Cross references
Matthew 6:7
And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
Matthew 6:7 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ecclesiastes 5:2–3 (47 votes) and Ecclesiastes 5:7 (23 votes). 16 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from 1 Kings 8 to Galatians 4.
Which verses does Matthew 6:7 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Ecclesiastes 5:2–347 votes
Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few. As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
- Ecclesiastes 5:723 votes
For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.
- 1 Kings 18:26–2914 votes
And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made. At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!” …
- Matthew 6:3211 votes
For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
- Matthew 26:449 votes
So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.
- Daniel 9:18–196 votes
Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion. O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”
- Matthew 26:425 votes
A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
- Acts 19:344 votes
But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
- 1 Kings 8:26–543 votes
And now, O God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David. But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built. …
- Matthew 26:393 votes
Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
- Matthew 18:170 votes
Which verses point to Matthew 6:7?
The 10 strongest of 16.