Acts 12:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 12:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 12:20 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blas..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 12:20 — KJV
“And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country. was highly...: or, bare an hostile mind, intending war the king's chamberlain: Gr. that was over the king's bedchamber”
— Acts 12:20 (KJV)
Acts 12:20 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 12:20
“And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel. determined: Heb. counselled”
Shares key themes with Acts 12:20: came, one, made
“And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,”
Shares key themes with Acts 12:20: one, made, peace
“And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Acts 12:20: came, king, because
“Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;”
Shares key themes with Acts 12:20: came, one, made
“And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)”
Shares key themes with Acts 12:20: one, made, king
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