Acts 14:17
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Cross-references
Acts 17:28 declares we live and move in God — the same sustaining care shown in providing rains and fruitful seasons.
Acts 17:27 confirms God's nearness and desire for people to seek Him — expanding on the witness of rain and seasons.
Acts 17:25 expands on God as the giver of life and all things—directly parallel to the general revelation in Acts 14:17 where God provides rain and seasons.
Psalm 104:24-28 depicts God opening his hand to satisfy all creatures, mirroring the same theme of divine provision through nature in Acts 14:17.
In James 5:18, rain returns and earth bears fruit — mirroring the same fruitful seasons God here supplies.
Romans 1:20 details God's invisible attributes seen in creation — the same natural revelation as the rains and seasons.
Romans 1:19 states what can be known about God is plain — matching the witness of God's goodness in Acts 14:17.
Luke 6:35 notes God is kind to the ungrateful, which parallels Acts 14:17 where God gives rain to all without discrimination.
In Matthew 5:45, God sends rain and sun on both righteous and unrighteous — the same common grace witness Paul cites here.
In Jeremiah 5:24, God gives rain in its season and appoints harvest weeks—a nearly identical description of God's providential care.
In Isaiah 5:6, God threatens to withhold rain as judgment, contrasting sharply with the life-giving rain in Acts.
In Psalm 147:8, God covers the heavens with clouds, prepares rain, and makes grass grow—a direct parallel to the rain and growth in Acts.
Psalm 145:16 says God satisfies the desire of every living thing, matching the 'satisfying your hearts' in Acts 14:17.
Psalm 145:15 states God gives food in due season, directly paralleling the rains and fruitful seasons in Acts 14:17.
Psalm 145:9 declares God's goodness to all, echoing the universal kindness described in Acts 14:17.
In Psalm 65:9-13, God waters the earth, enriches it, and provides grain and showers—a detailed poetic parallel to the rain and fruitful seasons in Acts.
Psalm 19:1-4 proclaims creation declares God's glory — reinforcing the witness of rain and seasons as general revelation.
Job 5:10 speaks of God giving rain on the earth, a direct parallel to the rains from heaven mentioned in Acts 14:17.
Psalm 65:13 depicts valleys covered with grain and joy—mirroring the fruitful seasons and gladness in Acts 14:17.
Psalm 104:13 describes God watering mountains and satisfying the earth with fruit—direct parallel to rains and fruitful seasons in Acts 14:17.
Deuteronomy 33:14 mentions the best fruits of the sun and yields of months—directly parallel to the rain and fruitful seasons in Acts 14:17.
Psalm 107:37 shows God granting fruitful yields from sowing—matches the fruitful seasons in Acts 14:17.
Ecclesiastes 2:24 says enjoyment in eating and drinking is from God's hand—parallel to satisfying hearts with food and gladness in Acts 14:17.
Job 36:31 ties rain to God giving food in abundance—identical theme to the rains and fruitful seasons in Acts 14:17.
Leviticus 26:4 promises rain as a conditional covenant blessing, contrasting with Acts 14:17's universal, unconditional provision.
Deuteronomy 11:14 ties rain to covenant obedience, contrasting the universal gift in Acts 14:17 given to all people.
Deuteronomy 28:12 promises rain for obedience, while Acts 14:17 shows God's rain given to all regardless of merit.
In Job 38:26-28, God sends rain on uninhabited land, highlighting his generous provision beyond human need—parallel to Acts' witness.
In Jeremiah 14:22, only the Lord can send rain, rejecting false gods—parallel to Acts' claim that God's witness is through rain.
In Genesis 1:29, God gives plants for food — the original provision of which the rains and seasons here are the ongoing means.
In Deuteronomy 8:12-14, abundance can lead to forgetting God — a warning against misusing the same blessings given here.
In 1 Timothy 6:17, God richly provides all things to enjoy — the same heart-satisfying provision referenced here.
In Job 37:6, God commands snow and heavy rain, echoing the same divine control over weather that witnesses to Him in Acts.
Job 22:18 says God filled houses with good things—parallel to satisfying hearts with food and gladness in Acts 14:17, even for the wicked.
In Isaiah 22:13, people feast with 'eat and drink for tomorrow we die' — a carnal version of the gladness God gives as witness here.
In Nehemiah 9:25, Israel eats and delights in God's goodness — the same satisfaction from provision described here.
In Psalm 68:9, God sends abundant rain to restore his inheritance, echoing the theme of divine provision through rain.
Deuteronomy 10:18 shows God giving food to the vulnerable—parallels the provision of food in Acts 14:17, but focused on justice for the oppressed.
In Leviticus 26:5, covenant obedience brings abundant harvests and full bread — similar to the fruitfulness God here gives as a witness.
In James 5:17, Elijah prays and rain stops — contrasting with God's ongoing provision of rain in this verse.
Psalm 36:5-7 extols God's steadfast love to all people — the same universal goodness shown in providing food and gladness.
Psalm 74:17 attributes summer and winter to God—parallel to Acts 14:17's rains and seasons as providential witness.