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Acts · read by Keith Malcomson
133 verses, in order. Only the verses Keith read aloud are shown.
Acts 1
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until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.Read from KJV · The Great Commission and the 21st Century Church
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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 · A Fire Baptized Church
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For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."Read from KJV · Pentecost
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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 · Israel - Who Owns the Land
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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 · Israel - Who Owns the Land
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But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."Read from KJV · Israel - Who Owns the Land
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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 · Israel - Who Owns the Land
Acts 2
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When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.Read from KJV · A Praying Church
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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 NKJV · A Fire Baptized Church
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They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.Read from KJV · Pentecost
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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 KJV · A Fire Baptized Church
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Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.Read from KJV · Revival
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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 KJV · Pentecost
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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 · A Sanctified Mind
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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 · Pentecost
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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 · Revival
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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 KJV · Hindered By Satan
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With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,Read from KJV · The Right Priority
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praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.Read from KJV · The Right Priority
Acts 4
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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 · Authority In The Name of Jesus
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They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.Read from KJV · Providence and Salvation
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sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.Read from NKJV · A Gifted Church
Acts 5
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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 · Angelic Warfare!
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"Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life."Read from KJV · Angelic Warfare!
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But Peter and the other apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than men.Read from KJV · RAISING CHILDREN UNDER RISING TYRANNY!
Acts 6
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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 · A Faith Filled Heart
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but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.Read from NKJV · A Faith Filled Heart
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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 · A Faith Filled Heart
Acts 7
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So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.Read from KJV · Israel - Who Owns the Land
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God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.Read from KJV · Israel - Who Owns the Land
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'But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,' God said, 'and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.'Read from KJV · Israel - Who Owns the Land
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At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father's house.Read from KJV · RAISING CHILDREN UNDER RISING TYRANNY!
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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 KJV · A Faith Filled Heart
Acts 8
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God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.Read from NKJV · An Evangelistic Church (The Antioch Church)
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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 · A Fire Baptized Church
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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 · A Fire Baptized Church
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Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.Read from KJV · The Centrality of Christ in Israel
Acts 9
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Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priestRead from KJV · The Power of Regeneration
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and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.Read from KJV · The Power of Regeneration
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As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.Read from KJV · The Power of Regeneration
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He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?"Read from KJV · The Power of Regeneration
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"Who are You, Lord?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," He replied.Read from KJV · The Power of Regeneration
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"Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."Read from KJV · The Power of Regeneration
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The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.Read from KJV · The Power of Regeneration
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Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.Read from KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.Read from KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, "Ananias!" "Here I am, Lord," he answered.Read from KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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"Get up!" the Lord told him. "Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.Read from KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight."Read from KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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But Ananias answered, "Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.Read from KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name."Read from KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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"Go!" said the Lord. "This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.Read from KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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I will show him how much he must suffer for My name."Read from KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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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 KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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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 KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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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 KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, "He is the Son of God."Read from KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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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 KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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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 KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.Read from KJV · A Gifted Church
Acts 11
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Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.Read from KJV · A Gifted Church
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But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.Read from KJV · A Gifted Church
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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 KJV · A Gifted Church
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When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.Read from KJV · A Christ Like Church
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When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.Read from KJV · A Christ Like Church
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Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.Read from KJV · A Christ Like Church
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and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.Read from KJV · A Gifted Church
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One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)Read from KJV · A Ministering Church
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So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.Read from KJV · A Ministering Church
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This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.Read from KJV · A Ministering Church
Acts 12
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So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.Read from KJV · Angelic Warfare!
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They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.Read from KJV · Angelic Warfare!
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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 KJV · A Ministering Church
Acts 13
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Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.Read from KJV · A Missionary Church
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While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."Read from KJV · A Missionary Church
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And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.Read from KJV · A Missionary Church
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So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.Read from KJV · A Missionary Church
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When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.Read from KJV · A Missionary Church
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They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,Read from KJV · A Missionary Church
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an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.Read from KJV · A Missionary Church
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But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.Read from KJV · A Missionary Church
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Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at ElymasRead from KJV · A Missionary Church
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and said, "O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?Read from KJV · A Missionary Church
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Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun." Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.Read from KJV · A Missionary Church
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When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.Read from KJV · A Missionary Church
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After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.Read from KJV · A Church with Challenging Conflicts
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The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.Read from KJV · Israel - Who Owns the Land
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He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness.Read from KJV · Israel - Who Owns the Land
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And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.Read from KJV · Israel - Who Owns the Land
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All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.Read from KJV · Israel - Who Owns the Land
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Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.Read from KJV · Israel - Who Owns the Land
Acts 14
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strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. "We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said.Read from KJV · A Persecuted Church
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And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.Read from KJV · A Missionary Church
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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 KJV · A Missionary Church
Acts 15
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And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.Read from KJV · A Contending Church
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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 KJV · A Contending Church
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On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.Read from KJV · A Contending Church
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But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, "The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses."Read from KJV · A Contending Church
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After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.Read from KJV · A Contending Church
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And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.Read from KJV · A Contending Church
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He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.Read from KJV · A Contending Church
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Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?Read from KJV · A Contending Church
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On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are."Read from KJV · A Contending Church
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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 KJV · A Contending Church
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When they had finished speaking, James declared, "Brothers, listen to me!Read from KJV · A Contending Church
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Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,Read from KJV · A Gifted Church
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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 KJV · A Contending Church
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But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.Read from KJV · A Church with Challenging Conflicts
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Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."Read from KJV · A Church with Challenging Conflicts
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Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.Read from KJV · A Church with Challenging Conflicts
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But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.Read from KJV · A Church with Challenging Conflicts
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Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,Read from KJV · A Church with Challenging Conflicts
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but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.Read from KJV · A Church with Challenging Conflicts
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And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.Read from KJV · A Church with Challenging Conflicts
Acts 16
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After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.Read from KJV · Hindered By Satan
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And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.Read from KJV · Hindered By Satan
Acts 17
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From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.Read from KJV · A Culturally Diverse Church
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God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.Read from KJV · A Culturally Diverse Church
Acts 18
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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 KJV · A Vessel Chosen For Revival
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When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.Read from KJV · A Missionary Church
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After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.Read from KJV · Antioch in Church History
Acts 19
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God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,Read from KJV · The Centrality of Christ in the Church
Acts 20
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Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.Read from KJV · The Cross, the Conflict, and the Cost
Acts 21
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After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.Read from KJV · A Gifted Church
Acts 22
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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 KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
Acts 26
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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 KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to themRead from KJV · The Importance Of The Local Church
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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 KJV · A Pure Heart