Matthew 20:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 20:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 20:10 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 20:10 — KJV
“But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.”
— Matthew 20:10 (KJV)
Matthew 20:10 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 20:10
“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. despise...: Heb. set us at light”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:10: first, should, more
“And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:10: came, should, every
“Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:10: should, more, every
“Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. Though...: or, If they would have been at peace, so should they have been many, and so should they have been shorn, and he should have passed away cut down: Heb. shorn”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:10: should, more, likewise
“But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:10: came, more, every
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