Acts 15:10

Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

Cross-references

Acts 15:19 Historical context

Acts 15:19 shows James applying Peter's point by deciding not to burden Gentiles with the law.

Acts 15:24 Historical context

Acts 15:24 identifies those who troubled believers with legal requirements, directly referencing the same issue.

Matthew 4:7 Citation

Matthew 4:7 quotes 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test,' directly supporting the charge of testing God in Acts 15:10.

Matthew 11:28-30 offers Christ's easy yoke in direct contrast to the unbearable yoke criticized in Acts 15:10.

Matthew 23:4 condemns religious leaders imposing heavy burdens, parallel to the yoke of law that Acts 15:10 says was unbearable.

Galatians 4:1-5 elaborates on the bondage of the law that the yoke represents, showing Christ's redemption from it.

Galatians 5:1 warns against submitting to a yoke of slavery, reinforcing the freedom from the law proclaimed in Acts 15:10.

Hebrews 3:9 Parallel

Hebrews 3:9 recalls the wilderness generation testing God, illustrating the same pattern of testing that Acts 15:10 rebukes.

Matthew 11:30 contrasts this unbearable yoke with Christ's easy yoke, directly opposing the burden Peter describes.

Galatians 2:14 Historical context

Galatians 2:14 exposes Peter's inconsistency — the same yoke of Jewish customs being imposed on Gentiles is rejected.

Isaiah 7:12 Parallel

Isaiah 7:12 has Ahaz refusing to test God, providing an OT example of avoiding the testing condemned in Acts 15:10.

Galatians 4:3 calls the law a yoke of bondage, echoing Peter's 'yoke' metaphor in Acts 15:10.

Galatians 4:9 warns against returning to weak principles, echoing the yoke of bondage Peter describes.