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Acts · read by Bill Gallatin
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Acts 1
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until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.Read from KJV · Acts 1
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And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.Read from KJV · Acts 1
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For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."Read from KJV · Acts 1
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So when they came together, they asked Him, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"Read from KJV · Acts 1
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But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."Read from KJV · Acts 1
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After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.Read from KJV · Acts 1
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They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.Read from NKJV · Acts 1
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Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day's journey away.Read from KJV · Acts 1
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When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.Read from KJV · Acts 1
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With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.Read from NKJV · Acts 1
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In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,Read from KJV · Acts 1
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"Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.Read from KJV · Acts 1
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(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.Read from KJV · Acts 1
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"For it is written in the book of Psalms: 'May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,' and, 'May another take his position.'Read from KJV · Acts 1
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Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,Read from KJV · Acts 1
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And they prayed, "Lord, You know everyone's heart. Show us which of these two You have chosenRead from KJV · Acts 1
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to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place."Read from KJV · Acts 1
Acts 2
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Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt1
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And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt1
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Astounded and amazed, they asked, "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt1
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Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt1
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both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!"Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt1
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Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, "What does this mean?"Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt1
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These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt1
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Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt1
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The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt1
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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 · Acts 2_pt1
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Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt1
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Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt1
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But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt1
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Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt1
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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 · Acts 2_pt1
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With many other words he testified, and he urged them, "Be saved from this corrupt generation."Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt1
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Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt1
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A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt2
Acts 3
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One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt2
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So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt2
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But Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt2
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Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man's feet and ankles were made strong.Read from NKJV · Acts 2_pt2
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He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt2
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they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt2
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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 · Acts 2_pt2
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But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt2
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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 · Acts 2_pt2
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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 KJV · Acts 2_pt2
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For Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt2
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Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.'Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt2
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Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt2
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And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, 'Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.'Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt2
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When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways."Read from KJV · Acts 2_pt2
Acts 8
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Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.Read from ESV · Acts 19_pt1
Acts 10
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One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, "Cornelius!"Read from KJV · Acts 10
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Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, "What is it, Lord?" The angel answered, "Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.Read from KJV · Acts 10
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He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.Read from KJV · Acts 10
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It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.Read from KJV · Acts 10
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While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon's house and approached the gate.Read from KJV · Acts 10
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So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them."Read from KJV · Acts 10
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So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.Read from KJV · Acts 10
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As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.Read from KJV · Acts 10
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As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.Read from KJV · Acts 10
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He said to them, "You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.Read from KJV · Acts 10
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Cornelius answered: "Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before meRead from KJV · Acts 10
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Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.'Read from KJV · Acts 10
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So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us."Read from KJV · Acts 10
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Then Peter began to speak: "I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,Read from KJV · Acts 10
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He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.Read from KJV · Acts 10
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how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.Read from KJV · Acts 10
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We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,Read from KJV · Acts 10
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not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.Read from KJV · Acts 10
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And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.Read from KJV · Acts 10
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"Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!"Read from KJV · Acts 10
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So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.Read from KJV · Acts 10
Acts 11
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The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.Read from KJV · Acts 11
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So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with himRead from KJV · Acts 11
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I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.Read from KJV · Acts 11
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'No, Lord,' I said, 'for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'Read from KJV · Acts 11
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The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man's home.Read from KJV · Acts 11
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He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, 'Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.Read from KJV · Acts 11
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Then I remembered the word of the Lord, as He used to say, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'Read from KJV · Acts 11
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When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.Read from KJV · Acts 11
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Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.Read from KJV · Acts 11
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and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.Read from KJV · Acts 11
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One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)Read from KJV · Acts 11
Acts 12
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About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.Read from KJV · Acts 12_pt1
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He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.Read from KJV · Acts 12_pt1
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So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.Read from KJV · Acts 12_pt1
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Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his wrists.Read from KJV · Acts 12_pt1
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So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.Read from KJV · Acts 12_pt1
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They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.Read from KJV · Acts 12_pt1
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He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.Read from KJV · Acts 12_pt2
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Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. "Send word to James and to the brothers," he said, and he left for another place.Read from KJV · Acts 12_pt2
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Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king's country for food.Read from KJV · Acts 12_pt2
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On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.Read from KJV · Acts 12_pt2
