Acts 17:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 17:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 17:27 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 17:27 — KJV
“That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:”
— Acts 17:27 (KJV)
Acts 17:27 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 17:27
“This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Acts 17:27: lord, after, every
“And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp.”
Shares key themes with Acts 17:27: lord, far, every
“And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.”
Shares key themes with Acts 17:27: lord, after, every
“That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Acts 17:27: should, lord, after
“And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:”
Shares key themes with Acts 17:27: should, lord, every
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