Acts 17:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 17:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 17:5 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 17:5 — KJV
“But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.”
— Acts 17:5 (KJV)
Acts 17:5 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 17:5
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with Acts 17:5: certain, set, city
“And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city: officer: or, eunuch were in...: Heb. saw the king's face principal...: or, scribe of the captain of the host”
Shares key themes with Acts 17:5: took, set, city
“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 17:5: took, set, house
“And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying, spake...: Heb. he spoke to their heart”
Shares key themes with Acts 17:5: gathered, set, city
“The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.”
Shares key themes with Acts 17:5: jews, gathered, sought
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