Acts 15:17
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 15
“That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.”Acts 15:17
What Does Acts 15:17 Mean?
Acts 15:17 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 15, 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 Mission.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Acts 15:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Zechariah 2:11“And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.”Zechariah 8:20“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:”2 Timothy 2:19“Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”Isaiah 65:1“I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.”Hosea 2:23“And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.”Isaiah 60:3“And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.”Colossians 3:11“Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.”Amos 9:12“That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.”Acts 17:27“That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:”Acts 28:28“Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.”Isaiah 66:18“For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.”Jeremiah 16:19“O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.”Malachi 1:11“For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.”Genesis 48:16“The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”Isaiah 43:7“Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.”Isaiah 63:19“We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name.”Genesis 22:18“And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.”Genesis 49:10“The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”Isaiah 11:10“And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.”Jeremiah 14:9“Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.”
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