Matthew 6:32
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 6:32 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 6:32 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these thing..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 6:32 — KJV
“(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.”
— Matthew 6:32 (KJV)
Matthew 6:32 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 6:32
“For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:32: after, these, things
“That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:32: after, these, things
“And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:32: after, these, things
“All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. many ancient copies add these words at the beginning of verse, and turning to his disciples, he said”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:32: these, things, father
“Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:32: things, father, knoweth
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