Matthew 22:39
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 22:39 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 22:39 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 22:39 — KJV
“On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”
— Matthew 22:39 (KJV)
Matthew 22:39 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 22:39
“And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:39: two, hang, prophets
“Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:39: commandments, law, prophets
“Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:39: these, hang, law
“And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:39: these, law, prophets
“And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:39: these, two, prophets
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