Acts 11:12
And the spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house:
Cross-references
In Acts 8:29, the Spirit similarly instructs Philip to approach the Ethiopian eunuch — both show the Spirit guiding evangelistic encounters.
Acts 10:19 records the original Spirit command to Peter about the three men, which Peter is now recounting.
Acts 10:20 adds the Spirit's explicit 'without hesitation' and 'I have sent them', echoing the same command Peter recalls.
In Acts 10:23, Peter obeys the Spirit's command by inviting the messengers and going with them—fulfilling the directive from this verse.
In Acts 10:45, the circumcised believers are amazed that Gentiles receive the Spirit—validating the Spirit's command to go without distinction.
Acts 15:7 has Peter citing the Cornelius event at the Jerusalem Council, confirming the Spirit's role in his earlier mission.
Acts 16:7 similarly records the Spirit preventing Paul from entering Bithynia — another instance of the Spirit's directive guidance.
In Acts 13:2, the Spirit also commands separation for Barnabas and Saul — another instance of direct Spirit guidance for mission.
Acts 13:4 shows the Spirit sending Barnabas and Saul out, paralleling the Spirit's sending of Peter to Cornelius.
John 16:13 promises the Spirit will guide believers into truth — this is fulfilled as the Spirit specifically directs Peter to go with the men.
In Luke 2:27, Simeon is led by the Spirit into the temple—similar Spirit guidance directing a key encounter.