Acts 5:23
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 5
“Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.”Acts 5:23
What Does Acts 5:23 Mean?
Acts 5:23 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 5, verse 23 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Acts 5:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 2:4“He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.”Psalms 33:10“The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.”Joshua 2:7“And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.”Proverbs 21:30“There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.”Lamentations 3:37“Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?”Lamentations 3:55“I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.”Daniel 3:11“And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.”Daniel 3:24“Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.”Daniel 6:22“My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.”Matthew 27:63“Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.”Matthew 28:12“And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,”John 8:59“Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.”Acts 5:19“But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,”Acts 12:6“And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.”Acts 16:23“And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:”
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