Acts 23:15
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 23
“Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.”Acts 23:15
What Does Acts 23:15 Mean?
Acts 23:15 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 23, verse 15 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Acts 23:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 37:32“The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.”Isaiah 59:7“Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.”Proverbs 1:11“If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:”Proverbs 1:16“For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.”Psalms 21:11“For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.”Psalms 35:20“For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.”Proverbs 4:16“For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.”Micah 2:1“Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.”Acts 22:30“On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.”Romans 3:14“Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:”Judges 16:2“And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.”2 Samuel 13:5“And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.”Nehemiah 6:7“And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.”Psalms 59:4“They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.”Acts 25:3“And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.”Proverbs 12:6“The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.”
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