Matthew 10:28
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 10
“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”Matthew 10:28
What Does Matthew 10:28 Mean?
Matthew 10:28 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 10, verse 28 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Heaven & Hell, and Death & Afterlife.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 10:28 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hebrews 13:6“So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.”Luke 12:4“And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.”Isaiah 8:12“Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.”Revelation 2:10“Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.”James 4:12“There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?”Hebrews 10:31“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”Ecclesiastes 8:12“Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:”Romans 8:35“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?”1 Peter 3:14“But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;”Isaiah 51:12“I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;”Jeremiah 5:22“Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?”Luke 12:5“But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.”Hebrews 12:28“Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:”Revelation 20:10“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.”Ecclesiastes 5:7“For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.”Philippians 1:28“And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.”Isaiah 51:7“Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.”Isaiah 66:2“For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.”Acts 20:23“Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.”Revelation 21:8“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”
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