Acts 28:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 28:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 28:6 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 28:6 — KJV
“Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.”
— Acts 28:6 (KJV)
Acts 28:6 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 28:6
“Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. without...: or, which was not in hands hereafter: Chaldee, after this”
Shares key themes with Acts 28:6: after, great, saw
“And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.”
Shares key themes with Acts 28:6: down, after, great
“And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”
Shares key themes with Acts 28:6: after, great, saw
“And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger. that follow...: Heb. that is at thy feet a great...: Heb. heat of anger”
Shares key themes with Acts 28:6: down, after, great
“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.”
Shares key themes with Acts 28:6: down, saw, come
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