Matthew 20:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 20:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 20:17 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them," Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 20:17 — KJV
“And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,”
— Matthew 20:17 (KJV)
Matthew 20:17 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 20:17
“And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:17: jesus, going, jerusalem
“And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem. went...: Heb. went up”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:17: jerusalem, took, way
“So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:17: jerusalem, took, way
“And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:17: jerusalem, took, way
“And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:17: jerusalem, took, way
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