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Acts 13:16 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Acts 13:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 13 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.”
Acts 13:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Acts 13:16
Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand (ἀναστὰς δὲ Παῦλος καὶ κατασείσας τῇ χειρί, anastas de Paulos kai kataseisas tē cheiri)—the participle κατασείσας (kataseisas, 'having motioned, gestured') describes the rhetorical gesture signaling a speaker's intention to address the assembly. Standing to speak follows synagogue protocol. Paul's hand gesture commands attention, a common oratorical technique in Greco-Roman culture. This introduces Paul's longest recorded sermon in Acts (vv. 16-41), his 'Romans in miniature.'Men of Israel, and ye that fear God (Ἄνδρες Ἰσραηλῖται καὶ οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν ...
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Cross-References for Acts 13:16
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“beckoning to them with his hand to be silent”
“children of the stock of Abraham”
“and one who feared God with all his house”
“the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand”
“God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.”
“standing up with the eleven”
“that glory may dwell in our land.”
“let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes”
“let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.”
“But in every nation he that feareth him”