Matthew 6:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 6:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 6:21 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 6:21 — KJV
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
— Matthew 6:21 (KJV)
Matthew 6:21 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 6:21
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:21: where, treasure, heart
“Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:21: where, heart, also
“We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:21: where, heart, also
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:21: heart, also
“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 6:21: heart, also
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