Acts 7:39
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 7
“To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,”Acts 7:39
What Does Acts 7:39 Mean?
Acts 7:39 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 7, verse 39 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 7:39 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 78:41“Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.”Numbers 14:3“And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?”Numbers 11:5“We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:”Numbers 14:4“And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.”Acts 7:51“Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.”Exodus 13:17“And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:”Numbers 11:18“And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.”Nehemiah 9:16“But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,”Jude 1:8“Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.”Exodus 16:3“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”Ezekiel 20:6“In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:”Acts 13:18“And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.”Exodus 14:11“And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?”Exodus 17:3“And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?”Numbers 16:3“And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?”Numbers 20:4“And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?”Numbers 21:5“And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.”Judges 11:2“And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.”1 Kings 2:27“So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.”Psalms 106:32“They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:”
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