Acts 17:6
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 17
“And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;”Acts 17:6
What Does Acts 17:6 Mean?
Acts 17:6 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 17, verse 6 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 17:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 24:14“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”Acts 24:5“For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:”Acts 16:19“And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,”Luke 23:2“And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.”Matthew 2:3“When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.”Acts 28:22“But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.”Luke 23:5“And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.”John 12:19“The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.”Acts 21:28“Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.”1 Kings 18:17“And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?”Jeremiah 38:2“Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.”Luke 2:34“And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;”Acts 6:12“And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,”Acts 18:12“And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,”Acts 22:22“And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.”Exodus 3:8“And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.”Jeremiah 15:10“Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.”Amos 7:10“Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.”John 19:12“And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.”James 2:6“But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?”
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