Matthew 23:38
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 23:38 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 23:38 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, your house is left unto you desolate." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 23:38 — KJV
“Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.”
— Matthew 23:38 (KJV)
Matthew 23:38 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 23:38
“Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:38: behold, house, left
“Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:38: behold, house, left
“Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:38: behold, house, left
“Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:38: behold, house, left
“Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:38: behold, left, desolate
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