Acts 4:31
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
Cross-references
Acts 4:29 records the prayer request for boldness that is answered here: they are filled and speak the word boldly.
Acts 4:8 records Peter being filled with the Spirit to speak boldly — here the whole group is similarly filled, showing repeated empowerment.
Acts 16:26 describes a violent earthquake shaking the prison after prayer, directly mirroring the shaking of the meeting place here.
Acts 2:2 records a similar divine phenomenon — a violent wind — accompanying the Spirit's filling at Pentecost, paralleling the shaking here.
Acts 2:4 describes the first filling of the Spirit with speaking, exactly as the believers here are filled and speak boldly.
In Acts 28:31, Paul preaches 'with all boldness, unhindered'—matching the boldness in speaking the word here.
In Acts 13:52, the disciples are filled with joy and the Holy Spirit—continuing the theme of Spirit-filled believers.
In Acts 13:9, Paul is filled with the Holy Spirit and confronts Elymas—same phrase and boldness for divine mission.
In Acts 10:44, the Holy Spirit falls on Cornelius's household while Peter speaks, echoing this pattern of Spirit-empowered preaching.
In Acts 9:17, Ananias lays hands on Saul, who is filled with the Holy Spirit—paralleling the same filling for bold witness here.
In Acts 11:15, Peter recalls the Spirit falling on Gentiles 'as on us at the beginning'—a general parallel to Spirit-filling events like this one.
Acts 2:42 shows the early church devoted to prayer — here that devotion results in a powerful prayer meeting with the Spirit's filling.
In Acts 15:8, God gives the Holy Spirit to Gentiles as a witness—similar to the Spirit's empowering here for witness.
Matthew 18:19 promises that agreeing in prayer brings answers; here the united prayer of the believers results in the shaking and filling.
Matthew 18:20 assures Christ's presence when two or three gather in His name; here the gathered church experiences His presence through the shaking.
1 Peter 1:12 notes the gospel was preached by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven — the same Spirit that empowers the bold speaking here.
John 7:39 promises the Spirit would come after Jesus' glorification — here that promise is fulfilled as the believers are filled with the Spirit.
Luke 21:15 promises Jesus will give words and wisdom to his followers — here the Spirit's filling enables that bold speech.
Mark 13:11 promises the Holy Spirit will speak through believers under pressure — here the Spirit fills them to speak boldly, fulfilling that promise.
Isaiah 65:24 promises God answers before they call; here the immediate shaking after prayer illustrates that ready response.
In 2 Chronicles 7:1, fire falls and glory fills the temple after prayer; Acts 4:31 has shaking and Spirit filling after prayer.
John 16:24 says ask and receive for full joy; Acts 4:31 implies the joy of bold witness after prayer.
John 16:23 promises that asking in Jesus’ name brings answers; Acts 4:31 records the answer of Spirit filling.
John 15:16 ties chosenness, fruit, and answered prayer; Acts 4:31 shows the fruit of bold witness after prayer.
John 15:7 links abiding and answered prayer; Acts 4:31 demonstrates answered prayer for boldness through the Spirit.
In John 14:12, Jesus promises believers will do greater works; Acts 4:31 shows the Spirit-empowered boldness that fulfills this promise.
In Ephesians 6:19, Paul asks prayer for boldness in proclaiming the gospel—a shared theme of Spirit-empowered bold speech.
In 1 Thessalonians 2:2, Paul recalls speaking with boldness in God—echoing the same bold witness experienced here.
In 2 Samuel 22:8, the earth shakes at God’s anger; Acts 4:31 has shaking as God’s response to prayer.