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Acts · read by Phil Beach Jr.
149 verses, in order. Only the verses Phil read aloud are shown.
Acts 1
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And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.Read from KJV · Are You Following Jesus - Part 2 - Do You Have the Holy Spirit
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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 · Authority and Unbelief Part 1
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So when they came together, they asked Him, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"Read from KJV · Building the House of God - Asking for the Holy Spirit
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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 · Authority and Unbelief Part 1
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But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."Read from KJV · Authority and Unbelief Part 1
Acts 2
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When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.Read from KJV · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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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 · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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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 · Building the House of God - Asking for the Holy Spirit
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No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:Read from KJV · Perilous Times Are Here Ii Tim 3+4
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And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'Read from KJV · Revival & Repentance Pt1
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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 · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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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 · Marks of a True Believer
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A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.Read from KJV · Marks of a True Believer
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All the believers were together and had everything in common.Read from KJV · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.Read from KJV · Marks of a True Believer
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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 · Marks of a True Believer
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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 Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
Acts 3
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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 · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.Read from NKJV · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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Peter looked directly at him, as did John. "Look at us!" said Peter.Read from KJV · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.Read from KJV · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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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 · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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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 · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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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 · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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When all the people saw him walking and praising God,Read from ESV · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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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 · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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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 · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.Read from KJV · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.Read from KJV · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.Read from KJV · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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 · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.Read from KJV · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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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 KJV · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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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 · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers and elders of the people!Read from KJV · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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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 · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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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 · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard."Read from NKJV · Building the House of God - Asking for the Holy Spirit
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 · Living on Shades of Death Road
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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 · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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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 KJV · Living on Shades of Death Road
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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 · Living on Shades of Death Road
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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 KJV · Living on Shades of Death Road
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Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.Read from KJV · Living on Shades of Death Road
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About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.Read from KJV · Living on Shades of Death Road
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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 KJV · Living on Shades of Death Road
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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 KJV · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
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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 · Living on Shades of Death Road
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And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.Read from KJV · Living on Shades of Death Road
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and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.Read from NKJV · Building the House of God - Asking for the Holy Spirit
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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 · Building the House of God - Asking for the Holy Spirit
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"Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life."Read from KJV · Building the House of God - Asking for the Holy Spirit
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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 · Building the House of God - Asking for the Holy Spirit
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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 · Building the House of God - Asking for the Holy Spirit
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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 · Building the House of God - Asking for the Holy Spirit
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They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.Read from NKJV · Building the House of God - Asking for the Holy Spirit
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But Peter and the other apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than men.Read from KJV · Building the House of God - Asking for the Holy Spirit
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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 · Building the House of God - Asking for the Holy Spirit
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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 · Building the House of God - Asking for the Holy Spirit
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The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.Read from KJV · The Great Shaking - John 13-19 - Out of the Old Into the New Part 2
Acts 7
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Then the high priest asked Stephen, "Are these charges true?"Read from KJV · Learning About Faith Through Abraham Pt1
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And Stephen declared: "Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,Read from KJV · Learning About Faith Through Abraham Pt1
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'Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?Read from NKJV · A Prayer From the Holy Spirit
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You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.Read from NKJV · Defiling the Temple of God
Acts 8
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God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.Read from NKJV · Exposing Witchcraft in the Church
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Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.Read from KJV · Exposing Witchcraft in the Church
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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 · Exposing Witchcraft in the Church
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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 · Exposing Witchcraft in the Church
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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 · Exposing Witchcraft in the Church
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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 · Exposing Witchcraft in the Church
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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 · Exposing Witchcraft in the Church
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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 · Exposing Witchcraft in the Church
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On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.Read from KJV · Exposing Witchcraft in the Church
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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 · Exposing Witchcraft in the Church
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Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.Read from KJV · Exposing Witchcraft in the Church
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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 KJV · Exposing Witchcraft in the 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 · Exposing Witchcraft in the Church
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You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.Read from KJV · Exposing Witchcraft in the Church
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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 · Exposing Witchcraft in the Church
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For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity."Read from ESV · Exposing Witchcraft in the Church
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 · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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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 · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.Read from KJV · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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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 · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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"Who are You, Lord?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," He replied.Read from KJV · The Captivity of the Righteous Part 3
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"Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."Read from KJV · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.Read from KJV · Saul in You
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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 · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.Read from KJV · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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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 · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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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 · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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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 · Saul in You
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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 · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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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 · Saul in You
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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 · Saul in You
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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 · Saul in You
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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 · Saul in You
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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 · Saul in You
Acts 13
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For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"Read from KJV · The Power of Light
Acts 14
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They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,Read from KJV · An Invitation - Part 3 - Testing - the Door to an Open Heaven
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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 · An Invitation - Part 3 - Testing - the Door to an Open Heaven
Acts 18
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and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.Read from KJV · From the Beginning It Was Not So
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Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.Read from KJV · From the Beginning It Was Not So
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And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.Read from KJV · From the Beginning It Was Not So
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But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles."Read from KJV · From the Beginning It Was Not So
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So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.Read from KJV · From the Beginning It Was Not So
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Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.Read from KJV · From the Beginning It Was Not So
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So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.Read from NKJV · From the Beginning It Was Not So
Acts 19
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God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,Read from KJV · Casting Witchcraft Out of the Church
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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 · Casting Witchcraft Out of the Church
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Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.Read from KJV · Casting Witchcraft Out of the Church
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This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.Read from KJV · Casting Witchcraft Out of the Church
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Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.Read from KJV · Casting Witchcraft Out of the Church
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So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.Read from KJV · Casting Witchcraft Out of the Church
Acts 20
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From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.Read from KJV · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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When they came to him, he said, "You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.Read from NASB1995 · Elders Then Must Be
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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 NASB1995 · Elders Then Must Be
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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 NASB1995 · Elders Then Must Be
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testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.Read from KJV · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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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 KJV · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.Read from KJV · Sharing in Suffering of Christ - Col 1_24
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But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God's grace.Read from NASB1995 · Elders Then Must Be
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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 NASB1995 · Elders Then Must Be
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Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.Read from ESV · Elders Then Must Be
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For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.Read from NASB1995 · Elders Then Must Be
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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 · Qualifications for Eldership
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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 NASB1995 · Elders Then Must Be
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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 NASB1995 · Elders Then Must Be
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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 NASB1995 · Elders Then Must Be
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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 ESV · Elders Then Must Be
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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 NASB1995 · Elders Then Must Be
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In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"Read from NASB1995 · Elders Then Must Be
Acts 26
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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 KJV · Possessing the Heavenly Vision
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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 KJV · The Heavenly Vision
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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 KJV · He Is Risen!
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'Who are You, Lord?' I asked. 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,' the Lord replied.Read from KJV · He Is Risen!
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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 · He Is Risen!
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I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to themRead from KJV · He Is Risen!
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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 · He Is Risen!
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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 KJV · He Is Risen!
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For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.Read from KJV · He Is Risen!
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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 KJV · He Is Risen!
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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 KJV · He Is Risen!