Acts 26:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Now I am on trial because I hope for the promise that God made to our fathers.

Cross References

Acts 24:15

I have the same hope in God that these Jews have—the hope that all people, good and bad, will be raised from death.

Titus 2:13

We should live like that while we are waiting for the coming of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. He is our great hope, and he will come with glory.

Acts 28:20

That is why I wanted to see you and talk with you. I am bound with this chain because I believe in the hope of Israel.”

Romans 15:8

I tell you that Christ became a servant of the Jews to show that God has done what he promised their great ancestors.

Acts 23:6

Paul knew that some of the men in the council meeting were Sadducees and some were Pharisees. So he shouted, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee and my father was a Pharisee! I am on trial here because I believe that people will rise from death.”

Zechariah 13:7

The Lord All-Powerful says, “Sword, wake up and strike the shepherd, my friend! Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will run away. And I will punish those little ones.

Micah 5:2

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, are the smallest town in Judah. Your family is almost too small to count, but the “Ruler of Israel” will come from you to rule for me. His beginnings are from ancient times, from long, long ago.

Deuteronomy 18:15

The Lord your God will send to you a prophet. This prophet will come from among your own people, and he will be like me. You must listen to him.

Genesis 26:4

I will make your family as many as the stars of heaven, and I will give all these lands to your family. Through your descendants every nation on earth will be blessed.

Genesis 22:18

Every nation on the earth will be blessed through your descendants. I will do this because you obeyed me.”

Genesis 12:3

I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse those who curse you. I will use you to bless all the people on earth.”

Galatians 4:4

But when the right time came, God sent his Son, who was born from a woman and lived under the law.

Acts 26:8

Why do you people think it is impossible for God to raise people from death?

Acts 24:21

I did say one thing when I stood before them and shouted, ‘You are judging me today because I believe that people will rise from death!’”

Acts 3:24

“Samuel, and all the other prophets who spoke for God after Samuel, said that this time would come.

Malachi 4:2

“But, for my followers, goodness will shine on you like the rising sun. And it will bring healing power like the sun’s rays. You will be free and happy, like calves freed from their stalls.

Malachi 3:1

The Lord All-Powerful says, “I am sending my messenger to prepare the way for me. Then suddenly, the Lord you are looking for will come to his temple. Yes, the messenger you are waiting for, the one who will tell about my agreement, is really coming!

Zechariah 13:1

But at that time a new spring of water will be opened for David’s family and for the other people living in Jerusalem. That fountain will be to wash away their sins and to make the people pure.

Zechariah 9:9

People of Zion, rejoice! People of Jerusalem, shout with joy! Look, your king is coming to you! He is the good king who won the victory, but he is humble. He is riding on a donkey, on a young donkey born from a work animal.

Zechariah 6:12

Then tell him this is what the Lord All-Powerful says: ‘There is a man called the Branch. He will grow strong, and he will build the Lord’s Temple.

Micah 7:20

God, please be true to Jacob. Be kind and loyal to Abraham, as you promised our ancestors long ago.

Obadiah 1:21

The winners will go up on Mount Zion to rule the people who live on Esau’s mountain. And the kingdom will belong to the Lord.

Joel 2:32

And everyone who trusts in the Lord will be saved. There will be survivors on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, just as the Lord said. Yes, those left alive will be the ones the Lord has called.

Hosea 3:5

After this, the people of Israel will come back and look for the Lord their God and for David their king. In the last days they will come to honor the Lord and his goodness.

Ezekiel 37:24

“‘And my servant David will be the king over them. There will be only one shepherd over all of them. They will live by my rules and obey my laws. They will do the things I tell them.

Ezekiel 21:27

I will completely destroy that city! But this will not happen until the right man becomes the new king. Then I will let him have this city.”

Isaiah 7:14

But the Lord will still show you this sign: The young woman is pregnant and will give birth to a son. She will name him Immanuel.

Isaiah 4:2

At that time the Lord’s plant will be very beautiful and glorious. The people in Israel who survived will be very proud of what the land grows.

Psalm 132:17

This is where I will make David’s family strong. I will never let the lamp of my chosen king stop burning.

Psalm 132:11

The Lord made a promise to David, an oath of loyalty to him: “I will always put one of your descendants on your throne.

Psalm 98:2

The Lord showed the nations his power to save. He showed them his goodness.

Genesis 49:10

Men from Judah’s family will be kings. The sign that his family rules will not leave his family before the real king comes. Then many people will obey and serve him.

Genesis 3:15

I will make you and the woman enemies to each other. Your children and her children will be enemies. You will bite her child’s foot, but he will crush your head.”