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Acts · read by Shane Idleman
306 verses, in order. Only the verses Shane 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 NKJV · Are You Filled With the Holy Spirit?
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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 NKJV · Are You Filled With 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 NKJV · The Sound of the Spirit (Video)
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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 ESV · Did You Receive the Holy Spirit When You Believed?
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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 NKJV · Nothing Is Impossible For God
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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 · Nothing Is Impossible For God
Acts 2
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When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.Read from NASB1995 · Matthew 3 How to Be Filled, the Holy Spirit
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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 ESV · The Supernatural Gifts of the Holy Spirit - Part 2
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They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.Read from NKJV · The Blessing of Brokenness
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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 ESV · The Supernatural Gifts of the Holy Spirit - Part 2
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Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.Read from ESV · The Supernatural Gifts of the Holy Spirit - Part 2
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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 ESV · The Supernatural Gifts of the Holy Spirit - Part 2
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Astounded and amazed, they asked, "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?Read from NKJV · The Blessing of Brokenness
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How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?Read from NKJV · The Blessing of Brokenness
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Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, "What does this mean?"Read from NKJV · The Blessing of Brokenness
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But others mocked them and said, "They are drunk on new wine!"Read from NKJV · The Blessing of Brokenness
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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 NKJV · Hindrances to Spiritual Growth
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These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!Read from ESV · The Holy Spirit and Fire
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No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:Read from ESV · Outpouring: The Story of Pentecost - Part 1
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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 ESV · Outpouring: The Story of Pentecost - Part 1
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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 · Gifts Are Not Always Served On Silver Platters (Video)
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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 NKJV · Gifts Are Not Always Served On Silver Platters (Video)
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And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'Read from ESV · The Holy Spirit and Fire
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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 NKJV · The Blessing of Brokenness
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because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.Read from NKJV · The Blessing of Brokenness
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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 NKJV · The Blessing of Brokenness
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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 NKJV · The Blessing of Brokenness
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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 NKJV · The Blessing of Brokenness
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God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.Read from NKJV · The Blessing of Brokenness
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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 NKJV · The Blessing of Brokenness
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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 ESV · The Blessing of Brokenness
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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 NKJV · Hindrances to Spiritual Growth
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When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"Read from NKJV · The Blessing of Brokenness
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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 NKJV · The Blessing of Brokenness
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With many other words he testified, and he urged them, "Be saved from this corrupt generation."Read from NKJV · Hindrances to Spiritual Growth
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A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.Read from NKJV · Hindrances to Spiritual Growth
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All the believers were together and had everything in common.Read from NKJV · Hindrances to Spiritual Growth
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Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.Read from NKJV · Hindrances to Spiritual Growth
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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 NKJV · Hindrances to Spiritual Growth
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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 NKJV · Hindrances to Spiritual Growth
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 NKJV · Not by 'My' Might or Power
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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 NKJV · Not by 'My' Might or Power
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When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.Read from NKJV · Not by 'My' Might or Power
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Peter looked directly at him, as did John. "Look at us!" said Peter.Read from NKJV · Not by 'My' Might or Power
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So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.Read from NKJV · Not by 'My' Might or Power
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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 NKJV · Not by 'My' Might or Power
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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 · Not by 'My' Might or Power
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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 NKJV · Not by 'My' Might or Power
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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 NKJV · Not by 'My' Might or Power
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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 NKJV · How to Be Refreshed & Renewed
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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 NKJV · How to Be Refreshed and Renewed
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You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.Read from NKJV · How to Be Refreshed & Renewed
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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 NKJV · How to Be Refreshed & Renewed
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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 NKJV · How to Be Refreshed & Renewed
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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 NKJV · How to Be Refreshed and Renewed
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Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,Read from NKJV · Four Things You Need to Know About 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 NKJV · How to Be Refreshed and Renewed
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 NKJV · A Coward Has No Power
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greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.Read from NKJV · A Coward Has No Power
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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 NKJV · A Coward Has No Power
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But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.Read from NKJV · A Coward Has No Power
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The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,Read from NKJV · A Coward Has No Power
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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 · A Coward Has No Power
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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 NKJV · A Coward Has No Power
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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 NKJV · A Coward Has No Power
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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 NKJV · The Prayer God Answers
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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 NKJV · The Prayer God Answers
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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 NKJV · The Prayer God Answers
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But Peter and John replied, "Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to listen to you rather than God.Read from NKJV · The Prayer God Answers
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For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard."Read from NKJV · The Prayer God Answers
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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 NKJV · The Prayer God Answers
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For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.Read from NKJV · The Prayer God Answers
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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 NKJV · The Prayer God Answers
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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 NKJV · The Prayer God Answers
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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 NASB1995 · The Prayer God Answers
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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 NKJV · The Prayer God Answers
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They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.Read from NKJV · The Prayer God Answers
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And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,Read from NKJV · The Prayer God Answers
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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 NKJV · The Prayer God Answers
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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 NKJV · Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
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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 NKJV · Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
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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 NKJV · Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
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sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.Read from NKJV · Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
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 · Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
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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 NKJV · Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
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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 · Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
