Matthew 26:53
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 26:53 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 26:53 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 26:53 — KJV
“But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?”
— Matthew 26:53 (KJV)
Matthew 26:53 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 26:53
“Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. all that...: Heb. the fulness thereof”
Shares key themes with Matthew 26:53: how, then, thus
“Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 26:53: how, then, thus
“I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 26:53: scriptures, fulfilled, must
“But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 26:53: then, scriptures, fulfilled
“Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 26:53: then, thus
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