Acts 26:7

Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.

Cross-references

Acts 26:6 Parallel

In Acts 26:6, Paul introduces the hope in God's promise — verse 7 then explains that this hope is what the twelve tribes earnestly serve for.

Acts 24:15 Parallel

In Acts 24:15, Paul affirms the resurrection of the just and unjust — the same resurrection hope the twelve tribes earnestly serve for.

Acts 28:20 Parallel

In Acts 28:20, Paul calls it 'the hope of Israel' — the same hope for which he is bound and the twelve tribes serve.

Luke 2:25 Parallel

Luke 2:25 shows Simeon waiting for the 'consolation of Israel' — the same hope the twelve tribes earnestly serve for.

Luke 2:37 Parallel

Luke 2:37 says Anna worshiped 'night and day' — the exact phrase used for the tribes' earnest service.

In Philippians 3:11, Paul expresses his own aim to attain resurrection — the same hope for which the twelve tribes serve God night and day.

Colossians 1:5 Related theme

In Colossians 1:5, the hope laid up in heaven is the gospel's hope — parallel to the resurrection hope the twelve tribes serve for.

In Matthew 19:28, Jesus promises apostles will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes — linking the tribes to God's future kingdom, echoing their hope.

Luke 22:30 Parallel

In Luke 22:30, Jesus says apostles will eat at his table and judge the twelve tribes — same eschatological role tied to the tribes' hope.

Revelation 7:4–8 Related theme

In Revelation 7:4-8, 144,000 are sealed from every tribe of Israel — the twelve tribes as recipients of God's redemptive plan.