Acts 11:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 11:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 11:1 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 11:1 — KJV
“And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.”
— Acts 11:1 (KJV)
Acts 11:1 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 11:1
“For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.”
Shares key themes with Acts 11:1: heard, also, received
“Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:”
Shares key themes with Acts 11:1: apostles, heard, received
“Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Acts 11:1: heard, also, word
“For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:”
Shares key themes with Acts 11:1: brethren, judaea, also
“Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David; that...: or, having received”
Shares key themes with Acts 11:1: gentiles, also, received
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