Acts 11:17
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 11
“Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?”Acts 11:17
What Does Acts 11:17 Mean?
Acts 11:17 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 11, verse 17 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 Spiritual Gifts.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Acts 11:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Acts 5:39“But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.”Acts 10:47“Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?”Mark 7:28“And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.”Romans 9:20“Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?”Isaiah 60:5“Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.”Acts 8:20“But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.”Romans 14:4“Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.”2 Chronicles 20:6“And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?”Job 33:13“Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.”Daniel 4:35“And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?”Acts 15:8“And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;”Romans 9:15“For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”Romans 11:34“For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?”Hebrews 6:4“For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,”Job 9:12“Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?”Job 40:2“Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.”Job 40:8“Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?”Matthew 20:14“Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.”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.”Acts 11:15“And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.”
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