Acts 11:15
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 11
“And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.”Acts 11:15
What Does Acts 11:15 Mean?
Acts 11:15 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 11, verse 15 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Holy Spirit.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Acts 11:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Joel 2:28“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:”Acts 1:5“For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.”Luke 3:16“John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:”Acts 10:44“While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.”Matthew 3:11“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:”John 1:33“And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.”Deuteronomy 32:21“They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.”Acts 10:47“Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?”Acts 19:6“And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.”Acts 19:2“He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.”Zechariah 12:10“And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.”Mark 1:8“I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.”Acts 2:2“And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.”Acts 2:4“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”Acts 8:16“(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)”Acts 10:34“Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:”Acts 2:39“For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.”Acts 10:45“And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.”Galatians 3:2“This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?”Galatians 3:14“That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”
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