Matthew 12:45
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 12:45 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 12:45 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 12:45 — KJV
“Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.”
— Matthew 12:45 (KJV)
Matthew 12:45 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 12:45
“Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.”
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“And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.”
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“But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:”
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“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. despise...: Heb. set us at light”
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“So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.”
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