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being displeased because they taught the people and declared by Jesus the resurrection of the dead;

Verse ConceptsHeraldTeachersTeachingTeaching The Way Of God

And threatening them still further, they dismissed them, not being able to punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what was done;

Verse ConceptsPeople Set Free By PeopleSpecific Praising Of God

And now I tell you, abstain from these men, and let them alone; because if this design, or this work, is from men, it will be destroyed;

Verse ConceptsGood Human AdviceLeave Them AloneMan's TeachingWork Ethicmovement

And they attended to him because for a long time he had astonished them with his magic arts.

Verse Conceptsmagic

But Peter said to him, Your money go to perdition with you; because you have thought to purchase the gift of God with money.

Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingPeter, The ApostlePurchasingMoneyThe Holy Spirit Described As God's GiftBuying God's GiftGod Giving FreelyMoney Blessings

And he was displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came with one accord to him, and having persuaded Blastus who was over the king's bedchamber, desired peace, because their country was nourished by the king's.

Verse ConceptsChamberlainsPeople Providing FoodNamed People Angry With OthersPrivate Rooms

and they called Barnabas, Jupiter, and Paul, Mercury, because he was a master of eloquence.

Verse ConceptsPagan GodsFalse GodsBarnabasMythologyAcclaimingSpokesmen

And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers disputed with him, and some said, What does this trifler mean to say? And others, He seems to be a preacher of strange demons; because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

Verse ConceptsBabblersevangelism, nature ofPhilosophyResurrection, Of The DeadFalse Teachers, Examples OfScoffersAmateursAmbiguityEncouraged To Serve Foreign gods

And finding a certain Jew by the name of Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy, and his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome, he went to them,

Verse Conceptsevangelism, motivation forempiresCaesarCommands, in NTPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRefugeesGood Wives ExamplesAquilaRoman EmperorsGroups Sent Away

Then those about to examine him immediately withdrew from him; and the chiliarch was afraid, knowing that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

Verse ConceptsChainsTying UpCitizens

Proceeding thence we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary,

Verse Conceptssailing

But some time being spent and navigation not being safe, because the fast had already passed by, Paul advised,

Verse ConceptsFasting, Nature OfAtonementLossFasting RegularlyTime Passingsailing

who on trial wished to release me, because they found no cause of death in me;

Verse ConceptsPeople Involved In JudgementPeople Releasing Others

For this reason, therefore, I have called you to see and converse with you, because I am loaded with this chain on account of the hope of Israel.

Verse ConceptsChainsHope, As ConfidenceIron ChainsSalvation For IsraelFor The Sake Of God's Peoplevocation