Bible Cross References
the king
Acts 26:2
"King Agrippa! I consider myself fortunate that today I am to defend myself before you from all the things these Jews accuse me of,
Acts 26:3
particularly since you know so well all the Jewish customs and disputes. I ask you, then, to listen to me with patience.
Acts 25:22
Agrippa said to Festus, "I would like to hear this man myself." "You will hear him tomorrow," Festus answered.
this thing
Acts 2:1-12
1
When the day of Pentecost came, all the believers were gathered together in one place.
2
Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3
Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire which spread out and touched each person there.
4
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.
5
There were Jews living in Jerusalem, religious people who had come from every country in the world.
6
When they heard this noise, a large crowd gathered. They were all excited, because all of them heard the believers talking in their own languages.
7
In amazement and wonder they exclaimed, "These people who are talking like this are Galileans!
8
How is it, then, that all of us hear them speaking in our own native languages?
9
We are from Parthia, Media, and Elam; from Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia; from Pontus and Asia,
10
from Phrygia and Pamphylia, from Egypt and the regions of Libya near Cyrene. Some of us are from Rome,
11
both Jews and Gentiles converted to Judaism, and some of us are from Crete and Arabia---yet all of us hear them speaking in our own languages about the great things that God has done!"
12
Amazed and confused, they kept asking each other, "What does this mean?"
Acts 4:16-21
16
"What shall we do with these men?" they asked. "Everyone in Jerusalem knows that this extraordinary miracle has been performed by them, and we cannot deny it.
17
But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn these men never again to speak to anyone in the name of Jesus."
18
So they called them back in and told them that under no condition were they to speak or to teach in the name of Jesus.
19
But Peter and John answered them, "You yourselves judge which is right in God's sight---to obey you or to obey God.
20
For we cannot stop speaking of what we ourselves have seen and heard."
21
So the Council warned them even more strongly and then set them free. They saw that it was impossible to punish them, because the people were all praising God for what had happened.
Acts 5:18-42
18
They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
19
But that night an angel of the Lord opened the prison gates, led the apostles out, and said to them,
20
"Go and stand in the Temple, and tell the people all about this new life."
21
The apostles obeyed, and at dawn they entered the Temple and started teaching. The High Priest and his companions called together all the Jewish elders for a full meeting of the Council; then they sent orders to the prison to have the apostles brought before them.
22
But when the officials arrived, they did not find the apostles in prison, so they returned to the Council and reported,
23
"When we arrived at the jail, we found it locked up tight and all the guards on watch at the gates; but when we opened the gates, we found no one inside!"
24
When the chief priests and the officer in charge of the Temple guards heard this, they wondered what had happened to the apostles.
25
Then a man came in and said to them, "Listen! The men you put in prison are in the Temple teaching the people!"
26
So the officer went off with his men and brought the apostles back. They did not use force, however, because they were afraid that the people might stone them.
27
They brought the apostles in, made them stand before the Council, and the High Priest questioned them.
28
"We gave you strict orders not to teach in the name of this man," he said; "but see what you have done! You have spread your teaching all over Jerusalem, and you want to make us responsible for his death!"
29
Peter and the other apostles answered, "We must obey God, not men.
30
The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from death, after you had killed him by nailing him to a cross.
31
God raised him to his right side as Leader and Savior, to give the people of Israel the opportunity to repent and have their sins forgiven.
32
We are witnesses to these things---we and the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to those who obey him."
33
When the members of the Council heard this, they were so furious that they wanted to have the apostles put to death.
34
But one of them, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, who was a teacher of the Law and was highly respected by all the people, stood up in the Council. He ordered the apostles to be taken out for a while,
35
and then he said to the Council, "Fellow Israelites, be careful what you do to these men.
36
You remember that Theudas appeared some time ago, claiming to be somebody great, and about four hundred men joined him. But he was killed, all his followers were scattered, and his movement died out.
37
After that, Judas the Galilean appeared during the time of the census; he drew a crowd after him, but he also was killed, and all his followers were scattered.
38
And so in this case, I tell you, do not take any action against these men. Leave them alone! If what they have planned and done is of human origin, it will disappear,
39
but if it comes from God, you cannot possibly defeat them. You could find yourselves fighting against God!" The Council followed Gamaliel's advice.
40
They called the apostles in, had them whipped, and ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus; and then they set them free.
41
As the apostles left the Council, they were happy, because God had considered them worthy to suffer disgrace for the sake of Jesus.
42
And every day in the Temple and in people's homes they continued to teach and preach the Good News about Jesus the Messiah.
Isaiah 30:20
The Lord will make you go through hard times, but he himself will be there to teach you, and you will not have to search for him any more.
Matthew 26:5
"We must not do it during the festival," they said, "or the people will riot."
Matthew 27:29-54
29
Then they made a crown out of thorny branches and placed it on his head, and put a stick in his right hand; then they knelt before him and made fun of him. "Long live the King of the Jews!" they said.
30
They spat on him, and took the stick and hit him over the head.
31
When they had finished making fun of him, they took the robe off and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
32
As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene named Simon, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus' cross.
33
They came to a place called Golgotha, which means, "The Place of the Skull."
34
There they offered Jesus wine mixed with a bitter substance; but after tasting it, he would not drink it.
35
They crucified him and then divided his clothes among them by throwing dice.
36
After that they sat there and watched him.
37
Above his head they put the written notice of the accusation against him: "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews."
38
Then they crucified two bandits with Jesus, one on his right and the other on his left.
39
People passing by shook their heads and hurled insults at Jesus:
40
"You were going to tear down the Temple and build it back up in three days! Save yourself if you are God's Son! Come on down from the cross!"
41
In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the Law and the elders made fun of him:
42
"He saved others, but he cannot save himself ! Isn't he the king of Israel? If he will come down off the cross now, we will believe in him!
43
He trusts in God and claims to be God's Son. Well, then, let us see if God wants to save him now!"
44
Even the bandits who had been crucified with him insulted him in the same way.
45
At noon the whole country was covered with darkness, which lasted for three hours.
46
At about three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud shout, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why did you abandon me?"
47
Some of the people standing there heard him and said, "He is calling for Elijah!"
48
One of them ran up at once, took a sponge, soaked it in cheap wine, put it on the end of a stick, and tried to make him drink it.
49
But the others said, "Wait, let us see if Elijah is coming to save him!"
50
Jesus again gave a loud cry and breathed his last.
51
Then the curtain hanging in the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split apart,
52
the graves broke open, and many of God's people who had died were raised to life.
53
They left the graves, and after Jesus rose from death, they went into the Holy City, where many people saw them.
54
When the army officer and the soldiers with him who were watching Jesus saw the earthquake and everything else that happened, they were terrified and said, "He really was the Son of God!"