Matthew 23:37-24:4

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.

  1. 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.
  2. Cross References
    Matthew 21:35
    And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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!
  7. Cross References
    John 5:40
    Yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.
  8. 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!
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. Cross References
    Mark 4:34
    He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
  17. 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?
  18. 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?
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
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