Acts 4:8
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 4
“Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,”Acts 4:8
What Does Acts 4:8 Mean?
Acts 4:8 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 4, verse 8 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 4:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Peter 3:15“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:”Luke 12:12“For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.”Matthew 10:20“For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.”Luke 1:41“And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:”Luke 21:15“For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.”Luke 12:11“And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:”John 20:22“And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:”Acts 13:9“Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,”Matthew 10:19“But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.”1 Peter 3:6“Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.”Daniel 3:15“Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?”Luke 21:14“Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:”Acts 2:4“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”Micah 3:8“But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.”Mark 13:11“But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.”John 10:38“But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.”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 7:55“But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,”Jeremiah 15:20“And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD.”Luke 23:13“And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,”
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