Matthew 27:49
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 27:49 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 27:49 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 27:49 — KJV
“The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.”
— Matthew 27:49 (KJV)
Matthew 27:49 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 27:49
“And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:49: let, see, whether
“And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:49: rest, let, come
“Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:49: let, see, whether
“Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:49: rest, let, see
“Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:49: see, come, save
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