Matthew 22:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 22:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 22:40 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them," Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 22:40 — KJV
“While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,”
— Matthew 22:40 (KJV)
Matthew 22:40 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 22:40
“And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:40: gathered, together, jesus
“In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:40: pharisees, gathered, together
“And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:40: while, together, jesus
“For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:40: gathered, together, jesus
“In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 22:40: gathered, together, jesus
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