Matthew 23:38

Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

Cross-reference

Matthew 24:2 Prophetic fulfillment

Matthew 24:2 expands the desolation pronouncement: 'not one stone left on another' — the specific judgment that follows the house being left desolate.

In 2 Chronicles 7:20, God warns He will cast out the temple if Israel abandons Him — the same desolation Jesus pronounces here.

In Isaiah 64:10-12, the lament over Jerusalem's desolation and the temple burned matches the ruin Jesus foretells.

In Jeremiah 7:9-14, the temple is doomed like Shiloh because of hypocrisy — the same indictment Jesus makes here.

Daniel 9:26 Prophetic fulfillment

In Daniel 9:26, the sanctuary's destruction is prophesied — Jesus declares this prediction is about to be fulfilled.

Mark 13:14 Parallel

Mark 13:14 describes the 'abomination of desolation' — directly parallel to Jesus' declaration of the temple's desolation.

Luke 13:35 Parallel

Luke 13:35 contains the identical lament: 'your house is forsaken' — a parallel account of Jesus' words.

Luke 19:43 Parallel

Luke 19:43 adds specifics of siege and destruction — expanding on the desolation Jesus foretold.

Luke 19:44 Parallel

Luke 19:44 continues with stones thrown down — a detailed parallel to the temple's desolation.

Luke 21:6 Parallel

Luke 21:6 echoes 'not one stone left on another' — directly parallel to the desolate house.

Luke 21:20 Parallel

Luke 21:20 links armies surrounding Jerusalem to its 'desolation' — a direct parallel.

Luke 21:24 Parallel

Luke 21:24 details the aftermath — sword, captivity, trampling — fulfilling the desolation.

Psalm 69:25 Allusion

In Psalm 69:25, the imprecatory curse 'let their habitation be desolate' is directly echoed in Jesus' declaration here.

Isaiah 5:9 Allusion

In Isaiah 5:9, the Lord declares many houses desolate as judgment; here Jesus applies that same desolation to the temple house.

In Proverbs 1:24, Wisdom's call is rejected leading to calamity; here the house is left desolate because Jesus' call was rejected.