
    Luke 12:37
    Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.
    Luke 21:36
    But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.
    Acts 20:31
    Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish everyone with tears.
    1 Thessalonians 5:6
    So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.
  165. Cross References
    John 13:13
    You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am.
  166. Cross References
    Matthew 24:43 - 51
    But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.
    Luke 12:39 - 46
    But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.
  167. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 5:2
    For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
    2 Peter 3:10
    But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.
    Revelation 3:3
    Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you.
  168. Cross References
    Matthew 25:10
    And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.
  169. Cross References
    Matthew 24:27
    For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
  170. Cross References
    Matthew 25:21
    His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.
    1 Corinthians 4:2
    Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.
    Hebrews 3:5
    Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later.
  171. Cross References
    Matthew 7:24
    Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
    Matthew 10:16
    Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
    Matthew 25:2
    Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
  172. Cross References
    John 13:17
    If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
    Revelation 16:15
    ("Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!")
  173. Cross References
    Matthew 25:21
    His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.
    Matthew 25:23
    His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.
  174. Cross References
    Matthew 25:5
    As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.
  175. Cross References
    1 Thessalonians 5:7
    For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night.
  176. Cross References
    2 Peter 3:12
    Waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!
    Matthew 25:13
    Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
  177. Cross References
    Matthew 8:12
    While the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  178. Cross References
    Luke 19:13
    Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Engage in business until I come.
  179. Cross References
    Matthew 9:15
    And Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
    John 3:29
    The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.
    Revelation 19:7
    Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready.
    Revelation 21:2
    And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
    Revelation 21:9
    Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, "Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.
  180. Cross References
    Matthew 24:45
    Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?
  181. Cross References
    Matthew 24:48
    But if that wicked servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed.
    Matthew 25:19
    Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
    Hebrews 10:37
    For, "Yet a little while, and the coming one will come and will not delay.
    2 Peter 3:4
    They will say, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.
    2 Peter 3:9
    The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
  182. Cross References
    Mark 13:35
    Therefore stay awake - for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning -
  183. Cross References
    Luke 12:35
    Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning.
  184. Cross References
    Matthew 24:44
    Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
  185. Cross References
    Matthew 22:2
    The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.
  186. Cross References
    Matthew 25:10 - 12
    And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.
    Luke 13:25 - 27
    When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open to us,' then he will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.
  187. Cross References
    Matthew 7:22 - 23
    On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?
  188. Cross References
    Matthew 25:11
    Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, lord, open to us.
  189. Cross References
    Matthew 10:33
    But whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
    2 Timothy 2:19
    But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.
  190. Cross References
    Matthew 24:42
    Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
  191. Cross References
    Matthew 24:50
    The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know
  192. Cross References
    Matthew 25:14 - 30
    For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.
    Luke 19:12 - 27
    He said therefore, "A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.
  193. Cross References
    Mark 13:34
    It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake.
  194. Cross References
    Matthew 21:33
    Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country.
  195. Cross References
    Matthew 18:24
    When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
  196. Cross References
    Romans 12:6
    Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith.
    1 Corinthians 12:11
    All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.
    Ephesians 4:7
    But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.
    1 Peter 4:10
    As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace:
  197. Cross References
    Matthew 25:14
    For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.
  198. Cross References
    Matthew 13:44
    The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
  199. Cross References
    Matthew 25:5
    As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.
  200. Cross References
    Matthew 18:23
    Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.
    Romans 14:12
    So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.
    Luke 16:2
    And he called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.
  201. Cross References
    Matthew 25:23
    His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.
    Matthew 24:45
    Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?
  202. Cross References
    Luke 16:10
    One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.
    1 Corinthians 4:2
    Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.
    1 Timothy 3:13
    For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
  203. Cross References
    Matthew 24:47
    Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.
  204. Cross References
    Hebrews 12:2
    Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
    John 15:11
    These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
  205. Cross References
    1 Samuel 25:3
    Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. The woman was discerning and beautiful, but the man was harsh and badly behaved; he was a Calebite.
  206. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 8:12
    For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
  207. Cross References
    Matthew 20:14
    Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you.
  208. Cross References
    Matthew 18:32
    Then his master summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.
    Proverbs 20:4
    The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
    Romans 12:11
    Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.
  209. Cross References
    Matthew 18:32
    Then his master summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.
    Proverbs 20:4
    The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
    Romans 12:11
    Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.
