Matthew 27:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 27:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 27:7 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 27:7 — KJV
“And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.”
— Matthew 27:7 (KJV)
Matthew 27:7 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 27:7
“In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:7: bought, field, bury
“For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:7: bought, field, bury
“And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:7: took, bought
“That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you. as much...: Heb. full money”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:7: field, bury
“Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:7: field, bury
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