Acts 16:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 16:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 16:3 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters:..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 16:3 — KJV
“Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.”
— Acts 16:3 (KJV)
Acts 16:3 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 16:3
“But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.”
Shares key themes with Acts 16:3: would, forth, took
“And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. footmen: or, guard: Heb. runners”
Shares key themes with Acts 16:3: would, forth, because
“On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.”
Shares key themes with Acts 16:3: would, paul, because
“And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?”
Shares key themes with Acts 16:3: would, because, father
“Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with Acts 16:3: forth, those, father
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