Matthew 2:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 2:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 2:4 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ shou..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 2:4 — KJV
“And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.”
— Matthew 2:4 (KJV)
Matthew 2:4 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 2:4
“And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law. to understand...: or, that they might instruct in the words of the law”
Shares key themes with Matthew 2:4: gathered, chief, priests
“And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 2:4: chief, priests, scribes
“Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 2:4: chief, priests, scribes
“Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 2:4: chief, people, where
“And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 2:4: priests, people, should
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