Acts 6:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 6:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 6:1 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 6:1 — KJV
“And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.”
— Acts 6:1 (KJV)
Acts 6:1 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 6:1
“And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)”
Shares key themes with Acts 6:1: those, days, number
“And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Acts 6:1: those, number, because
“And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.”
Shares key themes with Acts 6:1: those, days, against
“Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.”
Shares key themes with Acts 6:1: those, days, because
“In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.”
Shares key themes with Acts 6:1: those, days, against
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