Acts 26:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 26:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 26:9 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 26:9 — KJV
“I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.”
— Acts 26:9 (KJV)
Acts 26:9 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 26:9
“But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. I thought: Heb. I said I thought...: or, I said with myself, He will surely come out, etc: Heb. I said strike: Heb. move up and down”
Shares key themes with Acts 26:9: thought, myself, ought
“And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.”
Shares key themes with Acts 26:9: verily, ought, many
“For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.”
Shares key themes with Acts 26:9: thought, ought, things
“And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her. take...: Heb. let her be thine”
Shares key themes with Acts 26:9: verily, thought, ought
“After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. to win...: Heb. to break them up”
Shares key themes with Acts 26:9: thought, ought, things
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