Acts 28:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 28:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 28:20 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 28:20 — KJV
“For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”
— Acts 28:20 (KJV)
Acts 28:20 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 28:20
“Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.”
Shares key themes with Acts 28:20: cause, therefore, called
“Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.”
Shares key themes with Acts 28:20: cause, therefore, see
“Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Babel: that is, Confusion”
Shares key themes with Acts 28:20: cause, therefore, called
“And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.”
Shares key themes with Acts 28:20: cause, called, see
“And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon. Simeon: that is, Hearing”
Shares key themes with Acts 28:20: cause, therefore, called
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