Acts 8:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 8:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 8:23 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 8:23 — KJV
“For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.”
— Acts 8:23 (KJV)
Acts 8:23 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 8:23
“When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:23: art, bond
“Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:23: art, bond
“And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:23: art, iniquity
“Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:23: art, iniquity
“Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:23: art, bond
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