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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 NKJV · Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
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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 · Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
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Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.Read from NKJV · Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
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About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.Read from NKJV · Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
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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 · Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
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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 NKJV · Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
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And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.Read from NKJV · Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
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Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.Read from NKJV · The Power of Purity
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Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.Read from NKJV · The Power of Purity
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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 NKJV · The Power of Purity
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Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.Read from NKJV · The Power of Purity
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and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.Read from NKJV · The Truth Will Cost You
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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 NKJV · The Truth Will Cost You
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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 NKJV · Obey God Rather Then Men
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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 NKJV · Obey God Rather Then Men
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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 NKJV · Obey God Rather Then Men
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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 NKJV · Obey God Rather Then Men
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They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.Read from NKJV · Obey God Rather Than Men
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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 NKJV · Obey God Rather Than Men
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But Peter and the other apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than men.Read from NKJV · Obey God Rather Then Men
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The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.Read from NKJV · Obey God Rather Than Men
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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 NKJV · If It Is of God You Cannot Overthrow It
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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 NKJV · Obey God Rather Than Men
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But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.Read from NKJV · If It Is of God You Cannot Overthrow It
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"Men of Israel," he said, "consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.Read from NKJV · If It Is of God, You Cannot Overthrow It
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Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.Read from NKJV · If It Is of God You Cannot Overthrow It
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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 NKJV · If It Is of God, You Cannot Overthrow It
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So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.Read from NKJV · If It Is of God, You Cannot Overthrow It
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At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.Read from NKJV · 7 Things That Hinder God's Work
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The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.Read from NKJV · 7 Things That Hinder God's Work
Acts 6
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In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.Read from NKJV · 7 Things That Hinder God's Work
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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 · 7 Things That Hinder God's Work
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and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."Read from NKJV · 7 Things That Hinder God's Work
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but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.Read from NKJV · Persecution - What You Need to Know
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Then they prompted some men to say, "We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God."Read from NKJV · Persecution, What We Need to Know
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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 NKJV · Persecution, What We Need to Know
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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 NKJV · Persecution - What You Need to Know
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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 NKJV · Persecution, What We Need to Know
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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 NKJV · Persecution - What You Need to Know
Acts 7
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Then the high priest asked Stephen, "Are these charges true?"Read from NASB1995 · God's Will, Simple but Not Easy
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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 NKJV · God's Will - Simple but Not Easy
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and told him, 'Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.'Read from NKJV · God's Will - Simple but Not Easy
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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 NKJV · God's Will - Simple but Not Easy
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and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.Read from NKJV · God's Will, Simple but Not Easy
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Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt.Read from NKJV · Don't Reject the Voice of God
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He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.Read from NKJV · Don't Reject the Voice of God
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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 NKJV · Don't Reject the Voice of God
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When he was set outside, Pharaoh's daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.Read from NKJV · Don't Reject the Voice of God
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So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.Read from NKJV · Don't Reject the Voice of God
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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 NKJV · Don't Reject the Voice of God
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He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.Read from NKJV · Don't Reject the Voice of God
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The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?'Read from NKJV · Don't Reject the Voice of God
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Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'Read from ESV · Don't Reject the Voice of God
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At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.Read from NKJV · Don't Reject the Voice of God
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After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.Read from NKJV · Don't Reject the Voice of God
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When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:Read from NKJV · Don't Reject the Voice of God
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'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.Read from NKJV · Don't Reject the Voice of God
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I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.'Read from NKJV · Don't Reject the Voice of God
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This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.'Read from NKJV · Don't Reject the Voice of God
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But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.Read from NKJV · Don't Reject the Voice of God
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At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.Read from NKJV · The Path of Idolatry
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But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: 'Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?Read from NKJV · The Path of Idolatry
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You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.'Read from NKJV · The Path of Idolatry
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However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:Read from NKJV · Religious People, Stiff Necked and Angry
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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 ESV · Persecution - What You Need to Know
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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 NKJV · Religious People - Stiff-Necked & Angry
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you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it."Read from NKJV · Religious People - Stiff-Necked & Angry
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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 NKJV · Religious People - Stiff-Necked & Angry
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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 NKJV · Religious People, Stiff Necked and Angry
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At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.Read from NKJV · Religious People, Stiff Necked and Angry
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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 · Religious People, Stiff Necked and Angry
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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 NKJV · Religious People, Stiff Necked and Angry
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 · Religious People, Stiff Necked and Angry
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God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.Read from NKJV · Religious People - Stiff-Necked & Angry
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Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.Read from NKJV · Religious People, Stiff Necked and Angry
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Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.Read from NKJV · Religious People, Stiff Necked and Angry
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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 NKJV · Religious People - Stiff-Necked & Angry
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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 · Religious People, Stiff Necked and Angry
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They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.Read from NKJV · Religious People, Stiff Necked and Angry
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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 NKJV · Religious People, Stiff Necked and Angry
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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 NKJV · Religious People, Stiff Necked and Angry
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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 NKJV · Is the Holy Spirit Upon You?
