Matthew 15:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 15:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 15:19 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 15:19 — KJV
“For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:”
— Matthew 15:19 (KJV)
Matthew 15:19 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 15:19
“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,”
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“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:19: heart, evil, thoughts
“And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:19: heart, evil, false
“Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) their conscience...: or, the conscience witnessing with them the mean...: or, between themselves”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:19: heart, thoughts, witness
“And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:19: heart, evil, thoughts
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