Acts 16:40
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 16
“And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.”Acts 16:40
What Does Acts 16:40 Mean?
Acts 16:40 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 16, verse 40 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Acts 16:40 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Acts 14:22“Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.”Acts 16:14“And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.”1 Thessalonians 3:2“And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:”Acts 12:12“And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.”2 Corinthians 1:3“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;”2 Corinthians 4:16“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.”Acts 4:23“And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.”Acts 14:20“Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.”2 Corinthians 4:8“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;”Luke 10:7“And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.”Acts 12:17“But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.”Acts 16:2“Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.”Acts 18:23“And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.”Philippians 4:15“Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.”
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