Matthew 18:20 (GNV)

Passage

For where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the mids of them.

Nearby Context

Matthew 18:18 Verely I say vnto you, Whatsoeuer ye bind on earth, shall be bound in heauen: and whatsoeuer ye loose on earth, shalbe loosed in heauen.

Matthew 18:19 Againe, verely I say vnto you, that if two of you shall agree in earth vpon any thing, whatsoeuer they shall desire, it shall be giuen them of my Father which is in heauen.

Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the mids of them.

Matthew 18:21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Master, howe oft shall my brother sinne against me, and I shall forgiue him? vnto seuen times?

Matthew 18:22 Iesus said vnto him, I say not to thee, Vnto seuen times, but, Vnto seuentie times seuen times.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "where", "three", "gathered", "together", "name", and "mids". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "where" and "three", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "Againe verely I say vnto you that..." into verse 21's "Then came Peter to him and said...", so "where" and "three" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "where" and "three" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.