Cross references

Ezra 8:31

On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.

Ezra 8:31 BSB

Ezra 8:31 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ezra 7:9 (4 votes) and Ezra 8:15 (4 votes). 13 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from 2 Chronicles 35 to Acts 26.

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Which verses does Ezra 8:31 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Ezra 7:94 votes

    He had begun the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious hand of his God was upon him.

  2. Ezra 8:154 votes

    Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.

  3. And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”

  4. Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. …

  5. Acts 26:223 votes

    But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:

  6. Ezra 7:282 votes

    and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.

  7. Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—my refuge, the Most High— no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent. …

  8. He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven. In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword. …

  9. Acts 25:30 votes

    to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

Which verses point to Ezra 8:31?

The 10 strongest of 13.