Acts 4:30

By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

Cross-references

Acts 4:10 Parallel

In Acts 4:10, Peter declares the healing of the lame man by Jesus' name, the same power the prayer asks for.

Acts 4:33 Parallel

In Acts 4:33, the apostles testify with great power and grace — the outcome of the prayer for signs and wonders in the preceding verse.

Acts 4:17 Contrast

In Acts 4:17, the authorities threaten the apostles to stop speaking in Jesus' name — directly opposing the prayer for boldness and healing here.

In Acts 9:40-42, Peter raises Tabitha, a powerful sign through Jesus' name, fulfilling the prayer.

Acts 9:34 Parallel

In Acts 9:34, Peter heals Aeneas in Jesus' name, demonstrating the healing power prayed for.

Acts 6:8 Parallel

In Acts 6:8, Stephen performs great wonders and signs, continuing the pattern requested in the prayer.

Acts 5:16 Parallel

In Acts 5:16, all the sick and demon-possessed are healed, a direct answer to the prayer.

Acts 5:15 Parallel

In Acts 5:15, the sick are healed even by Peter's shadow, showing the answer to the prayer for healing.

Acts 5:12 Parallel

In Acts 5:12, many signs and wonders are done through the apostles, directly fulfilling the prayer for healing and signs.

Acts 3:16 Parallel

Acts 3:16 attributes the healing of the lame man to faith in Jesus' name — the same source of the signs and wonders prayed for here.

Acts 2:22 Parallel

In Acts 2:22, signs and wonders were performed through Jesus — the same power the church prays for in Acts 4:30.

Acts 14:3 Parallel

In Acts 14:3, Paul and Barnabas speak boldly and God grants signs and wonders — the same pattern of boldness and miraculous confirmation they pray for.

Acts 9:35 Parallel

In Acts 9:35, the healing leads many to turn to the Lord, showing a broader result of the signs.

In Luke 22:49-51, Jesus heals the ear of the high priest's servant after arrest — a model of healing in response to threat, echoed in Acts 4:30.

In Luke 9:54-56, Jesus rebukes disciples wanting to destroy, saying he came to save — Acts 4:30's prayer for healing aligns with saving rather than destroying.

In Deuteronomy 4:34, God used signs, wonders, and an outstretched arm for Israel — the church prays for these same works through Jesus.

Exodus 6:6 Typology

In Exodus 6:6, God redeems Israel with an outstretched arm — the same divine power is asked for healing and signs through Jesus.

Luke 9:6 Parallel

In Luke 9:6, the disciples go out preaching and healing — the very ministry they now petition God to continue through them.

Luke 9:1 Parallel

In Luke 9:1, Jesus gives disciples authority to heal and drive out demons — the source of the power they now pray to exercise.

Mark 16:20 Parallel

Again, Mark 16:18 reinforces the pattern of healing through the name of Jesus, as requested in Acts 4:30.

Mark 16:18 Parallel

Mark 16:18 promises believers will lay hands on the sick and they will recover — directly echoing the healing through Jesus' name in Acts 4:30.

Matthew 10:8 commands healing and cleansing as a gift — the same ministry of power that Acts 4:30 asks God to perform through Jesus' name.

Daniel 6:27 Parallel

Daniel 6:27 says God works signs and wonders in heaven and earth — directly parallel to the 'signs and wonders' prayed for in Acts 4:30.

2 Kings 17:36 describes God's 'outstretched arm' delivering Israel; Acts 4:30 echoes that image for Jesus' healing power.

John 6:30 Contrast

In John 6:30, the crowd demands a sign from Jesus — a contrast to the believers here who pray for signs to be done through them.

Psalm 86:10 Related theme

Psalm 86:10 declares God alone does wondrous things — matching the 'signs and wonders' performed through Jesus in Acts 4:30.