Matthew 19

Which worship songs are based on Matthew 19?

  1. Mas Que Un Papel — Alex Zurdo (2014) Matthew 19:5-6

    The second verse explicitly reminds spouses that they are one rather than two. The surrounding argument against divorce points specifically to Jesus' teaching about marital unity and not separating what God has joined.

  2. One Day At A Time — Brian Courtney Wilson (2022) Matthew 19:6

    The opening description of the marriage as a union joined by God directly invokes Jesus’ teaching that spouses are united by divine action and should not be separated. This saying also appears in Mark 10:9 and is commonly used in Christian wedding ceremonies.

  3. Unidos Pela Palavra — Elaine Martins (2015) Matthew 19:6

    The second verse closely reproduces Jesus' prohibition against human separation of a union established by God. Its emphasis on marriage and becoming one fits Jesus' appeal to Genesis in this passage; Mark 10:9 contains the same teaching.

  4. God Gave Me You — Blake Shelton (2011) Matthew 19:6

    The bridge describes the couple as joined together and prays that their bond will not be undone, closely adapting Jesus’ instruction that people should not separate what God has joined. The song’s framing of the relationship as God’s gift reinforces this allusion.

  5. What Will You Choose — Brian Free & Assurance (2007) Matthew 19:16-22

    The opening retells the encounter between Jesus and the rich young man, who seeks an answer but departs sorrowfully because of his attachment to his possessions. Matthew specifically identifies him as young, making this account the closest match among the parallel Gospel narratives.

  6. Salvation — Bryson Gray (2021) Matthew 19:16-22

    The appeal to Matthew 19 and Jesus’ commandment teaching points specifically to his exchange with the rich young man about eternal life.

  7. Zion & Babylon — Josh Garrels (2008) Matthew 19:21

    The instruction to relinquish possessions for the poor closely adapts Jesus’ challenge to the rich young man. The subsequent reversal of social precedence also reproduces Jesus’ teaching at the end of that encounter.

  8. Pra Você Sorrir — Marcela Tais (2012) Matthew 19:21-24

    The association of release from possessions with entering heaven recalls Jesus's instruction to the rich young man and his subsequent warning about wealthy people entering the kingdom of heaven. The song adapts this teaching rather than directly reproducing its wording.

  9. Blackwood — August Burns Red (2015) Matthew 19:23-24

    The outro directly invokes Jesus’ warning about the difficulty of a wealthy person entering the kingdom of heaven, turning it against a rich religious authority. The song sharpens that warning into a challenge to the leader’s own salvation.

  10. Wonder Working — 7eventh Time Down (2022) Matthew 19:25-26

    The declaration that no obstacle is impossible for God echoes Jesus' response about God's ability to accomplish the salvation that human beings cannot achieve themselves. The song's focus on sinners being saved supports this passage over similar statements elsewhere.

  11. Draw Near — Bethel Music & Jeremy Riddle (2012) Matthew 19:26

    The bridge closely adapts Jesus’s declaration that everything is possible with God, locating that possibility in the divine presence being invited. The wording also appears in the parallel passage, Mark 10:27.

  12. In Jesus Name (God of Possible) — Katy Nichole (2022) Matthew 19:26

    The song directly invokes Jesus as the basis for declaring that what is impossible from a human perspective remains possible with God.

  13. Giants Fall — Francesca Battistelli (2014) Matthew 19:26

    The chorus closely adapts Jesus' statement that all things are possible with God. The song applies that declaration to confronting seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

  14. New Season / Your Latter Will Be Greater — Israel & New Breed (2023) Matthew 19:26

    The declaration of universal possibility with God directly reproduces Jesus' teaching that what is impossible for human beings is possible with God.

  15. Possible — Jeremy Camp (2024) Matthew 19:26

    The central declaration that what appears impossible becomes possible with God closely paraphrases Jesus’ statement contrasting human impossibility with God’s unlimited ability.

  16. Call On Jesus — Nicole C. Mullen (2009) Matthew 19:26

    The chorus reproduces the central wording of Jesus' declaration about divine possibility. Its contrast between human limitations and Jesus' power makes Matthew 19:26 a strong fit, although similar wording occurs elsewhere in the Gospels.

  17. All Things — Kirk Franklin (2023) Matthew 19:26

    The repeated declaration of God's unlimited ability, reinforced by the assertion that impossibility does not constrain him, closely paraphrases Jesus' statement that everything is possible with God.

  18. All Things Are Possible — Newsboys (2021) Matthew 19:26

    The central refrain closely restates Jesus’ declaration that what is impossible for human beings is possible with God, reinforced by the contrast between personal inability and divine power.

  19. God of the Rescue — Fellowship Creative (2014) Matthew 19:26

    The chorus closely adapts Jesus’ declaration that everything is possible with God, changing the statement into direct address to God.

  20. By Faith — 7eventh Time Down (2022) Matthew 19:26

    The chorus echoes Jesus’ declaration that what is impossible for human beings is possible with God. Its wording identifies God as the source of possibility rather than presenting faith as human self-confidence.

  21. Primed and Ready — Saint (2011) Matthew 19:30

    The final verse closely adapts Jesus’ saying about the reversal of first and last, placing that reversal within the anticipated outcome of divine judgment.

  22. This Is the Kingdom — Skillet (2019) Matthew 19:30

    The pre-chorus directly invokes Jesus’ teaching that present status will be reversed in God’s kingdom, with those regarded as foremost and least exchanging places.

  23. King Jesus — Neal Morse (2007) Matthew 19:30

    The reversal of first and last closely adapts Jesus’s saying about overturned rankings. The song applies that reversal to the listener’s experience of failure rather than explaining the saying’s original context.

  24. Crazy — Newsboys (2016) Matthew 19:30

    The song directly invokes Jesus’ reversal of worldly status, in which those at the front and back exchange places.

  25. I Am Jack’s Smirking Revenge — Five Iron Frenzy (2013) Matthew 19:30

    The opening directly adapts Jesus’ teaching that positions of precedence will be reversed. The song’s subsequent challenge to wealth-based identity favors Matthew 19’s context of possessions and discipleship, though the saying also appears elsewhere in the Gospels.

Matthew 19 (King James Version)

1 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;

2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.

11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?

21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

30 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.