Category: Acts

1 And when we had parted from them and set sail, we came by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. 2 And having found a ship crossing to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. 3 When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving…

28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. Setting the Scene for Acts 20:28 In Acts chapter 20, we find the apostle Paul in the city of Miletus, a…

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…

8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Setting the Scene for Acts 1:8 The scene in Acts chapter 1 is set in Jerusalem, just after the resurrection…

1 “Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you.” 2 And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even more quiet. And he said: 3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet…

7 On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. Setting the Scene for Acts 20:7 In Acts chapter 20, we find the apostle Paul in the city of Troas during…

36 Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity. 37 In those days she became ill and died, and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. 38 Now Lydda was near Joppa, so the disciples,…

1 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. 2 He killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3 And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. 4 And when…

1 So Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense: 2 “I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am going to make my defense today against all the accusations of the Jews, 3 “especially because you are…

29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men. Setting the Scene for Acts 5:29 In Acts chapter 5, we find the apostles Peter and John standing before the high priest and the Sanhedrin, the Jewish religious council. The scene is set in the grand and imposing chambers of the…