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Matthew 2:8

And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”

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Matthew 2:8 has 17 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Corinthians 3:19–20 (7 votes) and Jeremiah 41:5–7 (3 votes). 18 other verses point back to it. It links with 19 other books, from Genesis 34 to Revelation 22.

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Which verses does Matthew 2:8 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 1 Corinthians 3:19–207 votes

    For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”

  2. Jeremiah 41:5–73 votes

    eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD. And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When Ishmael encountered the men, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.” …

  3. Luke 20:20–213 votes

    So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor. “Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.

  4. 1 Samuel 23:22–232 votes

    Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning. Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”

  5. 2 Samuel 17:142 votes

    Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.

  6. 1 Kings 19:22 votes

    So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”

  7. 2 Kings 10:18–192 votes

    Then Jehu brought all the people together and said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot. Now, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. See that no one is missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal.

  8. Ezra 4:1–22 votes

    When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel, they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.”

  9. Job 5:12–132 votes

    He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success. He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.

  10. Psalm 12:2–32 votes

    They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart. May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.

  11. Psalm 55:11–152 votes
  12. Proverbs 21:302 votes
  13. Proverbs 26:24–252 votes
  14. Lamentations 3:372 votes
  15. Matthew 26:48–492 votes
  16. 2 Samuel 15:7–121 vote
  17. Psalm 33:10–111 vote

Which verses point to Matthew 2:8?

The 10 strongest of 18.