Matthew 3:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 3:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 3:2 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 3:2 — KJV
“And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
— Matthew 3:2 (KJV)
Matthew 3:2 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 3:2
“And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 3:2: saying, repent, kingdom
“From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 3:2: repent, kingdom, heaven
“And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 3:2: saying, kingdom, heaven
“And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 3:2: kingdom, heaven, hand
“The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying, of his...: Heb. the dominion of his hand”
Shares key themes with Matthew 3:2: saying, kingdom, hand
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