Matthew 20:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 20:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 20:13 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 20:13 — KJV
“But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?”
— Matthew 20:13 (KJV)
Matthew 20:13 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 20:13
“And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. to meet...: Heb. before them be knit: Heb. be one wrong: or, violence”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:13: answered, one, wrong
“And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:13: answered, one, wrong
“Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:13: answered, one, penny
“And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:13: one, didst
“And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:13: one, didst
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