Matthew 23:38
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
Cross-reference
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.
In Daniel 9:26, the sanctuary's destruction is prophesied — Jesus declares this prediction is about to be fulfilled.
Mark 13:14 describes the 'abomination of desolation' — directly parallel to Jesus' declaration of the temple's desolation.
Luke 13:35 contains the identical lament: 'your house is forsaken' — a parallel account of Jesus' words.
Luke 19:43 adds specifics of siege and destruction — expanding on the desolation Jesus foretold.
Luke 19:44 continues with stones thrown down — a detailed parallel to the temple's desolation.
Luke 21:6 echoes 'not one stone left on another' — directly parallel to the desolate house.
Luke 21:20 links armies surrounding Jerusalem to its 'desolation' — a direct parallel.
Luke 21:24 details the aftermath — sword, captivity, trampling — fulfilling the desolation.
In Psalm 69:25, the imprecatory curse 'let their habitation be desolate' is directly echoed in Jesus' declaration here.
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.