Acts 4:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 4:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 4:7 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 4:7 — KJV
“And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?”
— Acts 4:7 (KJV)
Acts 4:7 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 4:7
“For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it.”
Shares key themes with Acts 4:7: set, name, done
“And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. set a mark: Heb. mark a mark”
Shares key themes with Acts 4:7: set, midst, done
“The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;”
Shares key themes with Acts 4:7: set, name
“And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. Ethiopia: Heb. Cush”
Shares key themes with Acts 4:7: set, name
“And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put”
Shares key themes with Acts 4:7: set, name
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