Acts 13:17
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 13
“The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.”Acts 13:17
What Does Acts 13:17 Mean?
Acts 13:17 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 13, 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 Election, Redemption, Adoption, and Freedom.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Acts 13:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 7:6“For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.”Psalms 105:37“He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.”Exodus 14:8“And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.”Psalms 105:23“Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.”Psalms 105:43“And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:”Isaiah 63:9“In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.”Genesis 17:7“And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.”Exodus 12:40“Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.”Deuteronomy 4:20“But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.”Deuteronomy 4:37“And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;”Deuteronomy 14:2“For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.”Psalms 135:4“For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.”Psalms 136:10“To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:”Amos 2:10“Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.”Micah 6:4“For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.”Acts 7:2“And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,”Acts 7:17“But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,”1 Peter 2:9“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”Genesis 12:1“Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:”Exodus 1:7“And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.”
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