Matthew 5:19
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 5
“Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”Matthew 5:19
What Does Matthew 5:19 Mean?
Matthew 5:19 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 5, verse 19 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 5:19 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 12:32“What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.”James 2:10“For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.”Matthew 23:23“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.”Matthew 28:20“Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”Romans 13:8“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.”Matthew 11:11“Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.”Philippians 4:9“Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.”Matthew 22:36“Master, which is the great commandment in the law?”Daniel 12:3“And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.”1 Timothy 6:3“If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;”Psalms 119:6“Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.”1 Thessalonians 4:1“Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.”1 Timothy 4:11“These things command and teach.”Deuteronomy 27:26“Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.”Psalms 119:128“Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.”Matthew 15:3“But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?”Titus 2:12“Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;”Revelation 2:20“Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.”Genesis 26:5“Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”Romans 8:7“Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.”
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