Molinists have often argued that their position is the biblical one by indicating passages they understand to teach God's middle knowledge. Molina advanced the following three texts: 1 Samuel 23:8–14, Proverbs 4:11, and Matthew 11:23. Other passages which Molinists use are Ezekiel 3:6–7, Jeremiah 38:17–18, 1 Corinthians 2:8, Deuteronomy 28:51–57, Matthew 23:27–32, Matthew 12:7, Matthew 24:43, Luke 16:30–31, and Luke 22:67–68.[original research?]