Acts 2:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 2:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 2:40 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 2:40 — KJV
“And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.”
— Acts 2:40 (KJV)
Acts 2:40 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 2:40
“And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? asked...: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could...: Heb. knowing could we know”
Shares key themes with Acts 2:40: other, words, saying
“And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.”
Shares key themes with Acts 2:40: many, saying, save
“Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. accept: Heb. smell abiding: Heb. cleaving”
Shares key themes with Acts 2:40: other, words, saying
“With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:”
Shares key themes with Acts 2:40: other, saying, yourselves
“For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one”
Shares key themes with Acts 2:40: many, other, saying
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