Acts 5:9
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 5
“Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.”Acts 5:9
What Does Acts 5:9 Mean?
Acts 5:9 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 5, verse 9 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 5:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 4:7“Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”Acts 5:3“But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?”1 Corinthians 10:9“Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.”2 Kings 2:24“And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.”Psalms 95:8“Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:”Matthew 9:4“And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?”Joshua 7:11“Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.”Psalms 78:56“Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:”Exodus 17:2“Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?”Leviticus 10:4“And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.”Psalms 78:18“And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.”Psalms 78:40“How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!”Ezekiel 38:10“Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:”Matthew 22:18“But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?”Mark 12:15“Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.”Acts 5:4“Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.”Acts 15:10“Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?”Genesis 3:9“And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?”Genesis 20:13“And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.”Exodus 17:7“And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?”
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