Acts 4:28

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to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.

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  • Acts 2:23 : 23 this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles.
  • Isa 46:10 : 10 who announces the end from the beginning and reveals beforehand what has not yet occurred, who says,‘My plan will be realized, I will accomplish what I desire,’
  • Gen 50:20 : 20 As for you, you meant to harm me, but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.
  • Job 12:13 : 13 “With God are wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.
  • Ps 76:10 : 10 Certainly your angry judgment upon men will bring you praise; you reveal your anger in full measure.
  • Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the LORD.
  • Isa 5:19 : 19 They say,“Let him hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see; let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come to pass, then we will know it!”
  • Isa 28:29 : 29 This also comes from the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, who gives supernatural guidance and imparts great wisdom.
  • Isa 40:13 : 13 Who comprehends the mind of the LORD, or gives him instruction as his counselor?
  • Isa 53:10 : 10 Though the LORD desired to crush him and make him ill, once restitution is made, he will see descendants and enjoy long life, and the LORD’s purpose will be accomplished through him.
  • Matt 26:24 : 24 The Son of Man will go as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had never been born.”
  • Matt 26:54 : 54 How then would the scriptures that say it must happen this way be fulfilled?”
  • Luke 22:22 : 22 For the Son of Man is to go just as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!”
  • Luke 24:44-46 : 44 Jesus’ Final Commission Then he said to them,“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures, 46 and said to them,“Thus it stands written that the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day,
  • Acts 3:18 : 18 But the things God foretold long ago through all the prophets– that his Christ would suffer– he has fulfilled in this way.
  • Acts 13:27-29 : 27 For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize him, and they fulfilled the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him. 28 Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed. 29 When they had accomplished everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.
  • Eph 1:11 : 11 In Christ we too have been claimed as God’s own possession, since we were predestined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will
  • Heb 6:17 : 17 In the same way God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, and so he intervened with an oath,
  • 1 Pet 2:7-8 : 7 So you who believe see his value, but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone, 8 and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

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  • Acts 4:24-27
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    24When they heard this, they raised their voices to God with one mind and said,“Master of all, you who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them,

    25who said by the Holy Spirit through your servant David our forefather,‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot foolish things?

    26The kings of the earth stood together, and the rulers assembled together, against the Lord and against his Christ.’

    27“For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,

  • Acts 2:23
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    23this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles.

  • Acts 4:29-30
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    29And now, Lord, pay attention to their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your message with great courage,

    30while you extend your hand to heal, and to bring about miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

  • Eph 3:11
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    11This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

  • Ps 20:4
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    4May he grant your heart’s desire; may he bring all your plans to pass!

  • Isa 14:26-27
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    26This is the plan I have devised for the whole earth; my hand is ready to strike all the nations.”

    27Indeed, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has a plan, and who can possibly frustrate it? His hand is ready to strike, and who can possibly stop it?

  • Luke 2:31
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    31that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples:

  • Acts 3:17-18
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    17And now, brothers, I know you acted in ignorance, as your rulers did too.

    18But the things God foretold long ago through all the prophets– that his Christ would suffer– he has fulfilled in this way.

  • Eph 1:11
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    11In Christ we too have been claimed as God’s own possession, since we were predestined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will

  • Acts 15:18
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    18known from long ago.

  • Ps 109:27
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    27Then they will realize this is your work, and that you, LORD, have accomplished it.

  • Acts 4:15-16
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    15But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,

    16saying,“What should we do with these men? For it is plain to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign has come about through them, and we cannot deny it.

  • Acts 5:38-39
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    38So in this case I say to you, stay away from these men and leave them alone, because if this plan or this undertaking originates with people, it will come to nothing,

    39but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God.” He convinced them,

  • Job 37:12
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    12The clouds go round in circles, wheeling about according to his plans, to carry out all that he commands them over the face of the whole inhabited world.

  • Isa 26:12
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    12O LORD, you make us secure, for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us.

  • Acts 4:7-8
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    7After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire,“By what power or by what name did you do this?”

    8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders,

  • Prov 16:3-4
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    3Commit your works to the LORD, and your plans will be established.

    4The LORD has worked everything for his own ends– even the wicked for the day of disaster.

  • Eph 1:5
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    5He did this by predestining us to adoption as his legal heirs through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will–

  • Isa 46:10
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    10who announces the end from the beginning and reveals beforehand what has not yet occurred, who says,‘My plan will be realized, I will accomplish what I desire,’

  • Matt 11:26
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    26Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will.

  • Luke 23:24
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    24So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.

  • Rom 8:28
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    28And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,

  • Matt 26:4
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    4They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

  • Ps 33:11
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    11The LORD’s decisions stand forever; his plans abide throughout the ages.

  • Matt 26:54
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    54How then would the scriptures that say it must happen this way be fulfilled?”

  • Prov 16:33
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    33The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the LORD.

  • Acts 12:1
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    1James is Killed and Peter Imprisoned About that time King Herod laid hands on some from the church to harm them.

  • Jer 26:14
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    14As to my case, I am in your power. Do to me what you deem fair and proper.

  • 1 Chr 17:23
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    23So now, O LORD, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! Do as you promised,

  • 1 Kgs 8:24
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    24You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; this very day you have fulfilled what you promised.

  • Acts 1:16
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    16“Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas– who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus–

  • Eph 1:9
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    9He did this when he revealed to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,

  • Matt 21:4
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    4This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:

  • Ps 2:2
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    2The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king.

  • Eccl 8:4
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    4Surely the king’s authority is absolute; no one can say to him,“What are you doing?”

  • 2 Chr 30:12
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    12In Judah God moved the people to unite and carry out the edict of the king and the officers in keeping with the LORD’s message.

  • Job 23:14
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    14For he fulfills his decree against me, and many such things are his plans.

  • Ps 115:3
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    3Our God is in heaven! He does whatever he pleases!

  • Rev 17:17
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    17For God has put into their minds to carry out his purpose by making a decision to give their royal power to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled.

  • Ps 68:28
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    28God has decreed that you will be powerful. O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power.