Acts 25:3
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 25
“And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.”Acts 25:3
What Does Acts 25:3 Mean?
Acts 25:3 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 25, verse 3 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 25:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Acts 23:12“And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.”Psalms 64:2“Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:”Psalms 119:95“The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.”Acts 9:24“But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.”Acts 20:3“And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.”2 Corinthians 11:26“In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;”Psalms 35:20“For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.”Proverbs 1:11“If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:”Acts 23:21“But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.”Acts 26:17“Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,”1 Samuel 23:19“Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?”Psalms 37:32“The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.”Psalms 140:1“Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;”Proverbs 24:15“Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:”Jeremiah 18:18“Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.”Jeremiah 26:24“Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.”Jeremiah 38:4“Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.”Hosea 6:8“Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.”Matthew 14:9“And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.”Mark 6:23“And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.”
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