Phrases, Quotes and Gospel Verses from Matthew

The article contains phrases based on the verses found in the Gospel of Matthew. The phrases are derived from these gospel verses, which are statements or utterances attributed to Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, the prophet Isaiah and an unnamed Roman centurion.

Phrase: A Voice in the Wilderness

Gospel Verse: “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’” – John the Baptist; Matthew 1:23 (NIVUK)

Phrase: Not by Bread Alone

Gospel Verse: “One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 4:4 (NRSVACE)

Phrase: Fishers of Men

Gospel Verse: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 4:19 (KJV)

Phrase: Poor in Spirit

Gospel Verse: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 5:3 (NIV)

Phrase: Thirsting for Justice

Gospel Verse: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 5:6 (NIVUK)

Phrase: Pure in Heart

Gospel Verse: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 5:8 (NIV)

Phrases: Children of God; The Peacemakers

Gospel Verse: “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 5:9 (KJV)

Phrase: Salt of the Earth

Gospel Verse: “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 5:13 (KJV)

Phrase: Light of the World

Gospel Verses: “Ye are the light of the world… Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 5:14, 16 (KJV)

Phrases: Our Father in Heaven; Your Kingdom Come; Your Will be Done

Gospel Verses: “This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 6:9-10 (NIVUK)

Phrase: Our Daily Bread

Gospel Verse: “Give us today our daily bread.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 6:11 (NIVUK)

Phrase: Treasure in Heaven

Gospel Verses: “Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth, where they will be destroyed by moth and rust and where thieves break in and steal. Rather, store up treasure for yourselves in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves cannot break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart also be.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 6:19-21 (NCB)

Phrase: Journey into Life

Gospel Verses: “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 7:13-14 (KJV)

Phrases: False Prophets; Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing

Gospel Verses: “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 7:15-16 (KJV)

Phrase: A Tree Known for Its Fruits

Gospel Verses: “Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 7:16-17 (KJV)

Phrase: Just Say the Word

Gospel Verse: “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.” – Roman Centurion; Matthew 8:8 (NIVUK)

Phrases: Mercy not Sacrifice; A Call to Repent

Gospel Verses: “They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 9:12-13 (KJV)

Phrase: According to your Faith

Gospel Verse: “According to your faith be it unto you.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 9:29 (KJV)

Phrase: Lord of the Harvest

Gospel Verses: “The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 9:37-38 (KJV)

Phrases: Wise as Serpents; Harmless as Doves

Gospel Verse: “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 10:16 (KJV)

Phrase: For My Name’s Sake

Gospel Verse: “And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.” – Jesus Christ, Matthew 10:22 (KJV)

Phrase: Humble of Heart

Gospel Verses: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 11:28-30 (KJV)

Phrases: The Chosen Servant; The One I Love

Gospel Verse: “Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.” – Isaiah; Matthew 12:18 (NIVUK)

Phrase: Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit

Gospel Verses: “And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 12:31-32 (NIVUK)

Phrase: A Tree Known by its Fruit

Gospel Verse: “Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 12:33 (KJV)

Phrase: From Out of the Heart

Gospel Verse: “A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 12:35 (KJV)

Phrase: Like a Mustard Seed

Gospel Verses: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 13:31-32 (NIVUK)

Phrase: Like a Pearl of Great Price

Gospel Verses: “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 13:45-46 (KJV)

Phrase: A Prophet without Honor

Gospel Verse: “A prophet is not without honour except in his own town and in his own home.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 13:57 (NIVUK)

Phrase: Be not Afraid

Gospel Verse: “Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 14:27 (KJV)

Phrase: Things that Defile Man

Gospel Verses: “But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 15:18-19 (KJV)

Phrase: The Sign of Jonah

Gospel Verse: “A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 16:4 (KJV)

Phrase: Who I am

Gospel Verses: “Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? … whom say ye that I am?” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 16:13, 15 (KJV)

Phrase: Upon this Rock

Gospel Verses: “Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 16:17-18 (KJV)

Phrase: In the Name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

Gospel Verses: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” – Jesus Christ; Matthew 28:19-20 (NIVUK)