Matthew 12:45 Cross References

Matthew 12:45

45: Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before. That will be the experience of this evil generation."

Mark 5:9

  1. Then Jesus asked, "What is your name?" And the spirit replied, "Legion, because there are many of us here inside this man."

Hebrews 6:4

  1. For it is impossible to restore to repentance those who were once enlightened--those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit,
  2. who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the power of the age to come--
  3. and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people to repentance again because they are nailing the Son of God to the cross again by rejecting him, holding him up to public shame.
  4. When the ground soaks up the rain that falls on it and bears a good crop for the farmer, it has the blessing of God.
  5. But if a field bears thistles and thorns, it is useless. The farmer will condemn that field and burn it.

Hebrews 10:26

  1. Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received a full knowledge of the truth, there is no other sacrifice that will cover these sins.
  2. There will be nothing to look forward to but the terrible expectation of God's judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies.
  3. Anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
  4. Think how much more terrible the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God and have treated the blood of the covenant as if it were common and unholy. Such people have insulted and enraged the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to his people.
  5. For we know the one who said, "I will take vengeance. I will repay those who deserve it." He also said, "The Lord will judge his own people."

Luke 11:26

  1. Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before."

Jude 1:10

  1. But these people mock and curse the things they do not understand. Like animals, they do whatever their instincts tell them, and they bring about their own destruction.
  2. How terrible it will be for them! For they follow the evil example of Cain, who killed his brother. Like Balaam, they will do anything for money. And like Korah, they will perish because of their rebellion.
  3. When these people join you in fellowship meals celebrating the love of the Lord, they are like dangerous reefs that can shipwreck you. They are shameless in the way they care only about themselves. They are like clouds blowing over dry land without giving rain, promising much but producing nothing. They are like trees without fruit at harvesttime. They are not only dead but doubly dead, for they have been pulled out by the roots.
  4. They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the dirty foam of their shameful deeds. They are wandering stars, heading for everlasting gloom and darkness.

Mark 16:9

  1. It was early on Sunday morning when Jesus rose from the dead, and the first person who saw him was Mary Magdalene, the woman from whom he had cast out seven demons.

2 Peter 2:14

  1. They commit adultery with their eyes, and their lust is never satisfied. They make a game of luring unstable people into sin. They train themselves to be greedy; they are doomed and cursed.
  2. They have wandered off the right road and followed the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved to earn money by doing wrong.
  3. But Balaam was stopped from his mad course when his donkey rebuked him with a human voice.
  4. These people are as useless as dried-up springs of water or as clouds blown away by the wind--promising much and delivering nothing. They are doomed to blackest darkness.
  5. They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With lustful desire as their bait, they lure back into sin those who have just escaped from such wicked living.

Matthew 23:24

  1. Blind guides! You strain your water so you won't accidentally swallow a gnat; then you swallow a camel!

Luke 11:49

  1. This is what God in his wisdom said about you: 'I will send prophets and apostles to them, and they will kill some and persecute the others.'
  2. "And you of this generation will be held responsible for the murder of all God's prophets from the creation of the world--
  3. from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, it will surely be charged against you.

Luke 19:41

  1. But as they came closer to Jerusalem and Jesus saw the city ahead, he began to cry.
  2. "I wish that even today you would find the way of peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from you.
  3. Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you.
  4. They will crush you to the ground, and your children with you. Your enemies will not leave a single stone in place, because you have rejected the opportunity God offered you."

Hebrews 10:39

  1. But we are not like those who turn their backs on God and seal their fate. We have faith that assures our salvation.

1 John 5:16

  1. If you see a Christian brother or sister sinning in a way that does not lead to death, you should pray, and God will give that person life. But there is a sin that leads to death, and I am not saying you should pray for those who commit it.
  2. Every wrong is sin, but not all sin leads to death.

1 Thessalonians 2:15

  1. For some of the Jews had killed their own prophets, and some even killed the Lord Jesus. Now they have persecuted us and driven us out. They displease God and oppose everyone
  2. by trying to keep us from preaching the Good News to the Gentiles, for fear some might be saved. By doing this, they continue to pile up their sins. But the anger of God has caught up with them at last.

Matthew 23:32

  1. Go ahead. Finish what they started.
  2. Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell?
  3. I will send you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. You will kill some by crucifixion and whip others in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city.
  4. As a result, you will become guilty of murdering all the godly people from righteous Abel to Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered in the Temple between the altar and the sanctuary.
  5. I assure you, all the accumulated judgment of the centuries will break upon the heads of this very generation.

Matthew 12:24

  1. But when the Pharisees heard about the miracle, they said, "No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, the prince of demons."

John 15:22

  1. They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin.
  2. Anyone who hates me hates my Father, too.
  3. If I hadn't done such miraculous signs among them that no one else could do, they would not be counted guilty. But as it is, they saw all that I did and yet hated both of us--me and my Father.

Matthew 21:38

  1. "But when the farmers saw his son coming, they said to one another, 'Here comes the heir to this estate. Come on, let's kill him and get the estate for ourselves!'
  2. So they grabbed him, took him out of the vineyard, and murdered him.
  3. "When the owner of the vineyard returns," Jesus asked, "what do you think he will do to those farmers?"
  4. The religious leaders replied, "He will put the wicked men to a horrible death and lease the vineyard to others who will give him his share of the crop after each harvest."
  5. Then Jesus asked them, "Didn't you ever read this in the Scriptures? 'The stone rejected by the builders has now become the cornerstone. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous to see.'

Ephesians 6:12

  1. For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this world, and against wicked spirits in the heavenly realms.

Romans 11:8

  1. As the Scriptures say, "God has put them into a deep sleep. To this very day he has shut their eyes so they do not see, and closed their ears so they do not hear."
  2. David spoke of this same thing when he said, "Let their bountiful table become a snare, a trap that makes them think all is well. Let their blessings cause them to stumble.
  3. Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and let their backs grow weaker and weaker."

Matthew 23:15

  1. Yes, how terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn him into twice the son of hell as you yourselves are.
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