Matthew 4:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 4:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 4:22 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 4:22 — KJV
“And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.”
— Matthew 4:22 (KJV)
Matthew 4:22 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 4:22
“And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 4:22: left, ship, father
“And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 4:22: left, father
“And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 4:22: left, father
“And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 4:22: left, father
“And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel. kindred: Heb. families”
Shares key themes with Matthew 4:22: left, father
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