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Acts 8:1-8 And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.   2  Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.   3  But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and commit...

Acts 7:44-60 "Our fathers had the tent of witness in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses directed him to make it, according to the pattern that he had seen. 45  Our fathers in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our fathers. So it was until the days of David, 46  who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place...

Acts 7:17-43   17  "But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt   18  until there arose over Egypt another king who did not know Joseph.   19  He dealt shrewdly with our race and forced our fathers to expose their infants, so that they would not be kept alive.   20  At this time Moses was born; and he was beautiful in God...

Acts 7:1-16 And the high priest said, "Are these things so?"  2  And Stephen said: "Brothers and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,  3  and said to him, 'Go out from your land and from your kindred and go into the land that I will show you.'  4  Then he went out from the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran. A...

Luke 2:40-52 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon Him. 41  Now His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.  42  And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to custom.  43  And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,  44  but sup...

Luke 1:39-45 39  In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah,  40  and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.  41  And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,  42  and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of yo...

Luke 2:1-7 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2  This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria.  3  And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4  And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineag...

Luke 1:57-66 57  Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.  58  And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.  59  And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father,  60  but his mother answered, "No; he shall be called John."  61  And they said...

Luke 1:26-38 26  In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,  27  to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.  28  And he came to her and said, "Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!"  29  But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting t...

Luke 1:5-25 5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.  6  And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.  7  But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. 8  Now...

Acts 6:8-15 8  And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.  9 Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen.  10  But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking. ...

Acts 6:1-7 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution.  2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, "It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables.  3  Therefore, brothers, pick out from among yo...

Acts 5:33-42   33  When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.  34  But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while.  35  And he said to them, "Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men.  36  For before these days Theudas rose up, claimi...

Acts 5:12-32   12  Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico.  13  None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem.  14  And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,  15  so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and l...

Acts 4:32-5:11 32  Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.  33  And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.  34  There was not a needy person among them, for as many as w...

Acts 4:13-31 13  Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.   14  But seeing the man who was healed   standing beside them, they had nothing to say in opposition.   15  But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another,   16  sayi...

Acts 4:5-12 5  On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem,  6  with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.  7 And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"  8  Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the peopl...

Acts 3:17-4:4 17  "And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.  18  But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer, He thus fulfilled.  19  Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out,  20  that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send the Christ appointed for yo...

Acts 3:1-16 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.  2  And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple.  3  Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms.  4  And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did Jo...

Acts 2:42-47 42  And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.  43  And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.  44  And all who believed were together and had all things in common.  45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all,...

Acts 2:22-41 22  "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves know—  23  this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.  24  God raised Him up, loosing the pangs of death, beca...

Acts 2:1-21 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.  2  And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.  3  And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.  4  And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit...

Acts 1:9-26 9  And when [Jesus] had said these things, as they were looking on, He was lifted up, and a cloud took Him out of their sight.  10  And while they were gazing into heaven as He went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes,  11  and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw H...

Acts 1:1-8 In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach,  2  until the day when He was taken up, after He had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom He had chosen.  3  He presented Himself alive to them after His suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. 4  And while staying w...

Psalm 21:1-13 O Lord, in Your strength the king rejoices, and in Your salvation how greatly he exults! 2  You have given him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.  Selah 3  For You meet him with rich blessings; You set a crown of fine gold upon his head. 4  He asked life of You; You gave it to him, length of days forever and ever. 5  His glory is great through Your salv...