Matthew 3:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 3:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 3:15 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 3:15 — KJV
“And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.”
— Matthew 3:15 (KJV)
Matthew 3:15 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 3:15
“And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 3:15: jesus, answering, suffer
“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 3:15: jesus, suffer, now
“For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 3:15: suffer, now, then
“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 3:15: jesus, suffer, then
“And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 3:15: suffer, now, suffered
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