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Acts 4:27-30 The Early Church and Persecution

27 Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.

28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.

29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.

30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

Cross References for Acts 4:27-30

Job 25:4 - How then can a man be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure? Click to read the verse Job 25:4 Click to read the verse Job 25:4

Luke 1:35 - The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will ov... Click to read the verse Luke 1:35 Click to read the verse Luke 1:35

Job 14:4 - Who can bring what is pure from the impure? No one! Click to read the verse Job 14:4 Click to read the verse Job 14:4

Psalms 84:9 - Look upon our shield, O God; look with favor on your anointed one. Click to read the verse Psalms 84:9 Click to read the verse Psalms 84:9

Leviticus 3:6 - “‘If he offers an animal from the flock as a fellowship offering to the Lord, he is to offer a ... Click to read the verse Leviticus 3:6 Click to read the verse Leviticus 3:6

Matthew 27:2 - They bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate, the governor. Click to read the verse Matthew 27:2 Click to read the verse Matthew 27:2

Hebrews 7:26 - Such a high priest meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exa... Click to read the verse Hebrews 7:26 Click to read the verse Hebrews 7:26

Isaiah 49:7 - This is what the Lord says— the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel— to him who was despised and ab... Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:7 Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:7

Luke 23:12 - That day Herod and Pilate became friends—before this they had been enemies. Click to read the verse Luke 23:12 Click to read the verse Luke 23:12

1 Samuel 16:12 - So he sent and had him brought in. He was ruddy, with a fine appearance and handsome features. ... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 16:12 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 16:12

Luke 4:18 - “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. H... Click to read the verse Luke 4:18 Click to read the verse Luke 4:18

Exodus 12:6 - Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the people of the community o... Click to read the verse Exodus 12:6 Click to read the verse Exodus 12:6

Acts 3:14 - You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. Click to read the verse Acts 3:14 Click to read the verse Acts 3:14

Mark 1:24 - “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—t... Click to read the verse Mark 1:24 Click to read the verse Mark 1:24

2 Kings 11:12 - Jehoiada brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him; he presented him with a copy of t... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 11:12 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 11:12

Judges 9:9 - “But the olive tree answered, ‘Should I give up my oil, by which both gods and men are honored,... Click to read the verse Judges 9:9 Click to read the verse Judges 9:9

Isaiah 61:1 - The Year of the Lord’s Favor The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has an... Click to read the verse Isaiah 61:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 61:1

Isaiah 10:27 - In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yok... Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:27 Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:27

John 10:36 - what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then ... Click to read the verse John 10:36 Click to read the verse John 10:36

Hebrews 1:9 - You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above y... Click to read the verse Hebrews 1:9 Click to read the verse Hebrews 1:9

Acts 10:38 - how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing... Click to read the verse Acts 10:38 Click to read the verse Acts 10:38

Psalms 45:7 - You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your com... Click to read the verse Psalms 45:7 Click to read the verse Psalms 45:7

Psalms 22:21 - Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save me from the horns of the wild oxen. Click to read the verse Psalms 22:21 Click to read the verse Psalms 22:21

Job 15:14 - “What is man, that he could be pure, or one born of woman, that he could be righteous? Click to read the verse Job 15:14 Click to read the verse Job 15:14

John 19:34 - Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood ... Click to read the verse John 19:34 Click to read the verse John 19:34

Matthew 23:37 - “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I hav... Click to read the verse Matthew 23:37 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:37

Psalms 22:12 - Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. Click to read the verse Psalms 22:12 Click to read the verse Psalms 22:12

Psalms 2:6 - “I have installed my King on Zion, my holy hill.” Click to read the verse Psalms 2:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 2:6

Psalms 2:2 - The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and aga... Click to read the verse Psalms 2:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 2:2

Matthew 14:1 - John the Baptist Beheaded At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, Click to read the verse Matthew 14:1 Click to read the verse Matthew 14:1

1 Samuel 2:10 - those who oppose the Lord will be shattered. He will thunder against them from heaven; the Lord... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 2:10 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 2:10

Isaiah 53:3 - He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one fr... Click to read the verse Isaiah 53:3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 53:3

Mark 14:21 - The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son... Click to read the verse Mark 14:21 Click to read the verse Mark 14:21

Luke 4:34 - “Ha! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you a... Click to read the verse Luke 4:34 Click to read the verse Luke 4:34

Matthew 27:40-43 - and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself!... Click to read the verse Matthew 27:40-43 Click to read the verse Matthew 27:40-43

Acts 4:30 - Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your... Click to read the verse Acts 4:30 Click to read the verse Acts 4:30

2 Kings 19:17 - “It is true, O Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste these nations and their lands. Click to read the verse 2 Kings 19:17 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 19:17

