Acts 1:24

And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

Cross-reference

Acts 15:8 Allusion

Acts 15:8 repeats the phrase 'God who knows the heart', confirming this title for God's omniscience in decision-making.

Acts 13:2 Parallel

In Acts 13:2, the Holy Spirit directly sets apart Barnabas and Saul – both passages show prayerful seeking of God's choice for ministry.

Acts 15:7 Parallel

Acts 15:7 recalls God's choice of Peter for Gentile mission—similarly, Acts 1:24 asks God to show whom He has chosen for apostleship.

Acts 13:3 Parallel

In Acts 13:3, the church prays and fasts before sending Barnabas and Saul, mirroring the prayerful selection here.

Acts 6:6 Parallel

In Acts 6:6, the apostles pray and lay hands on chosen men—mirroring the prayerful selection process for Matthias here.

Jeremiah 20:12 calls God the one who sees the heart, matching the prayer's acknowledgment.

Revelation 2:23 says Jesus searches mind and heart—directly matching the prayer to the Lord who knows all hearts.

Hebrews 4:13 Related theme

Hebrews 4:13 affirms that nothing is hidden from God's sight, echoing the prayer here that the Lord knows all hearts.

John 2:25 Parallel

John 2:25 states Jesus knew what was in man, directly echoing the 'know the hearts of all' prayer.

John 2:24 Parallel

John 2:24 says Jesus knew all people, paralleling the divine knowledge of hearts in this prayer.

Luke 6:13 Parallel

Luke 6:13 records Jesus calling and choosing the twelve after prayer — directly parallel to choosing Matthias here.

Luke 6:12 Parallel

Luke 6:12 shows Jesus praying all night before choosing the twelve — the same pattern of prayer before apostolic selection.

Jeremiah 17:10 directly says God searches the heart — the very truth the apostles rely on.

Proverbs 15:11 Related theme

Proverbs 15:11 declares that God knows even the deepest hearts, supporting the prayer's confidence.

Psalm 44:21 Parallel

Psalm 44:21 states God knows the secrets of the heart, reinforcing the premise that God knows who is chosen.

Psalm 7:9 Parallel

Psalm 7:9 describes God as testing minds and hearts, echoing this prayer that God knows all hearts.

In 1 Chronicles 29:17, David affirms that God tests the heart — the same divine attribute invoked here for choosing Matthias.

1 Kings 8:39 states God alone knows every heart — directly echoing the prayer's address to the Lord as heart-knower.

Jeremiah 11:20 appeals to God who tests the heart, a parallel to the apostles' plea for divine selection.

1 Samuel 16:7 declares God looks at the heart, not outward appearance — the basis for trusting His choice of Matthias.

Numbers 16:5 shows God revealing whom he has chosen—similar to the apostles praying for God to show his chosen one.

Mark 3:14 Historical context

Mark 3:14 records Jesus appointing the twelve apostles—the original selection that this passage completes by choosing Matthias.

John 15:16 Parallel

John 15:16 emphasizes Jesus choosing the apostles—Acts 1:24 prays for God to show whom He has chosen, echoing divine initiative in selection.

1 Samuel 10:20 has Saul chosen by lot—direct parallel to the apostles casting lots to choose Matthias.

Romans 8:27 Parallel

Romans 8:27 says God who searches hearts knows the Spirit's mind—Acts 1:24 addresses God as the one who knows all hearts, affirming His omniscience.

Joshua 7:14 Parallel

Joshua 7:14 uses lots to identify the guilty—same method of divine selection by lot as here.

Numbers 27:16 has Moses asking God to appoint a successor — a typological parallel of leadership succession by prayer.

Joshua 18:8 Parallel

Joshua 18:8 describes casting lots before the Lord to divide land—parallel method of seeking God's will.

1 Samuel 14:41 uses Urim and Thummim to determine guilt by lot—similar principle of discerning God's will by lot.

John 21:17 Parallel

John 21:17 shows Peter acknowledging Jesus knows all things ('you know all things'), the same attribute invoked in Acts 1:24 when asking God to choose an apostle.

Joshua 22:22 Related theme

Joshua 22:22 appeals to God's knowledge of motives—similar to praying to the Lord who knows all hearts.