Matthew 23:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 23:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 23:31 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 23:31 — KJV
“Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.”
— Matthew 23:31 (KJV)
Matthew 23:31 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 23:31
“Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:31: wherefore, children, killed
“And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:31: wherefore, children
“Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?”
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“Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:31: wherefore, children
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:31: wherefore, children
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