Acts 13:45

“But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.”

"But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming." - Acts 13:45
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What does Acts 13:45 mean?

The verse Acts 13:45 from the King James Version (KJV) reads, "But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming." This verse is part of the larger narrative of the book of…

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The Trap of Envy: A Reflection on Acts 13:45

In Acts 13:45, we encounter a vivid and troubling scene: "But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming." This verse holds a mirror to the human condition, revealing an…

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A Prayer for Unity and Understanding Amidst Division

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of the heavens and the earth, we come before You today with hearts that are heavy and yearning for unity among Your people. We reflect upon the poignant words of Acts 13:45, where we see the unfortunate response of the Jews who were filled with envy…

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Acts 13:45 - "But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming."
Acts 2:45 - "And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need."
Acts 10:45 - "And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost."
Psalms 45:13 - "The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold."
Matthew 13:45 - "¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:"
1 Kings 22:45 - "Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
Acts 7:45 - "Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;"
Acts 2:44-45 - "And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need."
Ezekiel 45:13 - "This is the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley:"
"And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need." - Acts 2:45
Acts 13:43
"The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold." - Psalms 45:13
"The king’s daughter [is] all glorious within: her clothing [is] of wrought gold." - Psalm 45:13
Leviticus 13:45 - "And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean."
Genesis 45:13 - "And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither."
"¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:" - Matthew 13:45
Acts 13:30 - "But God raised him from the dead:"
Acts 13:49 - "And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region."
Acts 13:52 - "And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost."
Acts 13:37 - "But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption."
Acts 2:13 - "Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine."
Acts 13:13 - "Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem."
Acts 18:13 - "Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law."
Acts 23:13 - "And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy."
Matthew 13:45-46 - "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it."
Acts 24:13 - "Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me."
Acts 13:18 - "And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness."
"And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost." - Acts 10:45
Isaiah 45:13 - "I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts."