Acts 16:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 16:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 16:13 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 16:13 — KJV
“And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither. sabbath: Gr. sabbath day”
— Acts 16:13 (KJV)
Acts 16:13 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 16:13
“And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.”
Shares key themes with Acts 16:13: went, city, side
“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 16:13: went, side, sat
“So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.”
Shares key themes with Acts 16:13: went, city, side
“But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.”
Shares key themes with Acts 16:13: sabbath, went, sat
“And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. that...: Heb. that women who draw water go forth”
Shares key themes with Acts 16:13: city, made, down
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