Acts 4:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And hearing it, they all, with one mind, made prayer to God and said, O Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all things in them:

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 9:6 : 6 You are the Lord, even you only; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens with all their armies, the earth and all things in it, the seas and everything in them; and you keep them from destruction: and the armies of heaven are your worshippers.
  • Ps 55:16-18 : 16 As for me, I will make my prayer to God, and he will be my saviour. 17 In the evening and in the morning and in the middle of the day I will make my prayer with sounds of grief; and my voice will come to his ears. 18 He has taken my soul away from the attack which was made against me, and given it peace; for great numbers were against me.
  • Ps 62:5-8 : 5 My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my hope. 6 He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved. 7 In God is my salvation, and my glory; the Rock of my strength, and my safe place. 8 Have faith in him at all times, you people; let your hearts go flowing out before him: God is our safe place. (Selah.)
  • Ps 69:29-30 : 29 But I am poor and full of sorrow; let me be lifted up by your salvation, O Lord. 30 I will give praise to the name of God with a song; I will give glory to him for what he has done.
  • Ps 109:29-31 : 29 Let my haters be clothed with shame, covering themselves with shame as with a robe. 30 I will give the Lord great praise with my mouth; yes, I will give praise to him among all the people. 31 For he is ever at the right hand of the poor, to take him out of the hands of those who go after his soul.
  • Ps 146:5-6 : 5 Happy is the man who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: 6 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things in them; who keeps faith for ever:
  • Isa 51:12 : 12 I, even I, am your comforter: are you so poor in heart as to be in fear of man who will come to an end, and of the son of man who will be like grass?
  • Jer 10:10-12 : 10 But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and an eternal king: when he is angry, the earth is shaking with fear, and the nations give way before his wrath. 11 This is what you are to say to them: The gods who have not made the heavens and the earth will be cut off from the earth and from under the heavens. 12 He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out.
  • Jer 20:13 : 13 Make melody to the Lord, give praise to the Lord: for he has made the soul of the poor man free from the hands of the evil-doers.
  • Jer 32:17 : 17 Ah Lord God! see, you have made the heaven and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm, and there is nothing you are not able to do:
  • Luke 6:11-12 : 11 But they were full of wrath, and were talking together about what they might do to Jesus. 12 And it came about in those days that he went out to the mountain for prayer; and he was all night in prayer to God.
  • Acts 16:25 : 25 But about the middle of the night, Paul and Silas were making prayers and songs to God in the hearing of the prisoners;
  • 2 Cor 1:8-9 : 8 For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life: 9 Yes, we ourselves have had the answer of death in ourselves, so that our hope might not be in ourselves, but in God who is able to give life to the dead: 10 Who gave us salvation from so great a death: on whom we have put our hope that he will still go on to give us salvation; 11 You at the same time helping together by your prayer for us; so that for what has been given to us through a number of persons, praise may go up to God for us from all of them.
  • 1 Thess 5:16-18 : 16 Have joy at all times. 17 Keep on with your prayers. 18 In everything give praise: for this is the purpose of God in Christ Jesus for you.
  • 2 Tim 4:17-18 : 17 But the Lord was by my side and gave me strength; so that through me the news might be given out in full measure, and all the Gentiles might give ear: and I was taken out of the mouth of the lion. 18 The Lord will keep me safe from every evil work and will give me salvation in his kingdom in heaven: to whom be glory for ever and ever. So be it.
  • Exod 20:11 : 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and everything in them, and he took his rest on the seventh day: for this reason the Lord has given his blessing to the seventh day and made it holy.
  • 2 Kgs 19:15 : 15 And Hezekiah made his prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, the God of Israel, seated between the winged ones, you only are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.
  • 2 Kgs 19:19 : 19 But now, O Lord our God, give us salvation from his hands, so that it may be clear to all the kingdoms of the earth that you and only you, O Lord, are God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Acts 4:25-27
    3 verses
    76%

    25 Who has said, by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David your servant, Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

    26 The kings of the earth were lifted up, the rulers came together, against the Lord, and against his Christ:

    27 For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together,

  • Acts 4:31-32
    2 verses
    75%

    31 And when their prayer was ended, the place where they were was violently moved, and they all became full of the Holy Spirit, preaching the word of God without fear.

    32 And all those who were of the faith were one in heart and soul: and not one of them said that any of the things which he had was his property only; but they had all things in common.

  • Acts 14:15
    75%

    15 Good people, why are you doing these things? We are men with the same feelings as you, and we give you the good news so that you may be turned away from these foolish things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all things in them:

  • Acts 4:23
    74%

    23 And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them.

  • Acts 4:21
    73%

    21 And when they had said more sharp words to them, they let them go, not seeing what punishment they might give them, because of the people; for all men were giving praise to God for what had taken place.

