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Acts · read by Art Katz
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Acts 2
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Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.Read from NKJV · K-497 Resurrection Life (1 of 2)
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He was delivered up by God's set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.Read from KJV · The Christian Mindset - Part 4
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Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!"Read from KJV · The Holocaust and Christian Conscience
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When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"Read from KJV · The Holocaust and Christian Conscience
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All the believers were together and had everything in common.Read from KJV · K-046 True Fellowship
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Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.Read from KJV · K-046 True Fellowship
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With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,Read from KJV · K-046 True Fellowship
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praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.Read from KJV · K-046 True Fellowship
Acts 3
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The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.Read from KJV · The Holocaust and Christian Conscience
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You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.Read from KJV · The Holocaust and Christian Conscience
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Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,Read from KJV · Even So Come Lord Jesus - Part 1
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that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.Read from KJV · Even So Come Lord Jesus - Part 1
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Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.Read from NASB1995 · Fren-06 Jeremiah - Prophet to the Nations
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Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.'Read from KJV · Fren-07 Samuel Le Prophète (Samuel the Prophet)
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Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.Read from KJV · Fren-07 Samuel the Prophet
Acts 4
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Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers and elders of the people!Read from KJV · The Holocaust and Christian Conscience
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Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."Read from KJV · K-525 Tv Show Part 9 the Name of Jesus
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And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,Read from KJV · K-466 Agenda for Biblical People
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as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus."Read from KJV · K-466 Agenda for Biblical People
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After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.Read from KJV · K-046 True Fellowship
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The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.Read from KJV · K-466 Agenda for Biblical People
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With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.Read from KJV · K-466 Agenda for Biblical People
Acts 5
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Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.Read from ESV · A Call to the Church (The Spirit of Truth)
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About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.Read from ESV · Making Part Stand for Whole
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"How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?" Peter replied. "Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also."Read from NKJV · Making Part Stand for Whole
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"Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life."Read from KJV · The Holocaust and Christian Conscience
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But Peter and the other apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than men.Read from KJV · The Holocaust and Christian Conscience
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The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.Read from KJV · The Holocaust and Christian Conscience
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God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.Read from KJV · The Holocaust and Christian Conscience
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We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him."Read from KJV · The Holocaust and Christian Conscience
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The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.Read from KJV · The Holocaust and Christian Conscience
Acts 6
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Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to themRead from KJV · Martyrdom
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Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.Read from KJV · K-484 Discipleship
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but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.Read from NKJV · K-484 Discipleship
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All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.Read from KJV · K-484 Discipleship
Acts 7
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At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father's house.Read from KJV · K-482 True Sending for True Ministry (1 of 2)
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When he was set outside, Pharaoh's daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.Read from KJV · K-482 True Sending for True Ministry (1 of 2)
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So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.Read from KJV · K-542 Defining Apostolic Sending (1 of 2)
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When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.Read from KJV · K-482 True Sending for True Ministry (1 of 2)
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He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.Read from KJV · K-482 True Sending for True Ministry (1 of 2)
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But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, 'Who made you ruler and judge over us?Read from KJV · Apostolic Commission
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After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.Read from KJV · Apostolic Commission
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When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:Read from KJV · Apostolic Commission
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'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.Read from KJV · Apostolic Commission
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Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.Read from KJV · Apostolic Commission
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But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.Read from KJV · The Holocaust and Christian Conscience
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You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.Read from KJV · The Holocaust and Christian Conscience
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Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—Read from KJV · The Holocaust and Christian Conscience
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On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.Read from KJV · Arab-07 Martyrdom - God's Normative Call
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But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.Read from KJV · K-484 Discipleship
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"Look," he said, "I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."Read from NASB1995 · The Radical Kingdom - Part 3
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At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.Read from KJV · K-484 Discipleship
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Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.Read from KJV · K-484 Discipleship
Acts 9
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Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priestRead from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 3
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and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.Read from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 3
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As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.Read from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 3
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He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?"Read from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 3
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"Who are You, Lord?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," He replied.Read from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 3
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"Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."Read from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 3
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The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.Read from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 3
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Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.Read from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 3
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In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, "Ananias!" "Here I am, Lord," he answered.Read from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 3
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"Get up!" the Lord told him. "Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.Read from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 3
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In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight."Read from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 3
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But Ananias answered, "Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.Read from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 3
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And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name."Read from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 3
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"Go!" said the Lord. "This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.Read from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 3
