Acts 20:32
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Cross-reference
Acts 20:24 highlights testifying to God's grace, the same grace Paul commends them to in 20:32—both from his farewell speech.
Acts 14:23 shows Paul and Barnabas committing elders to the Lord—the same action of entrusting believers to God seen in Paul's commendation here.
Acts 14:26 uses the exact phrase 'commended to the grace of God'—direct verbal parallel to Paul's commendation in this verse.
Acts 15:40 also says Paul was 'commended to the grace of the Lord'—another instance of this commissioning formula in Paul's ministry.
Acts 26:18 speaks of inheritance among the sanctified — the same phrase Paul uses here, tying his commission to his farewell.
Acts 14:3 mentions 'the message of his grace' — the identical phrase used here, showing Paul's consistent gospel emphasis.
Ephesians 1:18 highlights the glorious inheritance in the saints — deepening the concept of inheritance shared among God's people.
Jude 1:20 calls believers to build themselves up in faith — a direct parallel to being built up by the word of grace.
1 Peter 1:4 describes an imperishable inheritance kept in heaven — expanding the nature of the inheritance believers receive.
Hebrews 9:15 speaks of receiving the promised eternal inheritance through Christ — reinforcing the inheritance secured by the new covenant.
Colossians 3:24 promises an inheritance from the Lord as a reward — connecting faithful service to the inheritance theme.
Colossians 2:7 uses the same 'built up' language — rooted and built up in Christ, reinforcing growth from God's word.
Colossians 1:12 thanks God for qualifying us to share in the inheritance of the saints — mirroring the inheritance given to the sanctified.
Ephesians 4:16 echoes the building up theme — the body builds itself up in love, matching the 'build you up' from Acts 20:32.
Ephesians 2:20-22 describes believers being built together into a holy temple, mirroring Acts 20:32's 'build you up' metaphor.
John 17:17 prays 'sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth,' directly paralleling Acts 20:32's word of grace that sanctifies.
1 Corinthians 3:10 speaks of building with grace, echoing Acts 20:32's building by the word of grace.
Hebrews 13:9 says hearts are strengthened by grace, paralleling Acts 20:32's 'word of grace' that builds up believers.
1 Corinthians 3:9 uses 'God's building' metaphor, similar to Acts 20:32's 'build you up'—both describe spiritual growth.
Romans 16:25 speaks of God 'who is able to establish you' — parallel to 'able to build you up' here, both about spiritual strengthening.
Jude 1:24 celebrates God's ability to keep believers from stumbling—echoing Paul's confidence in God's power to build up and preserve the inheritance.