Matthew 20:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 20:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 20:20 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 20:20 — KJV
“Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.”
— Matthew 20:20 (KJV)
Matthew 20:20 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 20:20
“Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:20: then, came, children
“Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,”
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“There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:20: came, children, sons
“And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:20: came, children, thing
“Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. went...: Heb. lift up his feet people: Heb. children”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:20: then, came, children
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