  • Acts 4:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?

    8 Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,

  • Isa 24:14
    72%

    14 But those will be making sounds of joy; they will be crying loudly from the sea for the glory of the Lord.

  • Acts 14:27
    72%

    27 And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the things which God had done through them, and how he had made open a door of faith to the Gentiles.

  • Luke 24:53
    71%

    53 And they were in the Temple at all times, giving praise to God.

  • Acts 4:29
    71%

    29 And now, Lord, take note of their cruel words, and give your servants power to be preachers of your word without fear,

  • Ps 146:6
    71%

    6 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things in them; who keeps faith for ever:

  • Ps 69:34
    71%

    34 Let the heavens and the earth give praise to him, the seas, and everything moving in them.

  • Acts 17:24
    71%

    24 The God who made the earth and everything in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, is not housed in buildings made with hands;

  • Acts 2:1
    71%

    1 And when the day of Pentecost was come, they were all together in one place.

  • Ps 107:24
    71%

    24 They see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

  • Ps 24:1
    71%

    1 <A Psalm. Of David.> The earth is the Lord's, with all its wealth; the world and all the people living in it.

  • Jonah 1:11
    70%

    11 And they said to him, What are we to do to you so that the sea may become calm for us? For the sea was getting rougher and rougher.

  • Acts 12:22
    70%

    22 And the people, with loud cries, said, It is the voice of a god, not of a man.

  • Acts 2:37
    70%

    37 Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?

  • Acts 4:19
    70%

    19 But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:

  • Neh 9:6
    70%

    6 You are the Lord, even you only; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens with all their armies, the earth and all things in it, the seas and everything in them; and you keep them from destruction: and the armies of heaven are your worshippers.

  • Acts 2:14
    70%

    14 But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

  • 1 Chr 16:32
    70%

    32 Let the sea be thundering with all its waters; let the field be glad, and everything which is in it;

  • Acts 15:4
    70%

    4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they had a meeting with the church and the Apostles and the rulers, and they gave an account of all the things which God had done through them.

  • Ps 98:7
    70%

    7 Let the sea be thundering, with all its waters; the world, and all who are living in it;

  • Mark 4:41
    69%

    41 And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea do his orders?

  • Ps 138:4
    69%

    4 All the kings of the earth will give you praise, O Lord, when the words of your mouth come to their ears.

  • Acts 5:12
    69%

    12 Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way.

  • Ps 148:4-5
    2 verses
    69%

    4 Give praise to him, you highest heavens, and you waters which are over the heavens.

    5 Let them give praise to the name of the Lord: for he gave the order, and they were made.

  • Ps 135:6
    69%

    6 The Lord has done whatever was pleasing to him, in heaven, and on the earth, in the seas and in all the deep waters.

  • Rev 14:7
    69%

    7 Saying with a loud voice, Have fear of God and give him glory; because the hour of his judging is come; and give worship to him who made heaven and earth and the sea and the fountains of water.

  • Ps 96:11
    69%

    11 Let the heavens have joy and the earth be glad; let the sea be thundering with all its waters;

  • Rev 5:13
    69%

    13 And to my ears came the voice of everything in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and of all things which are in them, saying, To him who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb, may blessing and honour and glory and power be given for ever and ever.

  • Acts 4:15-16
    2 verses
    69%

    15 But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves,

    16 Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.

  • Ps 8:1
    69%

    1 <To the chief music-maker on the Gittith. A Psalm. Of David.> O Lord, our Lord, whose glory is higher than the heavens, how noble is your name in all the earth!

  • Acts 19:28
    69%

    28 And hearing this, they were very angry, crying out and saying, Great is Diana of Ephesus.

  • Jonah 1:13-14
    2 verses
    69%

    13 And the men were working hard to get back to the land, but they were not able to do so: for the sea got rougher and rougher against them.

    14 So, crying to the Lord, they said, Give ear to our prayer, O Lord, give ear, and do not let destruction overtake us because of this man's life; do not put on us the sin of taking life without cause: for you, O Lord, have done what seemed good to you.

  • Acts 5:27
    69%

    27 And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

  • Rev 4:11
    69%

    11 It is right, our Lord and our God, for you to have glory and honour and power: because by you were all things made, and by your desire they came into being.

  • Gal 1:24
    69%

    24 And they gave glory to God in me.

  • Ps 66:4
    68%

    4 Let all the earth give you worship, and make songs to you; let them make songs to your name. (Selah.)

  • Acts 19:34
    68%

    34 But when they saw that he was a Jew, all of them with one voice went on crying out for about two hours, Great is Diana of Ephesus.

  • Acts 14:3
    68%

    3 So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace by causing signs and wonders to be done by their hands.