Matthew 20:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 20:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 20:15 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 20:15 — KJV
“Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?”
— Matthew 20:15 (KJV)
Matthew 20:15 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 20:15
“Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:15: mine, own, eye
“Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:15: own, thine, eye
“And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. seem...: Heb. be good in thine eyes”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:15: thine, eye, because
“Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:15: mine, own, because
“They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:15: mine, evil, because
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