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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 · Is the Holy Spirit Upon You?
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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 NKJV · Is the Holy Spirit Upon You?
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You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.Read from NKJV · Is the Holy Spirit Upon You?
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For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity."Read from NKJV · Is the Holy Spirit Upon You?
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Then Simon answered, "Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me."Read from NKJV · Is the Holy Spirit Upon You?
Acts 9
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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 · No Regrets: God Can Use Your Past
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"Who are You, Lord?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," He replied.Read from ESV · How God Uses Your Past
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The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.Read from NKJV · No Regrets: God Can Use Your Past
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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 · No Regrets - God Can Use Your Past
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For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.Read from NASB1995 · Is God a Priority?
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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 NKJV · Is God a Priority?
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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 NKJV · Is God a Priority?
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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 NKJV · Is God a Priority?
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Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, "He is the Son of God."Read from NKJV · Is God a Priority?
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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 · Is God a Priority?
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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 · Is God a Priority?
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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 · Is God a Priority?
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So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.Read from NKJV · Is God a Priority?
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When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.Read from NKJV · Is God a Priority?
Acts 10
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At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.Read from NKJV · Sincere but Wrong: A Believing Unbeliever
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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 · Sincere but Wrong, a Believing Unbeliever
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One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, "Cornelius!"Read from NKJV · Sincere but Wrong: A Believing Unbeliever
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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 · Sincere but Wrong, a Believing Unbeliever
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Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.Read from NKJV · Sincere but Wrong, a Believing Unbeliever
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He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea."Read from NKJV · Sincere but Wrong: A Believing Unbeliever
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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 · Sincere but Wrong: A Believing Unbeliever
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He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.Read from NKJV · Sincere but Wrong, a Believing Unbeliever
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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 · Sincere but Wrong, a Believing Unbeliever
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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 · (Clip) Two Competing Appetites, the Flesh and the Spirit
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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 · (Clip) Two Competing Appetites, the Flesh and the Spirit
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This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.Read from NKJV · (Clip) Two Competing Appetites, the Flesh and the Spirit
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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 · The Lord Hears Us
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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 · The Lord Hears Us
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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 · The Lord Hears Us
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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 · The Lord Hears Us
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Then Peter began to speak: "I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,Read from NKJV · The Lord Hears Us
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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 · The Lord Hears Us
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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 · Obedience and the Filling of the Spirit
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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 · The Lord Hears Us
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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 · The Lord Hears Us
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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 · The Lord Hears Us
44
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message.Read from NKJV · The Lord Hears Us
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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 · The Lord Hears Us
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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 · The Lord Hears Us
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 · Contention, Contending, & Worldliness
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So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with himRead from NKJV · Biblical Thoughts on Contention, Contending and Wordliness
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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 · Biblical Thoughts on Contention, Contending and Wordliness
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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 · Biblical Thoughts on Contention, Contending and Wordliness
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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 · Contention, Contending, & Worldliness
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When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.Read from NKJV · 3 Cautions From Acts 11
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In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.Read from NKJV · 3 Cautions From Acts 11
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One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)Read from NKJV · 3 Cautions From Acts 11
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This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.Read from NKJV · 3 Cautions From Acts 11
Acts 12
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About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.Read from NKJV · 10 Reasons Prayers Aren't Answered
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He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.Read from ESV · 10 Reasons Prayers Aren't Answered
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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 · 10 Reasons Prayers Aren't Answered
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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 · 10 Reasons Prayers Aren't Answered
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So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.Read from NKJV · 10 Reasons Prayers Aren't Answered
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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 · 10 Reasons Prayers Aren't Answered
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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 · 10 Reasons Prayers Aren't Answered
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Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king's country for food.Read from NKJV · How to Be Led by the Spirit
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On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.Read from NKJV · How to Be 'Led by the Spirit'
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And they began to shout, "This is the voice of a god, not a man!"Read from NKJV · How to Be Led by the Spirit
