Richard solis, the day you by faith trusted in lord jesus christ as savour from your sins you have the holy spirit inside of you forever you are born again read john chapter 3 and all of 1st john. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Verse click for chapter new international version now in the church at antioch there were prophets and teachers. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. What would you say the purpose of this miracle was. It contains many particulars concerning the apostles peter and paul, and of the christian church from the ascension of our saviour to the arrival of st. The commissioning of barnabas and saul for this missionary. Acts niv bible now in the church at antioch there. Now there were in the church that was at antioch certain prophets and teachers.
Acts chapter 1 kjv king james version 1 the former treatise have i made, o theophilus, of all that jesus began both to do and teach. Acts 1 new international version niv jesus taken up into heaven. Jesus continues to work and teach through the apostles and the church. Acts of the apostles verse by verse ministry international. The book of acts was penned by luke, the physician. What is jesus plan for the apostles in verses 5 and 8. The book of acts chapter 12 verse 1 thru chapter verse 3 bible study calvary chapel of arlington. Reflect, journal, or create art next to your favorite verses. Verse 1 demonstrates clearly that the unnamed author of acts is the same person as the unnamed author of the third gospel luke 1. Perhaps luke was using it to mean any christian reader. Acts 3 new international version niv peter heals a lame beggar. Saul and barnabas are called to missionary servicesaul, now called paul, curses a sorcererchrist is a descendant of davidpaul offers the.
The devil and his demons cannot be saved at all they will be cast into the lake of fire forever. The book of acts is an exciting one, detailing the spread of the gospel after jesus returned to heaven. With peter, the emphasis is the jewish church in jerusalem and judea. Cheryl k on acts the reason is because this name canaan was transliterated. This is the example that the apostles did wherever they went to preach. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. Acts 2 niv bible when the day of pentecost came, they. The book of acts is the link between the gospels and the epistles. The gospel of luke and the book of acts form a single, twovolume work. Barnabas, simeon called niger, lucius of cyrene, manaen who had been. Acts is the second book in the history that luke wrote.
Acts 1 indepth verse by verse bible study and commentary of acts chapter 1 in plain english. Acts 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. Pauls first missionary journey begins, and he strikes elymas the sorcerer blind. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of god. Acts 2, new international version niv the bible app. James son of alphaeus and simon the zealot, and judas son of james. He went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to jerusalem.
But because of their faithfulness, we now have access to the word of god and the knowledge of jesus. Acts facts people, places, and verse by verse study. Many people call acts the acts of the apostles, but really, if you want to add to the name acts, perhaps, a better name would be the acts of the early church. These verses describe events after peters escape from prison. Saul is here for the first time called paul, and never after saul. I believed judas was predestined to betray jesus as in acts 1.
Barnabas, simeon called niger, and lucius of cyrene, manaen, who had been brought up with herod the tetrarch, and saul. Acts is the thirteenth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible. Acts 9, new international version niv the bible app. Barnabas, simeon called niger, lucius of cyrene, manaen who had been brought up with. In verse 1, what do the words all that jesus began to do and teach imply for the book of acts. Acts commentary acts chapter commentary bible study. The acts of the apostles is the only narrative found in the new testament apart from the gospels, and it tells the compelling story of how the lord grew and guided the early church. Its subject and intention is nicely summarised by the words of the lord in chapter 1. Really, very little is written about the apostles in acts. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
The author quite certainly was luke for the following reason. Miracles, healings, imprisonment, torture the early christians experienced all the highs and lows. Verse 1 luke referred to his gospel here as my first book. Jesus knew from the begging that he was going to be betray by judas jesus said it was better for him judas not to be born. But ye will receive power, the holy spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in jerusalem and in all judaea and samaria and to the end of the earth. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early christian tradition uniformly affirmed that luke composed this book as well as the gospel of luke. While they were worshiping the lord and fasting, the holy spirit sai. It records the first missionary journey of paul and barnabas to cyprus and pisidia.
Book of acts is the gospel, they walked in the light as jesus walked. Why do many preachers say the holy spirit raised jesus from the dead. Acts indepth commentary and verse by verse bible study of acts chapter in plain english for everyone to understand. This means when you try to translate a word from one language, in this case greek or hebrew, to another language, that doesnt have a word for it. This would indicate it was matthew, mark, luke, or john. The geographical centre of the first part is jerusalem, of the second antioch, where the first great assembly of converted heathens was formed. It was practical to have a scroll about thirtyfive feet in length. In chapter 15, we have a report concerning the jerusalem council in which the issue concerning circumcision was discussed.
They sort of approximate what it would be if you changed the letters to what it would equal in english. This verse by verse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you. The apostles were doing the command that our lord gave them to preach and. Ancient books were generally written on papyrus scrolls.
Now in the church at antioch there were prophets and teachers. Resource scripture quotations are from the holy bible, king james version. David spoke about judas concerning his betrayal in the book of psalms. When the day of pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. The book of acts also describes the work of the two apostles peter and paul. From chapter to the end of the book, we have a somewhat detailed account of pauls missionary journeys and his experiences with different churches. Acts 1 new international version niv 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.
Now there were in the churchat antioch the last verse of the foregoing chapter ought to have been the first of this. Acts 1, new international version niv the bible app. The acts of the apostles, the second volume of lukes twovolume work, continues lukes presentation of biblical history, describing how the salvation promised to israel in the old testament and accomplished by jesus has now under the guidance of. In those two years, luke had plenty of time to research and write his gospel and the book of acts. Some have suggested the book should be called the acts of the spirit, and truly every book of scripture could bear that title. Peter is the human main character in the first 12 chapters, paul in the second part from chapter.
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