Bible Cross References
But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
Matthew 12:41
On the Judgment Day the people of Nineveh will stand up and accuse you, because they turned from their sins when they heard Jonah preach; and I tell you that there is something here greater than Jonah!
Matthew 12:42
On the Judgment Day the Queen of Sheba will stand up and accuse you, because she traveled all the way from her country to listen to King Solomon's wise teaching; and I assure you that there is something here greater than Solomon!
Matthew 23:17-21
17
Blind fools! Which is more important, the gold or the Temple which makes the gold holy?
18
You also teach, 'If someone swears by the altar, he isn't bound by his vow; but if he swears by the gift on the altar, he is bound.'
19
How blind you are! Which is the more important, the gift or the altar which makes the gift holy?
20
So then, when a person swears by the altar, he is swearing by it and by all the gifts on it;
21
and when he swears by the Temple, he is swearing by it and by God, who lives there;
2 Chronicles 6:18
"But can you, O God, really live on earth among men and women? Not even all of heaven is large enough to hold you, so how can this Temple that I have built be large enough?
Haggai 2:7-9
7
I will overthrow all the nations, and their treasures will be brought here, and the Temple will be filled with wealth.
8
All the silver and gold of the world is mine.
9
The new Temple will be more splendid than the old one, and there I will give my people prosperity and peace." The LORD Almighty has spoken.
Malachi 3:1
The LORD Almighty answers, "I will send my messenger to prepare the way for me. Then the Lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger you long to see will come and proclaim my covenant."
John 2:19-21
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Jesus answered, "Tear down this Temple, and in three days I will build it again."
20
"Are you going to build it again in three days?" they asked him. "It has taken forty-six years to build this Temple!"
21
But the temple Jesus was speaking about was his body.
Ephesians 2:20-22
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You, too, are built upon the foundation laid by the apostles and prophets, the cornerstone being Christ Jesus himself.
21
He is the one who holds the whole building together and makes it grow into a sacred temple dedicated to the Lord.
22
In union with him you too are being built together with all the others into a place where God lives through his Spirit.
Colossians 2:9
For the full content of divine nature lives in Christ, in his humanity,
1 Peter 2:4
Come to the Lord, the living stone rejected by people as worthless but chosen by God as valuable.
1 Peter 2:5
Come as living stones, and let yourselves be used in building the spiritual temple, where you will serve as holy priests to offer spiritual and acceptable sacrifices to God through Jesus Christ.