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Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, "He is the Son of God."Read from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 3
Acts 13
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While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."Read from KJV · The Antiochal Church
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And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.Read from KJV · The Antiochal Church
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So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.Read from KJV · The Antiochal Church
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When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.Read from KJV · The Antiochal Church
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They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,Read from KJV · The Antiochal Church
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But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.Read from KJV · The Antiochal Church
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Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at ElymasRead from KJV · The Antiochal Church
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and said, "O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?Read from ESV · Dvd 20 - the Antioch Pattern
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Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun." Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.Read from KJV · The Antiochal Church
Acts 15
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Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.Read from KJV · The Holy Ark of God
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'After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,Read from KJV · The Holy Ark of God
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so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these thingsRead from KJV · The Holy Ark of God
Acts 16
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So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.Read from KJV · The Spirit of the Lord 1 of 2
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After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.Read from KJV · The Cost of Discipleship
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And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.Read from KJV · The Cost of Discipleship
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During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."Read from KJV · The Cost of Discipleship
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As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.Read from KJV · K-475 Last Days Tumult
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We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.Read from ESV · Apostolic Foundations (8 of 12)
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From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.Read from ESV · Apostolic Foundations - Part 8
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On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.Read from ESV · Apostolic Foundations - Part 8
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Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul's message.Read from KJV · The Cost of Discipleship
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One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.Read from ESV · Apostolic Foundations - Part 8
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This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!"Read from ESV · Apostolic Foundations - Part 8
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She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!" And the spirit left her at that very moment.Read from KJV · The Cost of Discipleship
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When the girl's owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.Read from KJV · The Spirit of the Lord 2 of 2
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They brought them to the magistrates and said, "These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoilRead from KJV · K-475 Last Days Tumult
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by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice."Read from KJV · The Spirit of the Lord 2 of 2
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The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.Read from ESV · Apostolic Foundations - Part 8
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And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.Read from KJV · The Spirit of the Lord 2 of 2
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On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.Read from KJV · The Cost of Discipleship
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About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.Read from KJV · The Cross of Christ - Part 3
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Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone's chains came loose.Read from ESV · The Cost of Discipleship
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When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.Read from KJV · The Spirit of the Lord 2 of 2
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Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.Read from KJV · The Cost of Discipleship
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Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.Read from KJV · The Spirit of the Lord 2 of 2
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At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.Read from KJV · The Spirit of the Lord 2 of 2
Acts 17
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The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.Read from NASB1995 · Apostolic Foundations - Part 2
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Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.Read from KJV · The Christian Mindset - Part 2
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While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.Read from KJV · The Christian Mindset - Part 2
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So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.Read from KJV · Paul the New Covenant Man
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Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, "What is this babbler trying to say?" Others said, "He seems to be advocating foreign gods." They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.Read from NKJV · Apostolic Foundations - Part 1
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So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, "May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?Read from NKJV · Apostolic Foundations - Part 1
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For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean."Read from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 1
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Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.Read from KJV · The Christian Mindset - Part 3
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Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, "Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.Read from KJV · The Christian Mindset - Part 2
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For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.Read from NASB1995 · The Christian Mindset - Part 1
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The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.Read from NASB1995 · K-053 Come Up and Be There
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Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.Read from NASB1995 · Apostolic Foundations (2 of 12)
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From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.Read from KJV · Paul the New Covenant Man
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God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.Read from KJV · Paul the New Covenant Man
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'For in Him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are His offspring.'Read from KJV · The Christian Mindset - Part 2
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Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man's skill and imagination.Read from NASB1995 · The Christian Mindset - Part 5
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Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.Read from NKJV · Apostolic Foundations - Part 3
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For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead."Read from NASB1995 · The Christian Mindset - Part 5
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When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, "We want to hear you again on this topic."Read from KJV · The Christian Mindset - Part 2
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But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.Read from KJV · The Christian Mindset - Part 2
Acts 20
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When they came to him, he said, "You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.Read from NASB1995 · Apostolic Foundations (5 of 12)
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testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.Read from NKJV · The Holocaust and Christian Conscience
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I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.Read from NASB1995 · Apostolic Foundations (5 of 12)
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But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God's grace.Read from NASB1995 · Apostolic Foundations (5 of 12)
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For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.Read from NASB1995 · Apostolic Foundations - Part 5
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In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"Read from NASB1995 · Apostolic Foundations (5 of 12)
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When Paul had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.Read from ESV · Apostolic Foundations (5 of 12)
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They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.Read from NASB1995 · Apostolic Foundations (5 of 12)
Acts 22
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As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,Read from KJV · Apostolic Vision - Part 3
Acts 28
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Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.Read from ESV · Rulership of the King of the Kingdom of God on Earth - Part 2
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Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.Read from ESV · Rulership of the King of the Kingdom of God on Earth - Part 1