Matthew 22:37
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 22:37 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 22:37 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "This is the first and great commandment." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 22:37 — KJV
“This is the first and great commandment.”
— Matthew 22:37 (KJV)
Matthew 22:37 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 22:37
“And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:37: first, commandment
“And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:37: first, commandment
“And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:37: first, commandment
“And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me. commandments: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:37: first, commandment
“And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:37: first, great
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