Matthew 15:35
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 15:35 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 15:35 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 15:35 — KJV
“And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.”
— Matthew 15:35 (KJV)
Matthew 15:35 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 15:35
“And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:35: commanded, sit, down
“And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:35: commanded, multitude, sit
“Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:35: sit, down, ground
“The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:35: sit, down, ground
“Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee. trembling: Heb. tremblings”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:35: sit, down, ground
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