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Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.Read from KJV · Acts 12_pt2
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 · Acts 13
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And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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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 · Acts 13
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an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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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 · Acts 13
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When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.Read from NKJV · Acts 13
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After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: "Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak."Read from NKJV · Acts 13
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Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: "Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!Read from KJV · Acts 13
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The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: 'I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.'Read from KJV · Acts 13
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From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: 'You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.'Read from KJV · Acts 13
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So also, He says in another Psalm: 'You will not let Your Holy One see decay.'Read from KJV · Acts 13
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Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:Read from KJV · Acts 13
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As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: "It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.Read from KJV · Acts 13
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For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"Read from KJV · Acts 13
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When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.Read from KJV · Acts 13
Acts 14
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But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.Read from KJV · Acts 14_pt1
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But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,Read from KJV · Acts 14_pt1
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The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.Read from KJV · Acts 14_pt1
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But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,Read from KJV · Acts 14_pt1
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"Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.Read from KJV · Acts 14_pt1
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Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness."Read from KJV · Acts 14_pt1
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But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.Read from KJV · Acts 14_pt2
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They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,Read from KJV · Acts 14_pt2
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strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. "We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said.Read from KJV · Acts 14_pt2
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When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.Read from KJV · Acts 14_pt2
Acts 15
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And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt1
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On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt1
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But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, "The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses."Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt1
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After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt1
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And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt1
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He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt1
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On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are."Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt1
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When they had finished speaking, James declared, "Brothers, listen to me!Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt1
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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 · Acts 15_pt1
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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 · Acts 15_pt1
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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 · Acts 15_pt1
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It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God.Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt2
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Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt2
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and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt2
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So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt2
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men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt2
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Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt2
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It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt2
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So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt2
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After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt2
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But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt2
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Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt2
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But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt2
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but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt2
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And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.Read from KJV · Acts 15_pt2
Acts 16
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Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.Read from KJV · Acts 16
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As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.Read from KJV · Acts 16
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We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.Read from KJV · Acts 16
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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 KJV · Acts 16
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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 KJV · Acts 16
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by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice."Read from KJV · Acts 16
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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 KJV · Acts 16
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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 · Acts 16
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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 · Acts 16
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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 · Acts 16
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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 · Acts 16
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But Paul called out in a loud voice, "Do not harm yourself! We are all here!"Read from KJV · Acts 16
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Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.Read from KJV · Acts 16
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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 · Acts 16
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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 · Acts 16
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Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.Read from KJV · Acts 16
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When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: "Release those men."Read from KJV · Acts 16
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The jailer informed Paul: "The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace."Read from KJV · Acts 16
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They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.Read from KJV · Acts 16
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After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia's house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.Read from KJV · Acts 16
Acts 17
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When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.Read from KJV · Acts 17_pt1
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As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,Read from KJV · Acts 17_pt1
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explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. "This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ," he declared.Read from KJV · Acts 17_pt1
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But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, "These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,Read from KJV · Acts 17_pt1
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And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.Read from KJV · Acts 17_pt1
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As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.Read from KJV · Acts 17_pt1
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Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.Read from KJV · Acts 17_pt1
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As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.Read from KJV · Acts 17_pt1
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But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.Read from KJV · Acts 17_pt1
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The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.Read from KJV · Acts 17_pt1
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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 · Acts 17_pt2
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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 KJV · Acts 17_pt2
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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 · Acts 17_pt2
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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 · Acts 17_pt2
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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 · Acts 17_pt2
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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 KJV · Acts 19_pt2
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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 · Acts 19_pt2
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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 · Acts 19_pt2
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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 KJV · Acts 19_pt2
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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 KJV · Acts 17_pt2
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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 · Acts 17_pt2
Acts 18
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and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.Read from KJV · Acts 18_pt1
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And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.Read from KJV · Acts 18_pt1
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But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles."Read from KJV · Acts 18_pt1
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So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.Read from KJV · Acts 18_pt1
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Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.Read from KJV · Acts 18_pt1
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So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.Read from NKJV · Acts 18_pt1
