Matthew 2:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 2:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 2:3 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 2:3 — KJV
“When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.”
— Matthew 2:3 (KJV)
Matthew 2:3 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 2:3
“And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 2:3: king, heard, these
“But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 2:3: king, heard, these
“When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king's house unto the house of the LORD, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the LORD'S house. in the...: or, at the door”
Shares key themes with Matthew 2:3: king, heard, these
“Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;”
Shares key themes with Matthew 2:3: king, these, things
“And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 2:3: king, heard, these
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