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Matthew 12:44 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Matthew 12:44 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 12 verse 44 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.”
Matthew 12:44 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 12:44
I will return into my house (ἐπιστρέψω εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου, epistrepsō eis ton oikon mou)—The demon claims ownership: 'my house.' Without Christ's possession, we remain the devil's property. Empty, swept, and garnished (σχολάζοντα σεσαρωμένον καὶ κεκοσμημένον, scholazonta sesarōmenon kai kekosmēmenon) describes moral reformation's fatal flaw.Scholazō means 'vacant, unoccupied'—the house is clean but untenanted. Saroō ('swept') and kosmeō ('garnished/decorated') suggest external improvement, even religious activity, but no new Master. Nature abhors a vacuum; so does the spiritual realm. The refor...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 12:44
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“little children”
“but they didn't belong to us; for if they had belonged to us”
“But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.”
“that those who are approved may be revealed among you.”
“everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.”
“even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly men”
“then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him”
“this is he who hears the word”
“while they lie in wait. Their baker sleeps all the night. In the morning it burns as a flaming fire.”