Acts 1:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 1:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 1:9 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 1:9 — KJV
“And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.”
— Acts 1:9 (KJV)
Acts 1:9 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 1:9
“But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.”
Shares key themes with Acts 1:9: these, things, received
“And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? manner: Heb. law”
Shares key themes with Acts 1:9: spoken, while, sight
“Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.”
Shares key themes with Acts 1:9: these, things, sight
“And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare. made...: or, shall be violently taken away”
Shares key themes with Acts 1:9: these, things, taken
“Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;”
Shares key themes with Acts 1:9: these, things, taken
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