Matthew 12:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But I say to you that a greater thing than the Temple is here.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 12:41-42 : 41 The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here. 42 The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.
  • 2 Chr 6:18 : 18 But is it truly possible that God may be housed with men on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place: how much less this house which I have made:
  • Mal 3:1 : 1 See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.
  • Hag 2:7-9 : 7 And I will make a shaking of all the nations, and the desired things of all nations will come: and I will make this house full of my glory, says the Lord of armies. 8 The silver is mine and the gold is mine, says the Lord of armies. 9 The second glory of this house will be greater than the first, says the Lord of armies: and in this place I will give peace, says the Lord of armies.
  • Matt 23:17-21 : 17 You foolish ones and blind: which is greater, the gold, or the Temple which makes the gold holy? 18 And, Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the offering which is on it, he is responsible. 19 You blind ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy? 20 He, then, who takes an oath by the altar, takes it by the altar and by all things on it. 21 And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is.
  • John 2:19-21 : 19 And Jesus said to them, Send destruction on this Temple and I will put it up again in three days. 20 The Jews said, The building of this Temple took forty-six years; and you will put it up in three days! 21 But his words were about that holy building which was his body.
  • Eph 2:20-22 : 20 Resting on the base of the Apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief keystone, 21 In whom all the building, rightly joined together, comes to be a holy house of God in the Lord; 22 In whom you, with the rest, are united together as a living-place of God in the Spirit.
  • Col 2:9 : 9 For in him all the wealth of God's being has a living form,
  • 1 Pet 2:4-5 : 4 To whom you come, as to a living stone, not honoured by men, but of great and special value to God; 5 You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Matt 12:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7But if these words had been in your minds, My desire is for mercy and not for offerings, you would not have been judging those who have done no wrong.

    8For the Son of man is lord of the Sabbath.

  • Matt 12:5
    75%

    5Or is it not said in the law, how the Sabbath is broken by the priests in the Temple and they do no wrong?

  • John 2:19-21
    3 verses
    71%

    19And Jesus said to them, Send destruction on this Temple and I will put it up again in three days.

    20The Jews said, The building of this Temple took forty-six years; and you will put it up in three days!

    21But his words were about that holy building which was his body.

  • Matt 26:61
    71%

    61But later there came two who said, This man said, I am able to give the Temple of God to destruction, and to put it up again in three days.

  • Matt 23:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16A curse is on you, blind guides, who say, Whoever takes an oath by the Temple, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gold of the Temple, he is responsible.

    17You foolish ones and blind: which is greater, the gold, or the Temple which makes the gold holy?

  • Mark 11:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16And he would not let any man take a vessel through the Temple.

    17And he gave them teaching, and said to them, Is it not in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer for all the nations? but you have made it a hole of thieves.

  • Luke 6:5
    70%

    5And he said, The Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.

  • Mark 14:58
    69%

    58He said in our hearing, I will put an end to this Temple which is made with hands, and in three days I will make another without hands.

  • Matt 12:41-42
    2 verses
    69%

    41The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here.

    42The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.

  • Matt 11:11
    69%

    11Truly I say to you, Among the sons of women there has not been a greater than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

  • Luke 21:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5And some were talking about the Temple, how it was made fair with beautiful stones and with offerings, but he said,

    6As for these things which you see, the days will come when not one stone will be resting on another, but all will be broken down.

  • Luke 19:45-46
    2 verses
    69%

    45And he went into the Temple and put out those who were trading there,

    46Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves.

  • Matt 23:21
    69%

    21And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is.

  • Matt 21:13
    69%

    13And he said to them, It is in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer, but you are making it a hole of thieves.

  • Luke 7:26
    69%

    26But what did you go out to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

  • Mark 13:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1And when he was going out of the Temple, one of his disciples said to him, Master, see, what stones and what buildings!

    2And Jesus said to him, Do you see these great buildings? there is not one stone here resting on another which will not be overturned.

  • Luke 7:28
    68%

    28I say to you, Among all the sons of women, not one is greater than John: but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

  • Luke 10:12
    68%

    12I say to you, It will be better in that day for Sodom than for that town.

  • Matt 22:36
    68%

    36Master, which is the chief rule in the law?

  • John 13:16
    68%

    16Truly I say to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; and he who is sent is not greater than the one who sent him.

  • 1 Cor 3:17
    67%

    17If anyone makes the house of God unclean, God will put an end to him; for the house of God is holy, and you are his house.

  • Matt 11:24
    67%

    24But I say to you that it will be better for the land of Sodom in the day of judging, than for you.

  • Luke 12:18
    67%

    18And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods.

  • Mark 12:35
    67%

    35And Jesus, when he was teaching in the Temple, said, How do the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?

  • Matt 23:19
    67%

    19You blind ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?

  • Luke 11:31-32
    2 verses
    67%

    31The queen of the South will come up on the day of judging and give her decision against the men of this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now something greater than Solomon is here.

    32The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: for they were turned away from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; but now something greater than Jonah is here.

  • Matt 5:20
    67%

    20For I say to you, If your righteousness is not greater than the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never go into the kingdom of heaven.

  • Luke 16:15
    67%

    15And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

  • John 4:20
    67%

    20Our fathers gave worship on this mountain, but you Jews say that the right place for worship is in Jerusalem.

  • Mark 11:27
    67%

    27And they came again to Jerusalem: and while he was walking in the Temple, there came to him the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority:

  • Matt 11:9
    67%

    9But why did you go out? to see a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

  • Matt 6:29
    67%

    29But I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.

  • Mark 12:39
    67%

    39And to have the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

  • John 5:36
    67%

    36But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.

  • Luke 22:27
    67%

    27For which is greater, the guest who is seated at a meal or the servant who is waiting on him? is it not the guest? but I am among you as a servant.

  • Matt 15:7
    66%

    7You false ones, well did Isaiah say of you,

  • John 2:16
    66%

    16And to those who were trading in doves he said, Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a market.

  • Jer 7:11
    66%

    11Has this house, which is named by my name, become a hole of thieves to you? Truly I, even I, have seen it, says the Lord.

  • Matt 23:11
    66%

    11But let the greatest among you be your servant.

  • John 8:20
    66%

    20Jesus said these words in the place where the offerings were stored, while he was teaching in the Temple: but no man took him because his time was still to come.