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"This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law," they said.Read from KJV · Acts 18_pt2
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When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.Read from KJV · Acts 18_pt2
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After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.Read from KJV · Acts 18_pt2
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Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.Read from NKJV · Acts 18_pt2
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He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.Read from KJV · Acts 18_pt2
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And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him in and explained to him the way of God more accurately.Read from KJV · Acts 18_pt2
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For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.Read from KJV · Acts 18_pt2
Acts 19
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Paul explained: "John's baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus."Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt1
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On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.Read from NASB1995 · Acts 19_pt1
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But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt1
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This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt1
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Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, "I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims."Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt1
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Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, "Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"Read from NKJV · Acts 19_pt1
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Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt1
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This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt1
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Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt1
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After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. "After I have been there," he said, "I must see Rome as well."Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt1
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He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt1
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It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt2
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Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. "Men," he said, "you know that this business is our source of prosperity.Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt2
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There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world."Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt2
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Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul's traveling companions from Macedonia.Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt2
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Even some of Paul's friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt2
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The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt2
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But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt2
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So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.Read from KJV · Acts 19_pt2
Acts 20
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After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,Read from KJV · Acts 20_pt1
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where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.Read from KJV · Acts 20_pt1
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And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.Read from KJV · Acts 20_pt1
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We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.Read from KJV · Acts 20_pt1
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And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.Read from KJV · Acts 20_pt1
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Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.Read from KJV · Acts 20_pt1
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Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.Read from KJV · Acts 20_pt1
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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 KJV · Acts 20_pt2
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testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.Read from KJV · Acts 20_pt2
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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 KJV · Acts 20_pt2
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Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.Read from KJV · Acts 20_pt2
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Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.Read from KJV · Acts 20_pt2
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For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.Read from KJV · Acts 20_pt2
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I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.Read from KJV · Acts 20_pt2
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Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.Read from KJV · Acts 20_pt2
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And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.Read from KJV · Acts 20_pt2
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You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.Read from KJV · Acts 20_pt2
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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 KJV · Acts 20_pt2
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They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.Read from KJV · Acts 20_pt2
Acts 21
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When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, "The Lord's will be done."Read from NKJV · Acts 21_pt2
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Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.Read from KJV · Acts 21_pt2
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But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.Read from KJV · Acts 21_pt2
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Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow.Read from KJV · Acts 21_pt2
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So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.Read from KJV · Acts 21_pt2
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For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.Read from KJV · Acts 21_pt2
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The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.Read from KJV · Acts 21_pt2
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Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.Read from KJV · Acts 21_pt2
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The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.Read from KJV · Acts 21_pt2
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When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.Read from KJV · Acts 21_pt2
Acts 22
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About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt1
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My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt1
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Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt1
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came and stood beside me. 'Brother Saul,' he said, 'receive your sight.' And at that moment I could see him.Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt1
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Then he said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear His voice.Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt1
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And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.'Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt1
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'Lord,' I answered, 'they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt1
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And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.'Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt1
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As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt1
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the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt1
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On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. "What are you going to do?" he said. "This man is a Roman citizen."Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt1
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The commander went to Paul and asked, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he answered.Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt1
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"I paid a high price for my citizenship," said the commander. "But I was born a citizen," Paul replied.Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt1
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Then those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt1
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The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt1
Acts 23
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Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck."Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt2
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Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial."Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt2
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The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.Read from KJV · Acts 22_pt2
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When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.Read from KJV · Acts 23
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But when the son of Paul's sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.Read from KJV · Acts 23
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Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him."Read from KJV · Acts 23
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So the centurion took him to the commander and said, "Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you."Read from KJV · Acts 23
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The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, "What do you need to tell me?"Read from KJV · Acts 23
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Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent."Read from KJV · Acts 23
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So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, "Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me."Read from KJV · Acts 23
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This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,Read from KJV · Acts 23
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and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.Read from KJV · Acts 23
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I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.Read from KJV · Acts 23
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When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.Read from KJV · Acts 23
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So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.Read from KJV · Acts 23
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The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him.Read from KJV · Acts 23
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When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.Read from KJV · Acts 23
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The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,Read from KJV · Acts 23
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he said, "I will hear your case when your accusers arrive." Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod's Praetorium.Read from KJV · Acts 23