Matthew 26:52
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 26:52 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 26:52 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 26:52 — KJV
“Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?”
— Matthew 26:52 (KJV)
Matthew 26:52 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 26:52
“So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 26:52: now, pray, father
“Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 26:52: now, pray, father
“But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 26:52: now, pray, father
“And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 26:52: now, father, more
“And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.”
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