Matthew 27:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 27:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 27:4 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 27:4 — KJV
“Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.”
— Matthew 27:4 (KJV)
Matthew 27:4 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 27:4
“When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:4: saying, innocent, blood
“Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:4: innocent, blood, see
“In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:4: saying, see
“The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:4: saying, see
“And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:4: saying, see
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