Matthew 21:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 21:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 21:28 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 21:28 — KJV
“But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.”
— Matthew 21:28 (KJV)
Matthew 21:28 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 21:28
“Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. ruled: Heb. judged”
Shares key themes with Matthew 21:28: certain, two, sons
“And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 21:28: two, sons, came
“Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 21:28: sons, came, son
“And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 21:28: sons, came, first
“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 21:28: sons, came, son
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