Matthew 22:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 22:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 22:31 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 22:31 — KJV
“I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
— Matthew 22:31 (KJV)
Matthew 22:31 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 22:31
“And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:31: god, abraham, isaac
“Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:31: god, abraham, isaac
“The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:31: god, abraham, isaac
“And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:31: god, abraham, isaac
“And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:31: god, abraham, isaac
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