Matthew 9:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 9:18 — by Collins Asein
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Matthew 9:18 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is ev..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 9:18 — KJV
“While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.”
— Matthew 9:18 (KJV)
Matthew 9:18 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 9:18
“And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. wandered: Heb. walked”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:18: while, spake, these
“And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? vex: Heb. do hurt”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:18: while, spake, behold
“While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:18: while, spake, came
“While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:18: while, spake, ruler
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:18: spake, behold, came
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