Acts 12:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 12:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 12:10 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 12:10 — KJV
“When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.”
— Acts 12:10 (KJV)
Acts 12:10 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 12:10
“And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.”
Shares key themes with Acts 12:10: first, second, ward
“That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.”
Shares key themes with Acts 12:10: ward, came, city
“Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.”
Shares key themes with Acts 12:10: came, gate, own
“And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.”
Shares key themes with Acts 12:10: came, gate, own
“When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!”
Shares key themes with Acts 12:10: gate, city, went
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