Acts 21:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 21:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 21:17 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 21:17 — KJV
“And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.”
— Acts 21:17 (KJV)
Acts 21:17 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 21:17
“Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Acts 21:17: come, jerusalem, brethren
“And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,”
Shares key themes with Acts 21:17: come, jerusalem, received
“Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.”
Shares key themes with Acts 21:17: come, jerusalem, received
“And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.”
Shares key themes with Acts 21:17: come, jerusalem, received
“As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.”
Shares key themes with Acts 21:17: jerusalem, brethren, received
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