Matthew 22:5 Cross References - RKJNT

⁵ But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his business:

²² The seed sown among the thorns is he who hears the word; and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

³⁸ For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, ³⁹ And they did not know until the flood came and took them all away; so shall the coming of the Son of man be.

¹⁸ And they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of land, and I must go and see it: Please excuse me. ¹⁹ And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out: Please excuse me. ²⁰ And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

²⁶ As it was in the days of Noah, so it shall also be in the days of the Son of man. ²⁷ They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. ²⁸ It was the same in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; ²⁹ But on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. ³⁰ Even so shall it be on the day when the Son of man is revealed. ³¹ On that day, let him who is upon the housetop, and his goods in the house, not come down to take them away: and likewise let not him who is in the field turn back. ³² Remember Lot's wife.

¹³ Others said mockingly, These men are full of new wine.

²⁵ And as he reasoned with them about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was frightened, and answered, Go your way for now; when I have a convenient opportunity, I will call for you.

⁴ Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience; not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

⁶ Now the mind set on the flesh is death; but the mind set on the spirit is life and peace.

⁹ But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge men into ruin and destruction. ¹⁰ For the love of money is the root of all sorts of evil: and some, by craving it, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

⁴ Treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God;

³ How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation? It was at first announced by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard him;

¹⁵ Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.