Jeremiah 26:16
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 26
“Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.”Jeremiah 26:16
What Does Jeremiah 26:16 Mean?
Jeremiah 26:16 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 26, verse 16 of the Old 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 Jeremiah 26:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Acts 5:34“Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;”Acts 23:9“And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.”Acts 23:29“Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.”Acts 25:25“But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.”Proverbs 31:8“Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.”Jeremiah 26:11“Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.”Jeremiah 34:10“Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.”Jeremiah 36:19“Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be.”Jeremiah 36:25“Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.”Jeremiah 37:15“Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.”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;”Matthew 27:23“And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.”Luke 23:14“Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:”Acts 26:31“And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”Ezra 9:1“Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.”Esther 4:14“For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”Psalms 94:16“Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?”Proverbs 16:7“When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.”Jeremiah 22:3“Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.”Jeremiah 26:10“When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king’s house unto the house of the LORD, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the LORD’s house.”
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