Acts 26:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Now I am on trial because I believe the promise God made to our people long ago.

Cross References

Genesis 12:3

I will bless anyone who blesses you, but I will put a curse on anyone who puts a curse on you. Everyone on earth will be blessed because of you.

Genesis 22:18

You have obeyed me, and so you and your descendants will be a blessing to all nations on earth.”

Genesis 26:4

I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land. They will be a blessing to every nation on earth,

Genesis 3:15

You and this woman will hate each other; your descendants and hers will always be enemies. One of hers will strike you on the head, and you will strike him on the heel.”

Genesis 49:10

You will have power and rule until nations obey you and come bringing gifts.

Psalm 132:11

You made a solemn promise to David, when you said, “I, the LORD, promise that someone in your family will always be king.

Psalm 132:17

I will give mighty power to the kingdom of David. Each one of my chosen kings will shine like a lamp

Psalm 98:2

The LORD has shown the nations that he has the power to save and to bring justice.

Isaiah 4:2

The time is coming when the LORD will make his land fruitful and glorious again, and the people of Israel who survive will take great pride in what the land produces.

Isaiah 7:14

But the LORD will still give you proof. A virgin is pregnant; she will have a son and will name him Immanuel.

Ezekiel 21:27

I will leave Jerusalem in ruins when my chosen one comes to punish this city.

Ezekiel 37:24

Their king will always come from the family of my servant King David and will care for them like a shepherd. The people of Israel will faithfully obey my laws. They and their descendants will live in the land I gave my servant Jacob, just as their ancestors did.

Hosea 3:5

But later, Israel will turn back to the LORD their God and to David their king. At that time they will come to the LORD with fear and trembling, and he will be good to them.

Joel 2:32

Then the LORD will save everyone who faithfully worships him. He has promised there will be survivors on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and among them will be his chosen ones.

Obadiah 1:21

Those the LORD has saved will live on Mount Zion and rule over Edom. Then the kingdom will belong to the LORD.

Micah 5:2

Bethlehem Ephrath, you are one of the smallest towns in the nation of Judah. But the LORD will choose one of your people to rule the nation— someone whose family goes back to ancient times.

Micah 7:20

You will keep your word and be faithful to Jacob and to Abraham, as you promised our ancestors many years ago.

Zechariah 13:1

In the future there will be a fountain, where David's descendants and the people of Jerusalem can wash away their sin and guilt.

Zechariah 13:7

The LORD All-Powerful said: My sword, wake up! Attack my shepherd and friend. Strike down the shepherd! Scatter the little sheep, and I will destroy them.

Zechariah 6:12

Tell him that I, the LORD All-Powerful, say, “Someone will reach out from here like a branch and build a temple for me. I will name him ‘Branch’, and he will rule with royal honours. A priest will stand beside his throne, and the two of them will be good friends.

Zechariah 9:9

Everyone in Jerusalem, celebrate and shout! Your king has won a victory, and he is coming to you. He is humble and rides on a donkey; he comes on the colt of a donkey.

Malachi 3:1

I, the LORD All-Powerful, will send my messenger to prepare the way for me. Then suddenly the Lord you are looking for will appear in his temple. The messenger you desire is coming with my promise, and he is on his way.

Malachi 4:2

But for you who honour my name, victory will shine like the sun with healing in its rays, and you will jump around like calves at play.

Acts 23:6

When Paul saw that some of the council members were Sadducees and others were Pharisees, he shouted, “My friends, I am a Pharisee and the son of a Pharisee. I am on trial simply because I believe that the dead will be raised to life.”

Acts 24:15

I am just as sure as these people are that God will raise from death everyone who is good or evil.

Acts 24:21

The only charge they can bring against me is what I shouted out in court, when I said, “I am on trial today because I believe that the dead will be raised to life!”

Acts 26:8

Why should any of you doubt that God raises the dead to life?

Acts 28:20

I am bound by these chains because of what we people of Israel hope for. That's why I have called you here to talk about this hope of ours.

Acts 3:24

Samuel and all the other prophets who came later also spoke about what is now happening.

Romans 15:8

I tell you that Christ came as a servant of the Jews to show that God has kept the promises he made to their famous ancestors. Christ also came,

Galatians 4:4

But when the time was right, God sent his Son, and a woman gave birth to him. His Son obeyed the Law,

Deuteronomy 18:15

Instead, he will choose one of your own people to be a prophet just like me, and you must do what that prophet says.

Titus 2:13

We are filled with hope, as we wait for the glorious return of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ.