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Acts · read by Brian Brodersen
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Acts 1
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In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,Read from KJV · (Acts) a Promise of Power
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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) a Promise of Power
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After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.Read from KJV · (Acts) a Promise of Power
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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) Waiting for Gods Best
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For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."Read from NKJV · (Acts) a Promise of Power
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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) Waiting for Gods Best
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Jesus replied, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.Read from KJV · (Acts) Waiting for Gods Best
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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) Waiting for Gods Best
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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) Waiting for Gods Best
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"Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven."Read from KJV · (Acts) a Promise of Power
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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) Waiting for Gods Best
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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) Waiting for Gods Best
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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 KJV · (Acts) Waiting for Gods Best
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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) Waiting for Gods Best
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He was one of our number and shared in this ministry."Read from KJV · (Acts) Waiting for Gods Best
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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) Waiting for Gods Best
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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) Waiting for Gods Best
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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) Waiting for Gods Best
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beginning from John's baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection."Read from KJV · (Acts) Waiting for Gods Best
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to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place."Read from KJV · (Acts) Waiting for Gods Best
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Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.Read from KJV · (Acts) Waiting for Gods Best
Acts 2
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When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.Read from KJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.Read from KJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.Read from KJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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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) the Age of the Harvest
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Astounded and amazed, they asked, "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?Read from KJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,Read from KJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,Read from KJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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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) the Age of the Harvest
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But others mocked them and said, "They are drunk on new wine!"Read from KJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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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) the Age of the Harvest
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'In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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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) the Age of the Harvest
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I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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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) the Age of the Harvest
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And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'Read from KJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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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 KJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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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) the Age of the Harvest
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But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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David says about Him: 'I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.Read from KJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,Read from KJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.Read from KJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.'Read from KJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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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) the Age of the Harvest
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Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.Read from KJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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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) the Age of the Harvest
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Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.Read from KJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself."Read from KJV · (Acts) the Age of the Harvest
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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) the Age of the Harvest
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They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Basis of the Christian Life
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All the believers were together and had everything in common.Read from KJV · (Acts) What the Church Should Look Like
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Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.Read from KJV · (Acts) What the Church Should Look Like
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) Being Used by God
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And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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Peter looked directly at him, as did John. "Look at us!" said Peter.Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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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) Being Used by God
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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) Being Used by God
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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) Being Used by God
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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) Being Used by God
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While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon's Colonnade.Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: "Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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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) Being Used by God
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Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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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) Being Used by God
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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) Being Used by God
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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) Being Used by God
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Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.'Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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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) Being Used by God
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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) Being Used by God
Acts 4
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While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.Read from NASB1995 · (Acts) Being Used by God
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But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest's family.Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: "By what power or what name did you do this?"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers and elders of the people!Read from NKJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,Read from KJV · (Acts) the Only Way to Get to Heaven
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then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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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 · (Acts) Being Used by God
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When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in response.Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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"What shall we do with these men?" they asked. "It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name."Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.Read from KJV · (Acts) Being Used by God
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On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.Read from KJV · (Acts) Great Power and Great Grace
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When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. "Sovereign Lord," they said, "You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.Read from KJV · (Acts) Great Power and Great Grace
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You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: 'Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?Read from KJV · (Acts) Great Power and Great Grace
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The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.'Read from KJV · (Acts) Great Power and Great Grace
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In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.Read from KJV · (Acts) Great Power and Great Grace
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They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.Read from KJV · (Acts) Great Power and Great Grace
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And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,Read from KJV · (Acts) Great Power and Great Grace
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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 · (Acts) Great Power and Great Grace
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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 · (Acts) Great Power and Great Grace
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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 · (Acts) Purity and Power
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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 · (Acts) the Power of the Church
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There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,Read from KJV · (Acts) Purity and Power
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and lay them at the apostles' feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.Read from KJV · (Acts) Purity and Power
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sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Purity and Power
Acts 5
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Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.Read from NKJV · Judgement Begins in the House of God
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With his wife's full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles' feet.Read from KJV · (Acts) Purity and Power
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Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?Read from NKJV · Judgement Begins in the House of God
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Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!"Read from KJV · (Acts) Purity and Power
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On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.Read from NKJV · Judgement Begins in the House of God
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Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.Read from NKJV · Judgement Begins in the House of God
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About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.Read from NKJV · Judgement Begins in the House of God
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"Tell me," said Peter, "is this the price you and your husband got for the land?" "Yes," she answered, "that is the price."Read from NKJV · Judgement Begins in the House of God
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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 · Judgement Begins in the House of God
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At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.Read from KJV · (Acts) Purity and Power
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And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.Read from NKJV · Judgement Begins in the House of God
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The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon's Colonnade.Read from NKJV · Judgement Begins in the House of God
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Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.Read from NKJV · Judgement Begins in the House of God
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Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.Read from KJV · (Acts) Purity and Power
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As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.Read from KJV · (Acts) Purity and Power
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Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went outRead from KJV · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,Read from KJV · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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"Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life."Read from KJV · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin —the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.Read from KJV · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:Read from KJV · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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"We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside."Read from KJV · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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Then someone came in and announced, "Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!"Read from KJV · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.Read from KJV · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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"We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name," he said. "Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man's blood."Read from KJV · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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But Peter and the other apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than men.Read from KJV · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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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 · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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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 · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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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 · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.Read from KJV · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.Read from KJV · (Acts) Obeying God Rather Than Man
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 NKJV · (1 Timothy) the Deacons
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and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Priority of the Word
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So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.Read from KJV · (Acts) the Priority of the Word
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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 · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
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but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
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So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,Read from KJV · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
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where they presented false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.Read from KJV · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
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For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us."Read from KJV · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
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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 · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
Acts 7
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When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.Read from KJV · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
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And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.Read from KJV · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
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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 · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
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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 · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
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This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, 'Who made you ruler and judge?' is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.Read from KJV · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
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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 · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
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On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.Read from KJV · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
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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 · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
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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 KJV · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
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They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
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While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."Read from KJV · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
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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 · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
Acts 8
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And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen's death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
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But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.Read from KJV · (Acts) the Witness of Stephen
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Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.Read from KJV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip's message and to the signs they saw him perform.Read from KJV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.Read from KJV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,Read from KJV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, "This man is the divine power called the Great Power."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.Read from KJV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.Read from KJV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.Read from KJV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.Read from KJV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.Read from KJV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.Read from ESV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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"Give me this power as well," he said, "so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit."Read from KJV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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But Peter replied, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!Read from KJV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.Read from KJV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.Read from KJV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.Read from KJV · (Acts) Revealing the Spirit
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Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza."Read from KJV · (Acts) Divine Appointments
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So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Divine Appointments
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"How can I," he said, "unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.Read from KJV · (Acts) Divine Appointments
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The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.Read from KJV · (Acts) Divine Appointments
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In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth."Read from KJV · (Acts) Divine Appointments
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Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.Read from KJV · (Acts) Divine Appointments
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As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, "Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?"Read from KJV · (Acts) Divine Appointments
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And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.Read from KJV · (Acts) Divine Appointments
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When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.Read from KJV · (Acts) Divine Appointments
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But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Divine Appointments
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 NKJV · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
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As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
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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 NKJV · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
5
"Who are You, Lord?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," He replied.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
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The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
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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 NKJV · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
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For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.Read from NASB1995 · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
11
"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 NKJV · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
12
In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight."Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
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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 NKJV · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
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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 ESV · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
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I will show him how much he must suffer for My name."Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
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So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. "Brother Saul," he said, "the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
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At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
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and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the Conversion of Saul
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Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, "He is the Son of God."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Saved and Serving
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All who heard him were astounded and asked, "Isn't this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn't he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Saved and Serving
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But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Saved and Serving
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but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Saved and Serving
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One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Saved and Serving
27
Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Saved and Serving
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He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Saved and Serving
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As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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"Aeneas," Peter said to him, "Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat." Immediately Aeneas got up,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
38
Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, "Come to us without delay."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
39
So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
40
Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, "Tabitha, get up!" She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
41
Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
42
This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
Acts 10
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He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
3
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 NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
9
The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
11
He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
13
Then a voice said to him: "Get up, Peter, kill and eat!"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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"No, Lord!" Peter answered. "I have never eaten anything impure or unclean."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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The voice spoke to him a second time: "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are looking for you.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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So Peter went down to the men and said, "Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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"Cornelius the centurion has sent us," they said. "He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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But Peter helped him up. "Stand up," he said, "I am only a man myself."Read from KJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Breaking Down the Barriers
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:Read from NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—Read from NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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 NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with himRead from NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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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 ESV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
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This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Repentance Granted to Gentiles
Acts 12
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About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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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 NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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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 NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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"Get dressed and put on your sandals," said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me."Read from NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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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 NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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Then Peter came to himself and said, "Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod's grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating."Read from NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, "Peter is standing at the gate!"Read from NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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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 NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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And they began to shout, "This is the voice of a god, not a man!"Read from NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.Read from NKJV · (Acts) the God Who Intervenes
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 NKJV · (Acts) Sent Out by the Spirit
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And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sent Out by the Spirit
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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 ESV · (Acts) Sent Out by the Spirit
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Sent Out by the Spirit
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Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at ElymasRead from NKJV · (Acts) Sent Out by the Spirit
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Sent Out by the Spirit
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Sent Out by the Spirit
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Sent Out by the Spirit
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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 NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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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) to the Jew First
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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 ESV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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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 NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness.Read from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.Read from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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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 NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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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 NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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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 NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.Read from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.Read from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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As John was completing his course, he said, 'Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But He is coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.'Read from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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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 NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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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 NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.Read from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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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 NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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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 NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathersRead from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.'Read from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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So also, He says in another Psalm: 'You will not let Your Holy One see decay.'Read from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.Read from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.Read from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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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 NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.Read from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:Read from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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'Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.'"Read from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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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 NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.Read from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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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 NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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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 NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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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 NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.Read from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.Read from NKJV · (Acts) to the Jew First
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And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.Read from ESV · (Acts) to the Jew First
Acts 14
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But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
4
The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
5
But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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In a loud voice Paul called out, "Stand up on your feet!" And the man jumped up and began to walk.Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: "The gods have come down to us in human form!"Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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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 NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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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 NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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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 NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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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 NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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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 NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
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And they spent a long time there with the disciples.Read from NKJV · (Acts) You Can't Keep God's Man Down
Acts 15
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Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
3
Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
4
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 NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.Read from ESV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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When the people read it, they rejoiced at its encouraging message.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Free in Jesus
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Lead by the Spirit
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Lead by the Spirit
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but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Lead by the Spirit
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And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.Read from ESV · (Acts) Lead by the Spirit
Acts 16
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Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.Read from NKJV · (1 Timothy) Pauls Charge to Timothy
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The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.Read from NKJV · (1 Timothy) Pauls Charge to Timothy
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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 NKJV · (1 Timothy) Pauls Charge to Timothy
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So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Lead by the Spirit
6
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 NKJV · (Acts) Lead by the Spirit
9
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 NKJV · (Acts) Lead by the Spirit
10
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 NKJV · (Acts) Lead by the Spirit
15
And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, "If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house." And she persuaded us.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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Then he brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: "Release those men."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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But Paul said to the officers, "They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Unexpected Ministry
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 ESV · (Acts) Reasoning From the Scripture
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Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Reasoning From the Scripture
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On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Reasoning From the Scripture
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And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Reasoning From the Scripture
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Be a Berean
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As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Reasoning From the Scripture
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Reasoning From the Scripture
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The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Reasoning From the Scripture
15
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 NKJV · (Acts) Reasoning From the Scripture
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Reaches Out
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Seeking Common Ground
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Seeking Common Ground
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Seeking Common Ground
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Seeking Common Ground
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Seeking Common Ground
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Seeking Common Ground
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Seeking Common Ground
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Seeking Common Ground
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Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Seeking Common Ground
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Seeking Common Ground
Acts 18
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There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Salvation in the City
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Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Salvation in the City
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Salvation in the City
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Salvation in the City
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Salvation in the City
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Salvation in the City
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One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: "Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Salvation in the City
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For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Salvation in the City
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While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Salvation in the City
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"This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law," they said.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Salvation in the City
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But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, "If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Salvation in the City
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But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Salvation in the City
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When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Salvation in the City
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But as he left, he said, "I will come back to you if God is willing." And he set sail from Ephesus.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Salvation in the City
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Salvation in the City
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Salvation in the City
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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) Awakening at Ephesus
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Awakening at Ephesus
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When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Awakening at Ephesus
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For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Awakening at Ephesus
Acts 19
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While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciplesRead from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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and asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?" "No," they answered, "we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Awakening at Ephesus
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"Into what, then, were you baptized?" Paul asked. "The baptism of John," they replied.Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Awakening at Ephesus
