Cross references
Matthew 2:16
When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
Matthew 2:16 has 17 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 59:7 (7 votes) and Proverbs 28:15 (5 votes). 40 other verses point back to it. It links with 21 other books, from Genesis 35 to Revelation 17.
Which verses does Matthew 2:16 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Isaiah 59:77 votes
Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
- Proverbs 28:155 votes
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
- Revelation 17:64 votes
I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.
- Genesis 49:73 votes
Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
- Judges 16:103 votes
Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.”
- 2 Kings 8:123 votes
“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”
- Proverbs 28:173 votes
A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.
- Isaiah 26:213 votes
For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
- Daniel 3:133 votes
Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,
- Daniel 3:19–203 votes
At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual, and he commanded some mighty men of valor in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace.
- Hosea 10:143 votes
- Genesis 39:142 votes
- Genesis 39:172 votes
- Numbers 22:292 votes
- Numbers 24:102 votes
- Job 12:42 votes
- Proverbs 27:3–42 votes
Which verses point to Matthew 2:16?
The 10 strongest of 40.