Matthew 26:31
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 26
“Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.”Matthew 26:31
What Does Matthew 26:31 Mean?
Matthew 26:31 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 26, verse 31 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 26:31 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Zechariah 13:7“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.”Mark 14:27“And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.”John 16:32“Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.”Ezekiel 34:5“And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.”John 16:1“These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.”Matthew 11:6“And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.”Psalms 69:20“Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.”Matthew 28:6“He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.”Psalms 38:11“My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.”Matthew 24:9“Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.”Matthew 26:56“But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.”Psalms 88:18“Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.”Isaiah 53:10“Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.”Lamentations 1:19“I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.”Luke 22:31“And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:”Job 6:15“My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;”Job 19:13“He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.”2 Samuel 17:2“And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:”Matthew 13:21“Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.”Matthew 24:10“And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.”
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