Matthew 18:20

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“For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.””

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‘Where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them’—Jesus is present with his gathered people.

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“For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”

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“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”

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“for where there are two or three gathered together--to my name, there am I in the midst of them.'”

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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 18:20 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
  2. Exodus 20:24You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
  3. Ezekiel 46:10When the people enter, the prince shall go in with them, and when they leave, he shall leave.
  4. Zechariah 2:5For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
  5. Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
  6. John 8:58“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
  7. John 20:19It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
  8. John 20:26Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
  9. 1 Corinthians 5:4When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of the Lord Jesus,
  10. 1 Thessalonians 1:1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.
  11. Philemon 1:2to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
  12. Revelation 1:11saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
  13. Revelation 2:1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
  14. Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.

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