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Acts · read by Robert Constable
76 verses, in order. Only the verses Robert read aloud are shown.
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 · Episodes in Life of T/lord 10 Life of Christ in Acts
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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 · Episodes in Life of T/lord 10 Life of Christ in Acts
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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 · Episodes in Life of T/lord 10 Life of Christ in Acts
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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 · Episodes in Life of T/lord 10 Life of Christ in Acts
Acts 2
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When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 01 Messages From the Acts
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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 Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 01 Messages From the Acts
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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 · The Continuing Work of Christ 01 Messages From the Acts
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Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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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 · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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Astounded and amazed, they asked, "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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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 · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, "What does this mean?"Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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But others mocked them and said, "They are drunk on new wine!"Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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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 · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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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 · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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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 · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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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 · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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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 · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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He was delivered up by God's set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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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 · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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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 · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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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 · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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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 · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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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 · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at My right handRead from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet."'Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
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Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!"Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 02 Messages From the Acts
Acts 7
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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 · The God of Abraham
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and told him, 'Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.'Read from KJV · The God of Abraham
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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 · The God of Abraham
Acts 16
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On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
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Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul's message.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
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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 KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
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One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
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This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!"Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
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She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!" And the spirit left her at that very moment.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
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When the girl's owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
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They brought them to the magistrates and said, "These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoilRead from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
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by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice."Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
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The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
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And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
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On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
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About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
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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 · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
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Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
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Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
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When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: "Release those men."Read from KJV · The Continuing Work of Christ 04 Messages From the Acts
Acts 22
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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 KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.Read from KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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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 · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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came and stood beside me. 'Brother Saul,' he said, 'receive your sight.' And at that moment I could see him.Read from KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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Then he said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear His voice.Read from KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.Read from KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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 KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.Read from KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck."Read from KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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But those standing nearby said, "How dare you insult the high priest of God!"Read from KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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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 KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial."Read from KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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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 KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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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 KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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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 KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.Read from KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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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 KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
Acts 28
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Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.Read from KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him
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Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.Read from KJV · Episodes in Life of T/lord 11 the Lord Stood by Him