Acts 16:26
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 16
“And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.”Acts 16:26
What Does Acts 16:26 Mean?
Acts 16:26 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 16, verse 26 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Acts 16:26 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Acts 12:7“And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.”Acts 4:31“And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.”Acts 5:19“But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,”Psalms 68:6“God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.”Acts 12:10“When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.”Psalms 146:7“Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:”Matthew 28:2“And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.”Psalms 107:14“He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.”Revelation 8:5“And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.”Psalms 102:20“To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;”Isaiah 42:7“To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.”1 Kings 13:28“And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.”Job 37:1“At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.”Psalms 79:11“Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;”Isaiah 61:1“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;”Revelation 11:13“And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.”Ezekiel 37:7“So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.”Zechariah 9:11“As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.”Revelation 6:12“And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;”Hebrews 1:14“Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?”
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