Matthew 22:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 22:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 22:21 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 22:21 — KJV
“When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.”
— Matthew 22:21 (KJV)
Matthew 22:21 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 22:21
“So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way. stayed: Heb. cut off”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:21: these, words, went
“And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD. abominable...: Heb. abominations”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:21: heard, these, words
“And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:21: words, left, went
“And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:21: left, went, way
“And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:21: heard, words, way
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