Acts 8:27
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 8
“And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,”Acts 8:27
What Does Acts 8:27 Mean?
Acts 8:27 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 8, verse 27 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 8:27 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 68:31“Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.”Zephaniah 3:10“From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.”Isaiah 56:3“Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.”Isaiah 18:7“In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion.”Psalms 87:4“I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.”Jeremiah 38:7“Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;”1 Kings 8:41“Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake;”Matthew 12:42“The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.”John 12:20“And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:”2 Chronicles 6:32“Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name’s sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house;”Esther 4:4“So Esther’s maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.”Acts 2:5“And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.”Deuteronomy 30:13“Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?”1 Kings 8:42“(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;”1 Kings 10:1“And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.”2 Kings 8:5“And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.”Job 36:3“I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.”Psalms 68:29“Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.”Isaiah 22:15“Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,”Isaiah 43:6“I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;”
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