Acts 13:36

“For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:”

"For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:" - Acts 13:36
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What does Acts 13:36 mean?

The Bible verse Acts 13:36 from the King James Version states, "For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Acts, in which the…

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Serving Our Generation: A Legacy of Faithfulness

In Acts 13:36, we read, "For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption." This profound verse encapsulates the life, purpose, and legacy of one of the Bible's most iconic figures, King David…

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A Prayer for Purposeful Living: Following God's Will For Our Generation

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart full of gratitude and reverence. I thank You for Your unwavering love, for Your consistent guidance, and for the wonderful example set by Your faithful servants, particularly David. As I reflect on Acts 13:36, which declares…

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Acts 13:36 - "For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:"
Acts 13:36 “For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw corruption;
Acts 21:36 - "For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him."
Acts 27:36 - "Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat."
Acts 20:36 - "¶ And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all."
Acts 19:36 - "Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly."
Acts 4:36 - "And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,"
2 Kings 15:36 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
Mark 13:36 - "Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping."
Acts 10:36 - "The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)"
Acts 16:36 - "And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace."
Acts 8:36 - "And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?"
"For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him." - Acts 21:36
Job 36:13 - "But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them."
Acts 7:36 - "He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years."
Acts 13:43
Acts 9:36 - "¶ Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did."
Genesis 36:13 - "And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife."
"Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat." - Acts 27:36
Acts 2:36 - "Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ."
Acts 13:30 - "But God raised him from the dead:"
Isaiah 36:13 - "Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria."
Exodus 36:13 - "And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle."
Numbers 36:13 - "These are the commandments and the judgments, which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho."
Jeremiah 36:13 - "Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people."
Leviticus 13:36 - "Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean."
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."
"Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping." - Mark 13:36