Acts 1:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 1:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 1:12 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 1:12 — KJV
“Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.”
— Acts 1:12 (KJV)
Acts 1:12 in Context — About the Book of Acts
Acts is volume two of Luke's history: the Spirit falls at Pentecost and a praying church turns the world upside down in one generation. Prison doors open, the gospel jumps every cultural wall, and every advance begins in a prayer meeting. It is the blueprint for Spirit-filled boldness.
Cross-References for Acts 1:12
“Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.”
Shares key themes with Acts 1:12: then, mount, day
“Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. where...: or, which was seen of David his father Ornan: also called, Araunah”
Shares key themes with Acts 1:12: then, jerusalem, mount
“But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.”
Shares key themes with Acts 1:12: then, jerusalem, sabbath
“Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.”
Shares key themes with Acts 1:12: returned, jerusalem, mount
“Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. went up: or, returned”
Shares key themes with Acts 1:12: then, returned, jerusalem
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