Acts 25:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 25:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 25:3 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 25:3 — KJV
“And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.”
— Acts 25:3 (KJV)
Acts 25:3 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 25:3
“But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him. over against: Heb. to over against”
Shares key themes with Acts 25:3: against, would, jerusalem
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with Acts 25:3: against, way, kill
“And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.”
Shares key themes with Acts 25:3: would, send, way
“If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name: toward the city: Heb. the way of the city”
Shares key themes with Acts 25:3: against, send, way
“And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.”
Shares key themes with Acts 25:3: against, send, kill
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