Acts 8:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 8:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 8:31 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 8:31 — KJV
“And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.”
— Acts 8:31 (KJV)
Acts 8:31 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 8:31
“And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. thinking...: or, saying David shall not, etc”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:31: can, except, come
“Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:31: how, can, should
“And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:31: can, should, would
“And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:31: can, come, sit
“How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:31: how, except, should
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