Matthew 2:8 Cross References

Matthew 2:8

8: Then he told them, "Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!"

Luke 20:20

  1. Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent secret agents pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.
  2. They said, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right and are not influenced by what others think. You sincerely teach the ways of God.

Psalms 12:2

  1. Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and insincere hearts.
  2. May the LORD bring their flattery to an end and silence their proud tongues.

2 Samuel 17:14

  1. Then Absalom and all the leaders of Israel said, "Hushai's advice is better than Ahithophel's." For the LORD had arranged to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, which really was the better plan, so that he could bring disaster upon Absalom!

Lamentations 3:37

  1. Can anything happen without the Lord's permission?

Jeremiah 41:5

  1. eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria. They had come to worship at the Temple of the LORD. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves, and had brought along grain offerings and incense.
  2. Ishmael left Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When he reached them, he said, "Oh, come and see what has happened to Gedaliah!"
  3. But as soon as they were all inside the town, Ishmael and his men killed all but ten of them and threw their bodies into a cistern.

1 Corinthians 3:19

  1. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, "God catches those who think they are wise in their own cleverness."
  2. And again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are worthless."

1 Kings 19:2

  1. So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: "May the gods also kill me if by this time tomorrow I have failed to take your life like those whom you killed."

Matthew 26:48

  1. Judas had given them a prearranged signal: "You will know which one to arrest when I go over and give him the kiss of greeting."
  2. So Judas came straight to Jesus. "Greetings, Teacher!" he exclaimed and gave him the kiss.

Psalms 33:10

  1. The LORD shatters the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes.
  2. But the LORD's plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken.

2 Kings 10:18

  1. Then Jehu called a meeting of all the people of the city and said to them, "Ahab hardly worshiped Baal at all compared to the way I will worship him!
  2. Summon all the prophets and worshipers of Baal, and call together all his priests. See to it that every one of them comes, for I am going to offer a great sacrifice to Baal. Any of Baal's worshipers who fail to come will be put to death." But Jehu's plan was to destroy all the worshipers of Baal.

Psalms 55:11

  1. Murder and robbery are everywhere there; threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.
  2. It is not an enemy who taunts me--I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me--I could have hidden from them.
  3. Instead, it is you--my equal, my companion and close friend.
  4. What good fellowship we enjoyed as we walked together to the house of God.
  5. Let death seize my enemies by surprise; let the grave swallow them alive, for evil makes its home within them.

Proverbs 26:24

  1. People with hate in their hearts may sound pleasant enough, but don't believe them.
  2. Though they pretend to be kind, their hearts are full of all kinds of evil.

1 Samuel 23:22

  1. Go and check again to be sure of where he is staying and who has seen him there, for I know that he is very crafty.
  2. Discover his hiding places, and come back with a more definite report. Then I'll go with you. And if he is in the area at all, I'll track him down, even if I have to search every hiding place in Judah!"

Proverbs 21:30

  1. Human plans, no matter how wise or well advised, cannot stand against the LORD.

Job 5:12

  1. He frustrates the plans of the crafty, so their efforts will not succeed.
  2. He catches those who think they are wise in their own cleverness, so that their cunning schemes are thwarted.

2 Samuel 15:7

  1. After four years, Absalom said to the king, "Let me go to Hebron to offer a sacrifice to the LORD in fulfillment of a vow I made to him.
  2. For while I was at Geshur, I promised to sacrifice to him in Hebron if he would bring me back to Jerusalem."
  3. "All right," the king told him. "Go and fulfill your vow." So Absalom went to Hebron.
  4. But while he was there, he sent secret messengers to every part of Israel to stir up a rebellion against the king. "As soon as you hear the trumpets," his message read, "you will know that Absalom has been crowned king in Hebron."
  5. He took two hundred men from Jerusalem with him as guests, but they knew nothing of his intentions.

Ezra 4:1

  1. The enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were rebuilding a Temple to the LORD, the God of Israel.
  2. So they approached Zerubbabel and the other leaders and said, "Let us build with you, for we worship your God just as you do. We have sacrificed to him ever since King Esarhaddon of Assyria brought us here."
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