Acts 23:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 23:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 23:21 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 23:21 — KJV
“But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.”
— Acts 23:21 (KJV)
Acts 23:21 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 23:21
“And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. under a curse: or, with an oath of execration”
Shares key themes with Acts 23:21: bound, themselves, oath
“And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. commandments: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with Acts 23:21: forty, men, neither
“Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?”
Shares key themes with Acts 23:21: more, than, men
“When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:”
Shares key themes with Acts 23:21: forty, neither, eat
“And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
Shares key themes with Acts 23:21: forty, neither, eat
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