Acts 5:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 5:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 5:8 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 5:8 — KJV
“And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.”
— Acts 5:8 (KJV)
Acts 5:8 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 5:8
“Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. to...: Heb. to possess it”
Shares key themes with Acts 5:8: land, much, yea
“But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.”
Shares key themes with Acts 5:8: answered, tell, whether
“But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;”
Shares key themes with Acts 5:8: tell, land, yea
“I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.”
Shares key themes with Acts 5:8: tell, whether, yea
“But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.”
Shares key themes with Acts 5:8: peter, answered, whether
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