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Acts 7:3 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Acts 7:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 7 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.”
Acts 7:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 7:3
God's command - 'Get thee out of thy country' - required radical separation from security and identity. The promise 'a land which I shall shew thee' demanded faith without detailed destination. Abraham's obedience became paradigmatic for all who follow God's call.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 7:3
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“Get out of your country, and from your relatives, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you.,Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee:,וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם לֶךְ־לְךָ מֵאַרְצְךָ וּמִמּוֹלַדְתְּךָ וּמִבֵּית אָבִיךָ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַרְאֶךָּ׃ ,Now the LORD said unto Abram: Get thee out of thy country”
“Abraham”
“I am Yahweh who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it.”
“and led him throughout all the land of Canaan”
“'Come out from among them, and be separate,' says the Lord. 'Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.{Isaiah 52:11; Ezekiel 20:34,41},Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.,,,,,,,,”
“He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.”
“he can't be my disciple.”
“and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite”
“after Lot was separated from him”