Matthew 23:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 23:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 23:15 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 23:15 — KJV
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.”
— Matthew 23:15 (KJV)
Matthew 23:15 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 23:15
“But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:15: woe, scribes, pharisees
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. anise: Gr. dill”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:15: woe, scribes, pharisees
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:15: woe, scribes, pharisees
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:15: woe, scribes, pharisees
“Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. colours: or, pieces”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:15: made, more, child
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