Matthew 15:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 15:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 15:4 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 15:4 — KJV
“For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.”
— Matthew 15:4 (KJV)
Matthew 15:4 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 15:4
“For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:4: honour, father, mother
“And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. curseth: or, revileth”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:4: father, mother, curseth
“Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:4: god, commanded, honour
“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:4: god, saying, father
“My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 15:4: saying, father, let
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