Acts 1:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 1:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 1:22 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witnes..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 1:22 — KJV
“Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.”
— Acts 1:22 (KJV)
Acts 1:22 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 1:22
“But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.”
Shares key themes with Acts 1:22: same, day, taken
“And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.”
Shares key themes with Acts 1:22: same, day, one
“And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you. man: Heb. soul”
Shares key themes with Acts 1:22: day, must, one
“In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.”
Shares key themes with Acts 1:22: same, day, one
“On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Acts 1:22: same, day, one
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