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Acts, Chapter 21 - Paul Sails from Miletus 21 Now when we had parted from them and had set sail, we ran a straight course to Cos, and on the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara; 2 and having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. 3 When we came in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left, we kept sailing to Syria and landed at Tyre; for the ship was to unload...

Acts 21 - Paul Sails from Miletus 21 When we had parted from them and had set sail, we ran a straight course to Cos and the next day to Rhodes and from there to Patara; 2 and having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. 3 When we came in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left, we kept sailing to Syria and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload its cargo....

Acts, Chapter 20 - Paul in Macedonia and Greece 20 After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and when he had encouraged them and taken his leave of them, he left to go to Macedonia. 2 When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece. 3 And there he spent three months, and when a plot was formed against him by the Jews as he was about t...

Acts, Chapter 19 - Paul in Ephesus 19 Now it happened that while Apollos was in Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus, and found some disciples. 2 He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said to him, “On the contrary, we have not even heard if there is a Holy Spirit.” o    Notice the very question he asks them o    Did you receive...

Acts, Chapter 18 - Paul in Corinth 18 After these events Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus having recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. He came to them, 3 and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them, and they worked together , for they were tent-makers by tr...

Acts, Chapter 17 - Paul at Thessalonica 17 Now when they had traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 And according to Paul’s custom, he went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and giving evidence that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying , “This Je...

Acts, Chapter 16 - The Macedonian Vision 16 Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And a disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek, 2 and he was well spoken of by the brethren who were in Lystra and Iconium.  -          Paul “small” or “humble” -          Derbe “tanner of skin”; “coverer with skin” -          Lystra “ransoming” -   ...

Acts 15 -  Grace alone gets you into heaven 15 Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” 2 And after Paul and Barnabas had a heated argument and debate with them, the brothers determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders concerni...

Acts, Chapter 14 - The Power of Faith in Real Believers 14 At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed. 2 But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. 3 So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for t...

Acts, Chapter 13 - First Missionary Journey 13 Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there , prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I...

Acts, Chapter 12 - Peter’s Arrest and Deliverance 12 Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them. 2 And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword. 3 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. -          Now about that time o    After amazing miracles happened and revival broke out o    Aft...

Acts Chapter 11 – The Jews hear that the Gentiles got saved   Now the apostles and the brothers and sisters who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2 And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, the Jewish believers took issue with him, 3 saying, “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” 4 But Peter began and explained at length to them in an orderly s...

Acts, Chapter 10 - Cornelius’s Vision 10 Now there was a man at Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort, 2 a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually. -          We left Chapter 9 when Peter raise Dorcas from the dead and many people believed -          now there was a man at...

Acts, Chapter 9 - The Conversion of Saul 9 Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, 2 and asked for letters from him to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. -          Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against disciples of the L...

Acts, Chapter 8 - Saul Persecutes the Church 8 Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him. 3 But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after...

Acts, Chapter 7 - Stephen’s Defense 7 The high priest said, “Are these things so?” 2 And he said, “Hear me, brethren and fathers! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, 3 and said to him, ‘Leave your country and your relatives, and come into the land that I will show you.’ -          The high priest asks Stephen if the accusations made...

Acts, Chapter 6 - Choosing of the Seven 6 Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number , a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food . -          Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number o    The church was growing and more and more people became fol...

Acts, Chapter- 5 Fate of Ananias and Sapphira 5 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, 2 and kept back some of the price for himself, with his wife’s full knowledge, and bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles’ feet. -          But (this is contrast to what we read in Chapter 4, when a man named Joseph who also called Barnabas which means “Son of En...

Acts 2 -  All things work together for good 4 As they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them, 2 being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them and put them in jail until the next day, for it was already evening. 4 But many of...

Acts 3 - Healing the Beggar Who Was Unable to Walk 3 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the ninth hour , the hour of prayer. 2 And a man who had been unable to walk from birth was being carried, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order for him to beg for charitable gifts from those entering the temple grounds . 3 When he saw...

Acts 2 - The Day of Pentecost 2 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly a noise like a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 And tongues that looked like fire appeared to them, distributing themselves, and a tongue rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and...

Acts, Chapter 1 - Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven 1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.  -          In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up into heaven. -   ...

2 Corinthians Chapter 13 - Examine Yourselves 1 This is the third time I am coming to you. Every fact is to be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses.  Paul starts of by stating … this is the third time I am coming to you. We learned in Chapter 12 that Paul saw an incredible vision and revelation so awesome that he did not speak about it for 14 years.  God allowed him to have a thorn...

2 Corinthians Chapter 12 - The Third Time (3rd Heaven; 3rd Prayer; 3rd Trip) 1 Boasting is necessary, though it is not profitable; but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a man was caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I know how such a man—whether in...

2 Corinthians Chapter 11 - Beware of False Prophets & Teachers 11 I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness; but indeed you are bearing with me. 2 For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present you as a pure virgin.  I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness (Paul is admitting his fault) .....