Luke 13:31-33 - Jesus’ Sorrow for Jerusalem At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave t... Click to read the verse Luke 13:31-33 Click to read the verse Luke 13:31-33

Job 16:10 - Men open their mouths to jeer at me; they strike my cheek in scorn and unite together against me. Click to read the verse Job 16:10 Click to read the verse Job 16:10

John 1:41 - The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messi... Click to read the verse John 1:41 Click to read the verse John 1:41

Hosea 9:15 - “Because of all their wickedness in Gilgal, I hated them there. Because of their sinful deeds, ... Click to read the verse Hosea 9:15 Click to read the verse Hosea 9:15

Matthew 26:3-4 - Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest,... Click to read the verse Matthew 26:3-4 Click to read the verse Matthew 26:3-4

Luke 22:2 - and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus... Click to read the verse Luke 22:2 Click to read the verse Luke 22:2

Psalms 119:157 - Many are the foes who persecute me, but I have not turned from your statutes. Click to read the verse Psalms 119:157 Click to read the verse Psalms 119:157

Acts 2:27 - because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. Click to read the verse Acts 2:27 Click to read the verse Acts 2:27

John 1:11 - He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Click to read the verse John 1:11 Click to read the verse John 1:11

Matthew 2:13-16 - The Escape to Egypt When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Ge... Click to read the verse Matthew 2:13-16 Click to read the verse Matthew 2:13-16

Matthew 26:59-68 - The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that... Click to read the verse Matthew 26:59-68 Click to read the verse Matthew 26:59-68

Luke 18:31-33 - Jesus Again Predicts His Death Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to J... Click to read the verse Luke 18:31-33 Click to read the verse Luke 18:31-33

Luke 9:22 - And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief pries... Click to read the verse Luke 9:22 Click to read the verse Luke 9:22

Acts 3:13-14 - The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. Y... Click to read the verse Acts 3:13-14 Click to read the verse Acts 3:13-14

Matthew 20:19 - and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day... Click to read the verse Matthew 20:19 Click to read the verse Matthew 20:19

Luke 3:1 - John the Baptist Prepares the Way In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Po... Click to read the verse Luke 3:1 Click to read the verse Luke 3:1

Mark 14:1-2 - Jesus Anointed at Bethany Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were only two days... Click to read the verse Mark 14:1-2 Click to read the verse Mark 14:1-2

Matthew 21:28 - The Parable of the Two Sons “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to th... Click to read the verse Matthew 21:28 Click to read the verse Matthew 21:28

Matthew 20:18-19 - “We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the... Click to read the verse Matthew 20:18-19 Click to read the verse Matthew 20:18-19

John 18:19-24 - The High Priest Questions Jesus Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples... Click to read the verse John 18:19-24 Click to read the verse John 18:19-24

Mark 10:33 - “We are going up to Jerusalem,” he said, “and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief prie... Click to read the verse Mark 10:33 Click to read the verse Mark 10:33

Mark 15:31 - In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He ... Click to read the verse Mark 15:31 Click to read the verse Mark 15:31

Zechariah 11:7-8 - So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, particularly the oppressed of the flock. Then I t... Click to read the verse Zechariah 11:7-8 Click to read the verse Zechariah 11:7-8

Luke 21:3 - “I tell you the truth,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. Click to read the verse Luke 21:3 Click to read the verse Luke 21:3

Luke 22:47-52 - Jesus Arrested While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, o... Click to read the verse Luke 22:47-52 Click to read the verse Luke 22:47-52

John 18:28-24 - Jesus Before Pilate Then the Jews led Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. ... Click to read the verse John 18:28-24 Click to read the verse John 18:28-24

Matthew 27:11-36 - Jesus Before Pilate Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are... Click to read the verse Matthew 27:11-36 Click to read the verse Matthew 27:11-36

Mark 14:43-65 - Jesus Arrested Just as he was speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, appeared. With him was a crow... Click to read the verse Mark 14:43-65 Click to read the verse Mark 14:43-65

Mark 15:1-27 - Jesus Before Pilate Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers... Click to read the verse Mark 15:1-27 Click to read the verse Mark 15:1-27

Luke 22:63-5 - The Guards Mock Jesus The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. Click to read the verse Luke 22:63-5 Click to read the verse Luke 22:63-5

Luke 20:13-19 - “Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhap... Click to read the verse Luke 20:13-19 Click to read the verse Luke 20:13-19

John 18:1-14 - Jesus Arrested When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidr... Click to read the verse John 18:1-14 Click to read the verse John 18:1-14

Luke 23:7-38 - When he learned that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also i... Click to read the verse Luke 23:7-38 Click to read the verse Luke 23:7-38

Luke 22:1-6 - Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approa... Click to read the verse Luke 22:1-6 Click to read the verse Luke 22:1-6