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On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.Read from NASB1995 · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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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 NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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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 NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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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 NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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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 · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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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 NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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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 NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Awakening at Ephesus
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So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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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 NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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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 NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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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 NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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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 NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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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 NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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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 NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, "Men of Ephesus, doesn't everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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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 NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today's events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion."Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.Read from ESV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
Acts 20
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When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.Read from NKJV · (Ephesians) Introduction to Ephesians
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After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. "Do not be alarmed!" he said. "He is still alive!"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Living in the Call of God
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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 NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.Read from NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,Read from NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.Read from NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.Read from NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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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 NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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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 NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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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 NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.Read from ESV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.Read from NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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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 NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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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 NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.Read from NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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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 NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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I have not coveted anyone's silver or gold or clothing.Read from NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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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 NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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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 NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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When Paul had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.Read from NASB1995 · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.Read from NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
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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 NKJV · (Acts) None of These Things Move Me
Acts 21
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Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set sail.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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Coming over to us, he took Paul's belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, "The Holy Spirit says: 'In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.'"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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Then Paul answered, "Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.Read from ESV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, "You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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crying out, "Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, "Away with him!"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, "May I say something to you?" "Do you speak Greek?" he replied.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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"Aren't you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the 'Assassins' into the wilderness?"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
Acts 22
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I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?'Read from ESV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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'Who are You, Lord?' I asked. 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,' He replied.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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Then I asked, 'What should I do, Lord?' 'Get up and go into Damascus,' He told me. 'There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.'Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a tranceRead from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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and saw the Lord saying to me, 'Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.'Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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Then He said to me, 'Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, "Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, "Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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The commander went to Paul and asked, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he answered.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Paul Goes to Jerusalem
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
Acts 23
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Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, "Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.Read from ESV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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But those standing nearby said, "How dare you insult the high priest of God!"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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"Brothers," Paul replied, "I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: 'Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.'"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.Read from ESV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, "We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, "Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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More than forty of them were involved in this plot.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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They went to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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He answered, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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Then he called two of his centurions and said, "Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.Read from NASB1995 · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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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 NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
Acts 24
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Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: "Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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But in order not to burden you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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The Jews concurred, asserting that these charges were true.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of AsiaRead from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: 'It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.'"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
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After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Righteous, Self Control, and Judgement
Acts 25
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Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged FestusRead from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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But Festus replied, "Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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Then Paul made his defense: "I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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Paul replied, "I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul's case before the king: "There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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Then Agrippa said to Festus, "I would like to hear this man myself." "Tomorrow you will hear him," Festus declared.Read from NASB1995 · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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Then Festus said, "King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign one about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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"King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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'But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to themRead from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.'Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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But I have had God's help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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But Paul answered, "I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do."Read from NASB1995 · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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Then Agrippa said to Paul, "Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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"Short time or long," Paul replied, "I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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On their way out, they said to one another, "This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
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And Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Almost a Christian
Acts 27
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When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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"Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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But contrary to Paul's advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, "Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside meRead from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.'Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved."Read from ESV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: "Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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But the vessel struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul's life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
Acts 28
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Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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The islanders honored us in many ways and supplied our needs when we were ready to sail.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, "Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring against my nation.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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The leaders replied, "We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: "The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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'Go to this people and say, "You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving."Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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For this people's heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.'Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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Be advised, therefore, that God's salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!"Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus
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Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.Read from NKJV · (Acts) Sailing With Paul and Jesus