Matthew 14:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 14:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 14:12 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 14:12 — KJV
“And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.”
— Matthew 14:12 (KJV)
Matthew 14:12 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 14:12
“And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 14:12: came, took, went
“Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 14:12: came, took, buried
“All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 14:12: came, took, body
“And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 14:12: came, took, buried
“Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 14:12: came, body, went
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