Matthew 23:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 23:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 23:30 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the proph..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 23:30 — KJV
“And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.”
— Matthew 23:30 (KJV)
Matthew 23:30 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 23:30
“And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:30: say, would, blood
“And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:30: say, days, fathers
“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 23:30: say, fathers, prophets
“But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. younger...: Heb. of fewer days than I”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:30: days, fathers, would
“In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:30: say, days, fathers
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