Acts 2:23

Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

Cross-references

Acts 2:36 Parallel

In Acts 2:36, the same crucifixion is declared as God's exaltation of Jesus as Lord and Messiah, completing the divine plan.

Acts 7:52 Parallel

Acts 7:52 expands the pattern — the Righteous One was murdered just as the prophets were, fulfilling a history of rejection.

Acts 5:30 Parallel

Acts 5:30 repeats the accusation — you killed Jesus by hanging him on a tree, emphasizing their guilt.

Acts 4:28 Parallel

Acts 4:28 repeats that God's hand and plan predestined the events — a direct echo of the 'definite plan and foreknowledge' in this verse.

Acts 4:11 Allusion

Acts 4:11 adds the rejected stone image — the same builders who crucified Jesus are the ones rejecting him as cornerstone.

Acts 4:10 Parallel

Acts 4:10 again identifies the crucifixion as your deed — reinforcing the charge that the leaders killed Jesus.

Acts 3:18 Parallel

Acts 3:18 explains that the suffering of Christ was foretold by prophets and fulfilled — exactly the divine plan and foreknowledge mentioned here.

Acts 3:13-15 repeats the same message: you killed the Author of life, but God glorified Him — reinforcing the juxtaposition of human guilt and divine plan.

Acts 26:23 Parallel

In Acts 26:23, Paul says the Messiah would suffer and rise — directly relating to the crucifixion as part of God's plan.

Acts 13:29 Parallel

In Acts 13:29, Paul notes they carried out all that was written about him, including the crucifixion — fulfilling God's deliberate plan.

Acts 10:39 Parallel

In Acts 10:39, Peter states 'they killed him by hanging him on a cross' — the same historical event of crucifixion described here.

Acts 13:27 Parallel

Acts 13:27 describes the rulers fulfilling prophecy by condemning Jesus — the same lawless hands acting out God's plan, though here in ignorance.

Matthew 27:20–25 Historical context

Matthew 27:20-25 records the crowd crying 'Crucify him' and taking blood guilt — the very 'lawless men' Peter indicts.

Genesis 50:20 shows Joseph’s betrayal used for good — a type of Christ, where human evil serves God’s redemptive plan.

Luke 22:22 Parallel

Luke 22:22 declares the Son of Man goes as decreed with woe to the betrayer, paralleling the divine plan and human responsibility in Acts 2:23.

Luke 24:44–46 Prophetic fulfillment

Luke 24:44-46 shows Jesus explaining that his suffering was foretold in Scripture, confirming the divine plan Peter attributes to God's foreknowledge.

1 Peter 1:20 says Christ was foreknown before creation — directly paralleling the deliberate plan and foreknowledge of God in this verse.

Revelation 13:8 refers to the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world — directly affirming that Christ's death was part of God's eternal plan.

Matthew 26:24 states Jesus' death is 'written about him' with woe to the betrayer, mirroring God's plan and human guilt in Acts 2:23.

Psalm 76:10 Parallel

Psalm 76:10 shows God using human wrath for his praise, echoing the sovereign plan behind the crucifixion in Acts 2:23.

Isaiah 10:7 Contrast

Isaiah 10:7 contrasts Assyria's evil intent with God's purpose, directly paralleling the wicked men's actions vs. God's plan in Acts 2:23.

Isaiah 46:10 declares God's sovereign plan from the beginning, grounding the 'deliberate plan and foreknowledge' in Acts 2:23.

Isaiah 46:11 emphasizes God summoning a man to fulfill his purpose, mirroring how God used men to accomplish the crucifixion in Acts 2:23.

Daniel 4:35 Related theme

Daniel 4:35 affirms God's absolute sovereignty over all, reinforcing that the crucifixion happened according to his will in Acts 2:23.

Daniel 9:24–27 Prophetic fulfillment

Daniel 9:24-27 prophesies the Messiah's death ('cut off'), which Acts 2:23 fulfills as God's predetermined plan.

Genesis 45:5 reveals God sending Joseph ahead despite evil — another type of Christ, where God’s purpose overrides human intent.

