Acts 4:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 4:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 4:3 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 4:3 — KJV
“And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.”
— Acts 4:3 (KJV)
Acts 4:3 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 4:3
“All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.”
Shares key themes with Acts 4:3: put, hold, day
“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”
Shares key themes with Acts 4:3: put, hold, now
“And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:”
Shares key themes with Acts 4:3: hold, day, now
“And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.”
Shares key themes with Acts 4:3: put, hold, now
“Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.”
Shares key themes with Acts 4:3: hold, day, now
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