Cross references
Matthew 23:34
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
Matthew 23:34 has 31 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 10:16–17 (6 votes) and Matthew 13:52 (5 votes). 94 other verses point back to it. It links with 34 other books, from Genesis 15 to Revelation 16.
Which verses does Matthew 23:34 point to?
The 20 strongest of 31, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Matthew 10:16–176 votes
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
- Matthew 13:525 votes
Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
- Colossians 1:284 votes
We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
- Matthew 10:233 votes
When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
- Matthew 23:34–363 votes
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. …
- Luke 11:49–513 votes
Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, …
- Acts 13:13 votes
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
- 2 Chronicles 36:15–162 votes
Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
- Proverbs 11:302 votes
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
- Matthew 28:19–202 votes
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Luke 24:472 votes
- John 16:22 votes
- John 20:212 votes
- Acts 1:82 votes
- Acts 5:402 votes
- Acts 7:51–522 votes
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
- Acts 7:58–592 votes
- Acts 11:272 votes
- Acts 12:22 votes
- Acts 14:192 votes
Which verses point to Matthew 23:34?
The 10 strongest of 94.