Acts 4:28

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'They did what your hand and will had predestined to take place.'

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  • Acts 2:23 : 23 He was delivered up by God’s determined plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
  • Isa 46:10 : 10 I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will accomplish all that I desire.'
  • Gen 50:20 : 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done—the saving of many lives.
  • Job 12:13 : 13 "With Him are wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are His."
  • Ps 76:10 : 10 When God rose up to judge, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah.
  • Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel that can stand against the LORD.
  • Isa 5:19 : 19 To those who say, 'Let God hurry and work quickly so we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so we may know it!'
  • Isa 28:29 : 29 This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, whose counsel is wonderful and whose wisdom is magnificent.
  • Isa 40:13 : 13 Who can fathom the Spirit of the Lord, or instruct the Lord as his counselor?
  • Isa 53:10 : 10 Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and cause him to suffer. When you make his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
  • Matt 26:24 : 24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would have been better for him if he had not been born."
  • Matt 26:54 : 54 But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?
  • Luke 22:22 : 22 For the Son of Man is going as it has been determined. But woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!
  • Luke 24:44-46 : 44 He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms." 45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, "This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day.
  • Acts 3:18 : 18 But God fulfilled what He had foretold through the mouths of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer.
  • Acts 13:27-29 : 27 The people living in Jerusalem and their rulers, not recognizing Him or the words of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning Him. 28 Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed. 29 When they had fulfilled all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.
  • Eph 1:11 : 11 In Him we have also obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of the One who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
  • Heb 6:17 : 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.
  • 1 Pet 2:7-8 : 7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,' 8 and, 'a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.' They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were determined to do.

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  • Acts 4:24-27
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    80%

    24When they heard this, they raised their voices together to God and said, 'Sovereign Lord, you are the one who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.'

    25'You spoke through the mouth of your servant David, saying: Why did the nations rage, and the peoples plot in vain?'

    26'The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers gathered together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.'

    27'Indeed, in this city, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.'

  • Acts 2:23
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    23He was delivered up by God’s determined plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.

  • Acts 4:29-30
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    73%

    29'And now, Lord, consider their threats and grant that your servants may speak your word with all boldness.'

    30Stretch out your hand to heal, and let signs and wonders take place through the name of your holy servant Jesus.

  • Eph 3:11
    71%

    11according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  • Ps 20:4
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    4May He remember all your offerings and accept your burnt sacrifices. Selah.

  • Isa 14:26-27
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    26This is the plan determined for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations.

    27For the LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?

  • Luke 2:31
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    31which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:

  • Acts 3:17-18
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    70%

    17And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your leaders also did.

    18But God fulfilled what He had foretold through the mouths of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer.

  • Eph 1:11
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    11In Him we have also obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of the One who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

  • Acts 15:18
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    18'—things known long ago.'

  • Ps 109:27
    69%

    27Let them know that this is Your hand; that You, Lord, have done it.

  • Acts 4:15-16
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    69%

    15After ordering them to leave the council, they conferred among themselves.

    16They said, 'What are we to do with these men? For it is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a notable sign has been performed through them, and we cannot deny it.'

  • Acts 5:38-39
    2 verses
    69%

    38'So in the present case I tell you, stay away from these men and leave them alone. For if this plan or this undertaking is of human origin, it will fail.'

    39'But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop it. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.' They were persuaded by him.

  • Job 37:12
    68%

    12They turn and shift by His guidance, to carry out all that He commands across the surface of the earth.

  • Isa 26:12
    68%

    12LORD, You establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.

  • Acts 4:7-8
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    68%

    7They brought them before them and asked, 'By what power or in whose name have you done this?'

    8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 'Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,'

  • Prov 16:3-4
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    68%

    3Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

    4The Lord has made everything for its purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.

  • Eph 1:5
    68%

    5He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

  • Isa 46:10
    68%

    10I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will accomplish all that I desire.'

  • Matt 11:26
    68%

    26Yes, Father, for this was Your good pleasure.

  • Luke 23:24
    67%

    24So Pilate decided to grant their demand.

  • Rom 8:28
    67%

    28And we know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.

  • Matt 26:4
    67%

    4And they plotted together to arrest Jesus by deceit and kill Him.

  • Ps 33:11
    67%

    11The Lord’s counsel stands forever, the plans of His heart from generation to generation.

  • Matt 26:54
    67%

    54But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?

  • Prov 16:33
    67%

    33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.

  • Acts 12:1
    67%

    1Around that time, King Herod laid hands on some from the church to mistreat them.

  • Jer 26:14
    67%

    14'But as for me, I am in your hands; do with me whatever you think is good and right in your eyes.'

  • 1 Chr 17:23
    67%

    23"And now, LORD, let the word you have spoken concerning your servant and his house be established forever. Do as you promised,

  • 1 Kgs 8:24
    67%

    24'You have kept Your word to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You fulfilled with Your hand, as it is today.'

  • Acts 1:16
    66%

    16“Brothers, it was necessary for the Scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who served as a guide for those who arrested Jesus.

  • Eph 1:9
    66%

    9He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ,

  • Matt 21:4
    66%

    4This took place so that what had been spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:

  • Ps 2:2
    66%

    2The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.

  • Eccl 8:4
    66%

    4Since the king’s word has authority, who can question him, saying, 'What are you doing?'

  • 2 Chr 30:12
    66%

    12In Judah also, the hand of God was at work to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and the officials, in accordance with the word of the LORD.

  • Job 23:14
    66%

    14He will complete what he has planned for me, and many such things are in his mind.

  • Ps 115:3
    66%

    3Our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases.

  • Rev 17:17
    66%

    17For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by agreeing to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

  • Ps 68:28
    66%

    28There is Benjamin, the youngest, leading them; the princes of Judah in their assembly, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.