Acts 21:20 Cross References

Acts 21:20

20: After hearing this, they praised God. But then they said, "You know, dear brother, how many thousands of Jews have also believed, and they all take the law of Moses very seriously.

Romans 10:2

  1. I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal.

Galatians 1:14

  1. I was one of the most religious Jews of my own age, and I tried as hard as possible to follow all the old traditions of my religion.

Acts 22:3

  1. "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel. At his feet I learned to follow our Jewish laws and customs very carefully. I became very zealous to honor God in everything I did, just as all of you are today.

Acts 15:1

  1. While Paul and Barnabas were at Antioch of Syria, some men from Judea arrived and began to teach the Christians: "Unless you keep the ancient Jewish custom of circumcision taught by Moses, you cannot be saved."

Acts 11:18

  1. When the others heard this, all their objections were answered and they began praising God. They said, "God has also given the Gentiles the privilege of turning from sin and receiving eternal life."

Acts 15:5

  1. But then some of the men who had been Pharisees before their conversion stood up and declared that all Gentile converts must be circumcised and be required to follow the law of Moses.

Acts 6:7

  1. God's message was preached in ever-widening circles. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too.

Luke 15:3

  1. So Jesus used this illustration:
  2. "If you had one hundred sheep, and one of them strayed away and was lost in the wilderness, wouldn't you leave the ninety-nine others to go and search for the lost one until you found it?
  3. And then you would joyfully carry it home on your shoulders.
  4. When you arrived, you would call together your friends and neighbors to rejoice with you because your lost sheep was found.
  5. In the same way, heaven will be happier over one lost sinner who returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven't strayed away!

Romans 15:9

  1. And he came so the Gentiles might also give glory to God for his mercies to them. That is what the psalmist meant when he wrote: "I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing praises to your name."
  2. And in another place it is written, "Rejoice, O you Gentiles, along with his people, the Jews."
  3. And yet again, "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; praise him, all you people of the earth."
  4. And the prophet Isaiah said, "The heir to David's throne will come, and he will rule over the Gentiles. They will place their hopes on him."
  5. So I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in him. May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Luke 15:32

  1. We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!'"

Psalms 22:23

  1. Praise the LORD, all you who fear him! Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob! Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel!

Psalms 72:17

  1. May the king's name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and bring him praise.
  2. Bless the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things.
  3. Bless his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!

Romans 15:6

  1. Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  2. So accept each other just as Christ has accepted you; then God will be glorified.

Acts 4:4

  1. But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so that the number of believers totaled about five thousand men, not counting women and children.

Psalms 98:1

  1. Sing a new song to the LORD, for he has done wonderful deeds. He has won a mighty victory by his power and holiness.
  2. The LORD has announced his victory and has revealed his righteousness to every nation!
  3. He has remembered his promise to love and be faithful to Israel. The whole earth has seen the salvation of our God.

2 Thessalonians 1:10

  1. when he comes to receive glory and praise from his holy people. And you will be among those praising him on that day, for you believed what we testified about him.

Revelation 19:6

  1. Then I heard again what sounded like the shout of a huge crowd, or the roar of mighty ocean waves, or the crash of loud thunder: "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.
  2. Let us be glad and rejoice and honor him. For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself.

Luke 12:1

  1. Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and crushing each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees--beware of their hypocrisy.

Acts 15:24

  1. "We understand that some men from here have troubled you and upset you with their teaching, but they had no such instructions from us.

Psalms 22:27

  1. The whole earth will acknowledge the LORD and return to him. People from every nation will bow down before him.

Isaiah 66:9

  1. Would I ever bring this nation to the point of birth and then not deliver it?" asks the LORD. "No! I would never keep this nation from being born," says your God.
  2. "Rejoice with Jerusalem! Be glad with her, all you who love her and mourn for her.
  3. Delight in Jerusalem! Drink deeply of her glory even as an infant drinks at its mother's generous breasts.
  4. Peace and prosperity will overflow Jerusalem like a river," says the LORD. "The wealth of the nations will flow to her. Her children will be nursed at her breasts, carried in her arms, and treated with love.
  5. I will comfort you there as a child is comforted by its mother."

John 12:24

  1. The truth is, a kernel of wheat must be planted in the soil. Unless it dies it will be alone--a single seed. But its death will produce many new kernels--a plentiful harvest of new lives.

Matthew 13:31

  1. Here is another illustration Jesus used: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field.
  2. It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants and grows into a tree where birds can come and find shelter in its branches."
  3. Jesus also used this illustration: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast used by a woman making bread. Even though she used a large amount of flour, the yeast permeated every part of the dough."

Acts 4:21

  1. The council then threatened them further, but they finally let them go because they didn't know how to punish them without starting a riot. For everyone was praising God

Acts 2:41

  1. Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church--about three thousand in all.

Isaiah 55:10

  1. "The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry.
  2. It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.
  3. You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands!
  4. Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow. Where briers grew, myrtles will sprout up. This miracle will bring great honor to the LORD's name; it will be an everlasting sign of his power and love.

Galatians 1:24

  1. And they gave glory to God because of me.
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