  210. Cross References
    Luke 12:48
    But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
    Matthew 13:12
    For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
  211. Cross References
    Matthew 8:12
    While the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  212. Cross References
    Matthew 8:12
    While the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  213. Cross References
    Luke 17:10
    So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'
  214. Cross References
    Matthew 16:27 - 28
    For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.
  215. Cross References
    Matthew 19:28
    Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  216. Cross References
    Matthew 24:31
    And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
  217. Cross References
    Joel 3:12
    Let the nations stir themselves up and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.
    Matthew 24:14
    And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
    Matthew 28:19
    Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
  218. Cross References
    Matthew 13:49
    So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous
  219. Cross References
    Ezekiel 34:17
    As for you, my flock, thus says the Lord God : Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and male goats.
  220. Cross References
    Matthew 25:40
    And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.
    Luke 19:38
    Saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!
    Revelation 17:14
    They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.
    Revelation 19:16
    On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
    Isaiah 6:5
    And I said: "Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!
  221. Cross References
    1 Kings 2:19
    So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and had a seat brought for the king's mother, and she sat on his right.
    Psalms 45:9
    Daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor; at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
    Psalms 110:1
    The Lord says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.
  222. Cross References
    Psalms 37:22
    For those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
    Isaiah 65:23
    They shall not labor in vain or bear children for calamity, for they shall be the offspring of the blessed of the Lord, and their descendants with them.
    Ephesians 1:3
    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.
  223. Cross References
    Matthew 19:29
    And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
    Revelation 21:7
    The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
  224. Cross References
    Luke 12:32
    Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
    Luke 22:29
    And I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom.
  225. Cross References
    Matthew 20:23
    He said to them, "You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.
    1 Corinthians 2:9
    But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him" -
    Hebrews 11:16
    But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
  226. Cross References
    Matthew 13:35
    This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.
  227. Cross References
    Isaiah 58:7
    Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
    Ezekiel 18:7
    Does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment.
    Ezekiel 18:16
    Does not oppress anyone, exacts no pledge, commits no robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment.
    James 2:15 - 16
    If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food.
  228. Cross References
    Matthew 10:42
    And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.
  229. Cross References
    Job 31:32
    ( the sojourner has not lodged in the street; I have opened my doors to the traveler).
    Romans 12:13
    Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
    Hebrews 13:1 - 2
    Let brotherly love continue.
    3 John 1:5
    Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are.
  230. Cross References
    Matthew 25:35
    For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.
  231. Cross References
    Luke 10:33 - 34
    But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.
  232. Cross References
    James 1:27
    Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
  233. Cross References
    2 Timothy 1:16
    May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.
    Hebrews 10:34
    For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.
    Hebrews 13:3
    Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.
  234. Cross References
    Matthew 25:34
    Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
  235. Cross References
    Matthew 10:40
    Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.
    Matthew 10:42
    And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.
  236. Cross References
    Matthew 28:10
    Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.
    John 20:17
    Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'
    Romans 8:29
    For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
    Hebrews 2:11
    For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers.
    Matthew 12:50
    For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.
  237. Cross References
    Matthew 7:23
    And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.
  238. Cross References
    Hebrews 6:8
    But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.
  239. Cross References
    Matthew 13:40
    Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with ...
    Matthew 13:42
    And throw them into the fiery furnace. In that ...
    Matthew 18:8
    And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin...
    Mark 9:43
    And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off....
    Mark 9:48
    'where their worm does not die and the fire is ...
    Jude 1:7
    Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding ...
    Luke 16:24
    And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy ...
    2 Thessalonians 1:8
    In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those ...
  240. Cross References
    2 Peter 2:4
    For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment.
    Jude 1:6
    And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day -
    Revelation 12:7
    Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back.
  241. Cross References
    Job 22:7
    You have given no water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
  242. Cross References
    Luke 10:16
    "The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me."
    Acts 9:5
    And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
    1 Corinthians 8:12
    Thus, sinning against your brothers and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.
  243. Cross References
    Daniel 12:2
    And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
    John 5:29
    And come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
    Acts 24:15
    Having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust.
  244. Cross References
    Daniel 12:2
    And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
    John 5:29
    And come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
    Acts 24:15
    Having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust.
  245. Cross References
    Romans 2:7
    To those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
    Romans 5:21
    So that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
    Romans 6:23
    For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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