Matthew 13:55
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 13:55 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 13:55 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 13:55 — KJV
“Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?”
— Matthew 13:55 (KJV)
Matthew 13:55 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 13:55
“Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. offended: scandalized in, or, by him”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:55: carpenter, son, mary
“There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:55: mother, mary, james
“Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:55: son, called, james
“And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:55: son, james, simon
“And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 13:55: son, called, brethren
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