Acts 4:24

And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

Cross-references

Acts 16:25 Parallel

In Acts 16:25, Paul and Silas pray and sing in prison—a direct parallel of praying under persecution.

Acts 14:15 Parallel

Acts 14:15 uses the same Creator phrase 'made heaven, earth, sea' as Acts 4:24, emphasizing God's sovereignty.

Acts 17:24 Parallel

Acts 17:24 also describes God as Creator of the world, reinforcing the theme of sovereignty from Acts 4:24.

2 Kings 19:15 contains Hezekiah's identical opening: 'You have made heaven and earth' — a direct prayer parallel.

Nehemiah 9:6 also praises God as Creator of heaven, earth, and sea — nearly verbatim to Acts 4:24.

Jeremiah 10:10-12 directly declares God as the one who made the heavens and earth, echoing the same creation confession in Acts 4:24.

Jeremiah 32:17 explicitly states God made the heavens and earth by His power — a clear parallel to the believers' prayer in Acts 4:24.

Genesis 1:1 Allusion

Genesis 1:1 is the foundational creation statement — 'In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth' — directly parallel to Acts 4:24's confession.

Genesis 2:1 Parallel

Genesis 2:1 summarizes the completion of creation — 'the heavens and the earth were finished' — aligning with Acts 4:24's reference to God making everything.

2 Chronicles 2:12 blesses God who made heaven and earth, directly paralleling the creation confession in Acts 4:24.

Psalm 124:8 Allusion

Psalm 124:8 provides the very phrase 'who made heaven and earth'—the church directly appropriates this creation-based confession in their prayer.

In Psalm 55:16-18, the psalmist calls on God three times daily; here the church calls on God in distress.

In Psalm 62:5-8, the psalmist waits on God and pours out heart; the church does the same in collective prayer.

Psalm 69:29 Parallel

In Psalm 69:29, the psalmist is afflicted and cries for salvation; the church's prayer echoes this plea for deliverance.