Acts 8:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 8:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 8:2 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 8:2 — KJV
“And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.”
— Acts 8:2 (KJV)
Acts 8:2 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 8:2
“And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:2: men, made, great
“Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:2: men, carried, made
“Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:2: men, made, great
“And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:2: men, made, over
“So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes. made: Heb. gave”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:2: men, made, over
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