Acts 23:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 23:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 23:27 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having u..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 23:27 — KJV
“This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.”
— Acts 23:27 (KJV)
Acts 23:27 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 23:27
“Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.”
Shares key themes with Acts 23:27: taken, then, came
“And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.”
Shares key themes with Acts 23:27: should, then, came
“Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Acts 23:27: should, then, came
“And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel. determined: Heb. counselled”
Shares key themes with Acts 23:27: should, then, came
“But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.”
Shares key themes with Acts 23:27: jews, then, came
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