In Matthew 26:56, Jesus says the events fulfill Scripture — directly aligning with Acts 2:23 that the crucifixion happened by God's foreknowledge and plan.

Exodus 12:6 Typology

Exodus 12:6 describes the Passover lamb killed at twilight — a type of Christ, the Lamb slain according to God’s plan.

1 Thessalonians 2:15 directly accuses the Jews of killing the Lord Jesus, mirroring the charge in Acts.

Ephesians 1:11 Related theme

Ephesians 1:11 affirms predestination according to God's counsel, aligning with the divine plan behind Jesus' death.

Ephesians 1:9 Related theme

Ephesians 1:9 describes the mystery of God's will according to his purpose, echoing the 'definite plan and foreknowledge' in Acts.

Romans 3:25 Parallel

In Romans 3:25, Christ's atoning sacrifice is explained — the theological meaning of the crucifixion described here.

Leviticus 16:9 presents the sin offering goat — a type of Christ, whose death as atonement was foreordained by God.

Zechariah 13:7 Prophetic fulfillment

Zechariah 13:7 prophesies striking the shepherd, fulfilled in Jesus' crucifixion as part of God's plan.

Luke 23:33 Historical context

Luke 23:33 describes the crucifixion at Golgotha, the exact event summarized by 'you crucified' in Acts 2:23.

Mark 9:31 Allusion

In Mark 9:31, Jesus predicts his delivery into human hands and death — the exact event Acts 2:23 describes as part of God's plan executed by lawless men.

Mark 12:7 Typology

In Mark 12:7, the parable's tenants kill the heir — prefiguring Jesus' crucifixion by wicked men, as stated in Acts 2:23.

Mark 14:21 Parallel

In Mark 14:21, Jesus says his betrayal is written (foreordained) — confirming the divine plan behind his delivery that Acts 2:23 emphasizes.

Luke 9:44 Allusion

In Luke 9:44, Jesus predicts his betrayal and being handed over to men — the same 'delivered up' that Acts 2:23 says was carried out.

In Matthew 21:39, the tenants in the parable kill the son — a foreshadowing of Jesus' crucifixion by wicked men, which Acts 2:23 states was done by lawless hands.

In Matthew 16:21, Jesus first predicts his suffering, death, and resurrection — the very divine plan that Acts 2:23 says was foreknown and carried out.

In Matthew 20:18, Jesus foretells his betrayal to religious leaders and condemnation — the 'delivering up' that Acts 2:23 says was part of God's plan and carried out by lawless men.

John 19:6 Parallel

John 19:6 records the Jewish leaders’ cry 'Crucify him!' — showing the specific demand that led to the crucifixion Acts 2:23 attributes to them.

In Matthew 17:23, Jesus explicitly predicts his death and resurrection — the same event Acts 2:23 declares happened according to God's determined plan.

In Matthew 17:12, Jesus says the Son of Man will suffer at their hands — echoing the predetermined suffering that Acts 2:23 attributes to God's plan and human wickedness.

John 19:11 Parallel

In John 19:11, Jesus says Pilate’s authority comes from above — illuminating the 'definite plan' behind the crucifixion in Acts 2:23.

Isaiah 10:6 Parallel

Isaiah 10:6 depicts God using Assyria as his judgment instrument, paralleling how wicked men fulfilled God's plan in Acts 2:23.

John 6:71 Parallel

John 6:71 identifies Judas as the betrayer, the one who delivered Jesus up — the human agent behind the 'hands of lawless men' in Acts 2:23.

Luke 20:14 Typology

Luke 20:14’s parable of the vineyard tenants prefigures the killing of the son, which Acts 2:23 states actually happened to Jesus.

Romans 9:19 Related theme

In Romans 9:19, the objection about God's will and human blame echoes the tension between divine plan and human guilt here.

Mark 14:46 Parallel

In Mark 14:46, the arrest of Jesus is the moment he is handed over, fulfilling the 'delivered up' in Acts 2:23.