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Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.Read from NKJV · How to Be 'Led by the Spirit'
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But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.Read from NKJV · How to Be Led by the Spirit
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 ESV · Fasting for 20/20 Spiritual Vision
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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 · How to Be 'Led 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 · 10 Signs of a Healthy Church
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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 · 10 Signs of a Healthy Church
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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 · 10 Signs of a Healthy Church
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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 · 10 Signs of a Healthy Church
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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 · 10 Signs of a Healthy Church
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Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:Read from NKJV · 10 Signs of a Healthy Church
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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 · 10 Signs of a Healthy Church
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After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.Read from NKJV · 10 Signs of a Healthy Church
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On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.Read from NKJV · 10 Signs of a Healthy Church
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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 · 10 Signs of a Healthy Church
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When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.Read from NASB1995 · Save Me From Myself
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And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.Read from ESV · 10 Signs of a Healthy Church
Acts 14
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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 · Every Believer Is Called to the Ministry
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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 · Every Believer Is Called to the Ministry by Shane Idelman
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Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.Read from ESV · Every Believer Is Called to the Ministry
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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 · Every Believer Is Called to the Ministry by Shane Idelman
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In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.Read from NKJV · Every Believer Is Called to the Ministry
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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 · Every Believer Is Called to the Ministry by Shane Idelman
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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 · Every Believer Is Called to the Ministry
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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 · Answered Prayer： 10 Things You Need To Know
Acts 15
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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 · I've Been Hurt Now What?
Acts 17
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explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. "This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ," he declared.Read from NKJV · 10 Keys to Sharing Your Faith
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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 · 10 Keys to Sharing Your Faith
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The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason's house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.Read from NKJV · 10 Keys to Sharing Your Faith
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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 · 10 Keys to Sharing Your Faith
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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 · 10 Keys to Sharing Your Faith
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So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.Read from NKJV · 10 Keys to Sharing Your Faith
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So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, "May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?Read from NKJV · 10 Keys to Sharing Your Faith
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Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.Read from NKJV · 10 Keys to Sharing Your Faith
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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 · 10 Keys to Sharing Your Faith
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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 · 10 Keys to Sharing Your Faith
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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 · 10 Keys to Sharing Your Faith
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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 · 10 Keys to Sharing Your Faith
Acts 18
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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 · 10 Keys to Sharing Your Faith
26
And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him in and explained to him the way of God more accurately.Read from NKJV · 10 Keys to Sharing Your Faith
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 · Did You Receive the Holy Spirit When You Believed?
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"Into what, then, were you baptized?" Paul asked. "The baptism of John," they replied.Read from NKJV · Is the Holy Spirit Upon You?
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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 · Something Is Missing
5
On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.Read from ESV · Matthew 3 How to Be Filled, the Holy Spirit
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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 · Something Is Missing
9
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 · Something Is Missing
15
Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, "Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"Read from NKJV · Don't Arm the Enemy
16
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 · Don't Arm the Enemy
18
Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.Read from NKJV · Is the Bible an 'Iffy' Book?
23
About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.Read from NKJV · Is the Bible an 'Iffy' Book?
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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 · Is the Bible an 'Iffy' Book?
Acts 21
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After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.Read from NKJV · Can We Really Know God's Will?
12
When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.Read from NKJV · Can We Really Know God's Will?
13
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 · Can We Really Know God's Will?
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When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, "The Lord's will be done."Read from NKJV · Can We Really Know God's Will?
Acts 22
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Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a tranceRead from NKJV · Can We Really Know God's Will?
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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 · Can We Really Know God's Will?
Acts 24
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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 · Can We Really Know God's Will?
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and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.Read from NKJV · Can We Really Know God's Will?
Acts 26
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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 · How God Uses Your Past
16
'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 · How God Uses Your Past
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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 · How God Uses Your Past
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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 · How God Uses Your Past
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For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.Read from ESV · How God Uses Your Past
Acts 28
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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 · The One Thing Guaranteed to End All Marriages
30
Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.Read from NKJV · The Darkness Before the Dawn
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Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.Read from NKJV · The Darkness Before the Dawn