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Acts 15:16 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Acts 15:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 15 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:”
Acts 15:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Acts 15:16
After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David—James quotes Amos 9:11-12 (LXX) at the Jerusalem Council to justify Gentile inclusion without circumcision. The Greek σκηνήν (skēnēn, tabernacle/tent) refers to David's fallen dynasty. The verb ἀνοικοδομήσω (anoikodomēsō, I will rebuild) emphasizes God's sovereign restoration, not human effort.Which is fallen down (τὴν πεπτωκυῖαν)—The perfect participle indicates the completed state of David's house after the exile. James argues that Christ's resurrection fulfills this promise, establishing a restored kingdom that now inclu...
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Cross-References for Acts 15:16
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“and close up its breaches”
“you will conceive in your womb”
“I will not lie to David.”
“and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one”
“Counselor”
“the people answered the king”
“after that I have plucked them up”
“says Yahweh, two parts in it will be cut off and die; but the third will be left in it.”
“saying”
“And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel”