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While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

Verse ConceptsCaptainsGuardsJewish SectsWhile Still SpeakingPriests In Action

On the next day, their rulers, elders, and experts in the law came together in Jerusalem.

Verse Conceptselders, as community leadersJudaismRulersAssembling Leaders

So the young men came, wrapped him up, carried him out, and buried him.

Verse ConceptsThe DeadCarrying Dead Bodies

After an interval of about three hours, his wife came in, but she did not know what had happened.

Verse ConceptsThree Hoursspace

At once she collapsed at his feet and died. So when the young men came in, they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

Verse ConceptsMiracles Of PeterCarrying Dead BodiesPeople TumblingHaving No Breath

Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon's Portico.

Verse ConceptsCongregationChristiansApostles, IdentficationBelieversPorchesChurch GatheringsGateways Of The TempleOther MiraclesSigns And Wonders Of The GospelThe Apostles In ActionAgreeing With One AnotherWork Ethic

Thus they even carried the sick out into the streets, and put them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow would fall on some of them.

Verse ConceptsShadowsBedsUsing RoadsPeople Carrying Live PeopleHope And Healing

But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

Verse ConceptsOfficersNot Findingjail

But someone came and reported to them, "Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courts and teaching the people!"

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofDisciples In The TempleTeaching The Way Of God

For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and nothing came of it.

Verse ConceptsClaimsFour To Five HundredFour And Five HundredGreat IndividualsPeople Following PeopleScattering FollowersKilling Named Individualsmovement

When he saw one of them being hurt unfairly, Moses came to his defense and avenged the person who was mistreated by striking down the Egyptian.

Verse Conceptsdefence, humanOppression, Nature OfMan AvengingGod Being Outside Of Creation

When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and when he approached to investigate, there came the voice of the Lord,

Verse ConceptsAmazingGod's Voice

Now as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Look, there is water! What is to stop me from being baptized?"

Verse ConceptsRoadsSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfWater For BaptismChristian BaptismHindrancesBaptism

Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, but went on his way rejoicing.

Verse ConceptsRejoicingExcitementAstral Projection

Philip, however, found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through the area, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

Verse ConceptsMission, Of The ChurchTravelevangelizing

So Ananias departed and entered the house, placed his hands on Saul and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

Verse ConceptsBaptism, Administered Byevangelism, kinds ofequipping, spiritualCeremoniesBeing Filled With The SpiritLaying On Hands To HealChrist AppearingChrist SendingLaying On Hands For The Holy SpiritdamascusChristians Being Called Brothers

Now as Peter was traveling around from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.

Verse ConceptsSaintsVisiting

About three o'clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him, "Cornelius."

Verse ConceptsAngel of the LordCommunicationecstasyVisions And Dreams In Scripture3 PmThose Who Saw Visions

He became hungry and wanted to eat, but while they were preparing the meal, a trance came over him.

Verse ConceptsHunger, Examples OfHousetopsPreparing Foodhunger

So when Peter came in, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.

Verse ConceptsAdoration, FalseFeetReverence, And Social Behaviourreverence

Therefore when you sent for me, I came without any objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?"

Verse ConceptsWhy Do Others Do This?People Willing

"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me.

Verse ConceptsecstasyFour CornersLowering PeopleThose Who Saw VisionsFour SidesI PrayPutting Animals Down

But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

Verse Conceptsevangelists, ministry ofevangelism, nature ofMissionaries, Task OfAntioch in SyriaPreaching Gospel To Foreigners

A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of FaithChurchGood NewsPeople Sending People

When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,

Verse ConceptsHappinessHeart, And Holy SpiritGladnessSteadfastnessWhole HeartednessThe Grace Of GodPeople Encouraging OthersRejoicing In God's WorksWitnessing

At that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Verse ConceptsVisitingAnonymity

After they had passed the first and second guards, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went outside and walked down one narrow street, when at once the angel left him.

Verse ConceptsGatesIronLengthPrisonsThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesCity GatesLeavingIron ObjectsFirst OnesSecond Being

When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen."

Verse ConceptsSafetySelf KnowledgeAngels Doing God's WorkChrist Sendingexpectations

Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!" Immediately mistiness and darkness came over him, and he went around seeking people to lead him by the hand.

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesHand Of GodMiracles, Nature OfMistPainMiracles Of PaulMiracles Bringing God's JudgmentBarriersGod's HandOvertaken By DarknessGod BlindingGod's Hands In Oppositionfitness

Then Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsSeafaringProvincesInstabilityPeople Abandoning PeopleMissionaries

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and after winning the crowds over, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, presuming him to be dead.

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentevangelists, ministry ofPersuasionInciting To EvilStoningPersecution Of The Apostle PaulPulling PeopleAttempting To Kill Specific People

Then they passed through Pisidia and came into Pamphylia,

Now some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."

Verse ConceptsCouncil of JerusalemAbraham, Family And DescendantsExclusivenessBarnabasHeresiesDenominationsMisteachingNecessity Of CircumcisionSalvation By Other Things

He also came to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple named Timothy was there, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but whose father was a Greek.

Verse ConceptsBelieversGrandmothers

When they came to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to do this,

Verse ConceptsProvincesThe Spirit Of ChristLed By The Spirit

She continued to do this for many days. But Paul became greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" And it came out of her at once.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsCommands, in NTDemons, Christ's AuthoritySpiritual DiscernmentMiracles, Nature OfSatan, Resistance ToMiracles Of PaulPeople Casting Out DemonsIn The Name Of ChristNamed People Angry With OthersnaggingDemonic Influence

Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose.

Verse ConceptsFoundationsearthquakesChainsPrisonsSudden EventsIron ChainsFoundations Of BuildingsGod ShakingGod Freeing CaptivesBreaking Chainsjailevangelising

and came and apologized to them. After they brought them out, they asked them repeatedly to leave the city.

Verse ConceptsLeaving

When they came out of the prison, they entered Lydia's house, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and then departed.

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofevangelising

After they traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofPaul, Life Of

But when the Jews from Thessalonica heard that Paul had also proclaimed the word of God in Berea, they came there too, inciting and disturbing the crowds.

Verse ConceptsGospel, Responses ToPreaching, Effects OfInciting To EvilSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfUnbelief, As Response To GodIsrael Hardened

While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul went through the inland regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples there

Verse ConceptsFindingRoadsflexibility

This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks; fear came over them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised.

Verse ConceptsHonorMiracles, Responses ToFear, Of UnknownShowing Forth His PraiseThe Gospel To Jew And GentileThings Manifest

Many of those who had believed came forward, confessing and making their deeds known.

Verse ConceptsSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfReligious AwakeningsSin ConfessedThings Revealedconfessing

After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,

Verse ConceptsPreaching, Content Of

We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and within five days we came to the others in Troas, where we stayed for seven days.

Verse ConceptsPaul, Life OfWeeksFour Or Five DaysSeven DaysSea Travel

After we tore ourselves away from them, we put out to sea, and sailing a straight course, we came to Cos, on the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

Verse ConceptsIslandsStraight Pathssailinggoodbyes

On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

Verse Conceptsevangelists, identity ofGuestsHospitality, Examples OfProphetessHospitalityTravellersSeven PeopleThe Next DayEvangelism

While we remained there for a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

Verse ConceptsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

He came to us, took Paul's belt, tied his own hands and feet with it, and said, "The Holy Spirit says this: 'This is the way the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up the man whose belt this is, and will hand him over to the Gentiles.'"

Verse ConceptsBeltsWarning IndividualsSuffering From ForeignersSpeaking By The SpiritTying Up

Some of the disciples from Caesarea came along with us too, and brought us to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple from the earliest times, with whom we were to stay.

Verse ConceptsHospitality, Examples OfIslandsflexibility

Then the commanding officer came up and arrested him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains; he then asked who he was and what he had done.

Verse Conceptsevangelists, ministry ofChainsIron ChainsInterrogatingWho Is This?What Do You Do?Two Other Things

When he came to the steps, Paul had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob,

Verse ConceptsDanger, PhysicalStairwaysStepsPeople Carrying Live People

Since I could not see because of the brilliance of that light, I came to Damascus led by the hand of those who were with me.

Verse ConceptsEyes, Affected ByBlindness, Causes OfdisabilitiesVisionGod Blindingdamascus

came to me and stood beside me and said to me, 'Brother Saul, regain your sight!' And at that very moment I looked up and saw him.

Verse ConceptsVisionHealing Through Disciples

So the commanding officer came and asked Paul, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" He replied, "Yes."

Verse ConceptsPrisoners

When morning came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.

Verse ConceptsFasting, Nature OfMorningRevenge, Examples OfPlottingVindictivenessAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleVowing To FastPeople Bound By OathsConspiracySwearing

But when the son of Paul's sister heard about the ambush, he came and entered the barracks and told Paul.

Verse ConceptsAmbushThings Revealed

This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him, when I came up with the detachment and rescued him, because I had learned that he was a Roman citizen.

Verse ConceptsRoman CitizensRescueIndividuals Saving Others

When the horsemen came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

After five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought formal charges against Paul to the governor.

Verse ConceptsAttorneyGovernorsHigh Priest, In NtFour Or Five DaysPeople Accusing People

After several years I came to bring to my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings,

Verse ConceptsGiftsPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPoverty, Remedies ForAlmsgivingAltruismCharityGiving To The Poor

So after they came back here with me, I did not postpone the case, but the next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered the man to be brought.

Verse ConceptsJudgement Seat

So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience hall, along with the senior military officers and the prominent men of the city. When Festus gave the order, Paul was brought in.

Verse ConceptsJudgment SeatOfficersRankDisplayingHalls

With difficulty we sailed along the coast of Crete and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea.

Verse ConceptsHarborssailinghugs

When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

Verse ConceptsSandSeashoresNot Knowing Where

When Paul had gathered a bundle of brushwood and was putting it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.

Verse ConceptsHeatHot ThingsFirewoodjumping

After this had happened, many of the people on the island who were sick also came and were healed.

Verse ConceptsdiseasesHealing Through Disciples

From there we cast off and arrived at Rhegium, and after one day a south wind sprang up and on the second day we came to Puteoli.

Verse ConceptsHarborsCompassesThe Next DayFacing South

There we found some brothers and were invited to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofWeeksSeven Days

The brothers from there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. When he saw them, Paul thanked God and took courage.

Verse ConceptsMissionaries, Support ForRomeSuffering, Encouragements InThanksgivingVisitingBraveryMeeting PeopleThree Other ThingsThanking God For PeoplePeople Encouraging Others

They set a day to meet with him, and they came to him where he was staying in even greater numbers. From morning until evening he explained things to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.

Verse ConceptsExplanationsKingdom Of God, Coming OfMorningDealing With Many PeopleFrom Morning Till EveningChrist And The ScripturesStudying The LawWritten In The Prophets

Paul lived there two whole years in his own rented quarters and welcomed all who came to him,

Verse ConceptsTwo YearsWelcoming Other PeoplePaying For Goods