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Matthew 13:35

So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet:

“I will open My mouth in parables;

I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

Matthew 13:35 BSB
  1. a Psalms 78:2 (see also LXX); SBL, NE, and WH do not include of the world.

Matthew 13:35 has 22 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 18 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 78:2 (160 votes) and Ephesians 3:9 (36 votes). 33 other verses point back to it. It links with 25 other books, from Numbers 12 to Revelation 17.

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Which verses does Matthew 13:35 point to?

The 20 strongest of 22, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Psalm 78:2160 votes

    I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,

  2. Ephesians 3:936 votes

    and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.

  3. Romans 16:25–2627 votes

    Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—

  4. 1 Peter 1:20–2127 votes

    He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake. Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.

  5. 1 Corinthians 2:726 votes

    No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.

  6. John 17:2422 votes

    Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

  7. Amos 3:720 votes

    Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.

  8. Matthew 25:3417 votes

    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.

  9. Colossians 1:25–2617 votes

    I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God, the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.

  10. Ephesians 3:516 votes

    which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.

  11. Isaiah 42:914 votes
  12. 2 Timothy 1:9–1011 votes
  13. Revelation 13:811 votes
  14. Titus 1:2–310 votes
  15. Matthew 13:148 votes

    In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

  16. Psalm 49:47 votes
  17. 1 Peter 1:11–127 votes
  18. Revelation 17:86 votes
  19. Matthew 21:4–53 votes
  20. Luke 10:142 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 13:35?

The 10 strongest of 33.