Matthew 20:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 20:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 20:5 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 20:5 — KJV
“Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.”
— Matthew 20:5 (KJV)
Matthew 20:5 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 20:5
“And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. earth: or, land”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:5: about, sixth, ninth
“On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:5: went, about, sixth
“And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:5: again, went, likewise
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:5: again, went, about
“And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.”
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