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And great fear came upon the whole assembly, and upon all that heard these things.

Verse ConceptsChristiansFear Of God, Examples OfThe Church UniversalThose Frightened Of God

And a great number out of the cities round about also came together to Jerusalem, bringing those that were infirm and that were troubled with impure spirits; and they were all cured.

Verse ConceptsDemon PossessionExorcismsDemons, Evil Work Ofdemons, Kinds ofCrowdsMiracles, Nature OfSpiritsDemons Harming IndividualsHealing Through DisciplesThose DemonisedDemons Causing TormentComing Togetherharassment

And there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers could not find sustenance.

Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfNo Food

And Saul was well pleased with his execution. For at that time there was a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all dispersed through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesChristiansdispersion, theJerusalem, Significance OfSamaritansChurch, Description OfChurch, Examples OfThe Church ScatteredAssentingApproval To KillThe Apostles In Action

And there was great joy in that city.

Verse ConceptsJoyjoyfulness

But there was before in the city a man named Simon practising magic and bewitching the people of Samaria, giving out that he was some great person.

Verse ConceptsClaimsPride, Examples OfSelf ConfidenceSuperiorityBoastersGreat IndividualsSorcerymagic

Whom they all greatly regarded, from the lest to the greatest, saying, This man is as the great power of God.

Verse ConceptsGreat And SmallArrogantly Like GodPowerful Individuals

And he arose and went; and behold a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, and her high-treasurer, who had come to Jerusalem to worship,

Verse ConceptseunuchsJudaismQueensTravelTreasurerProselytes

and some thing descending to him, like a great sheet tied at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

Verse ConceptsFour CornersThe Act Of OpeningOpening HeavenFour SidesPutting Animals DownHeavenly Visionporksailing

And one of them, named Agabus, stood up and signified by the Spirit, that there would be a great famine over all the earth: which accordingly came to pass in the reign of Claudius Cesar.

Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfCaesarRoman EmperorsPredicting The Future

whom he seized and put into prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending, after the passover, to bring him out to the people.

Verse ConceptsGuardsImprisonmentsPassoverPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSoldiersFour GroupsEasterPeople Releasing Othersjail

And passing through the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate, that leadeth into the city, which of its own accord opened to them: and they went out and passed on through one street; and then the angel departed from him.

Verse ConceptsGatesIronLengthPrisonsThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesCity GatesLeavingIron ObjectsFirst OnesSecond Being

And at Iconium they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great number both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed.

Verse ConceptsCongregationevangelists, ministry ofevangelism, kinds ofGrowthHabitsPaul, Life OfMany In The ChurchAntagonism From Jew And Gentile

They therefore, being brought forward on their way by the church, passed through Phenicia and Samaria, relating the conversion of the Gentiles: and they gave great joy to all the brethren.

Verse ConceptsConversion, examples ofChristiansTravelThe Soul Winners JoyPeople ConvertedPeople Sending People

And he came out that instant. And when her masters saw, that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the court to the magistrates.

Verse ConceptsArrestingFalse Witnesses,examples OfHope, Nature OfLove, Abuse OfMarketsMarketplacesPulling People

And when they brought them to the governors, they said, These men cause great disturbance in our city, for they are Jews, and teach customs,

Verse ConceptsFalse Accusations, Examples OfTroubling Groups Of Peoplerelentless

And on a sudden there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bonds were loosed.

Verse ConceptsFoundationsearthquakesChainsPrisonsSudden EventsIron ChainsFoundations Of BuildingsGod ShakingGod Freeing CaptivesBreaking Chainsjailevangelising

And some of them believed and joined themselves to Paul and Silas, and a great number of the devout Greeks, and of the women of distinction not a few.

Verse ConceptsDevout MenGreeksReverence, And ObedienceConverts To ChristianityProselytesJoined To The ChurchThose Who Believed In Christ

And a great number of those that had used inquisitive arts, brought the books, and burned them before them all: and they computed the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.

Verse ConceptsMagical Arts, Practice OfCoinageSorcery And MagicOccultismSorceryWorthValuemagicwitchesartistsOccultism Being Forbidden

So that we are not only in danger of this, that the business we follow will come to nothing; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised; and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the whole world worshippeth.

Verse ConceptsCovetousness, Example OfAll NationsWorshipping Material ThingsDeposing

Hearing this and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

Verse ConceptsShoutingAngry People

But when they knew that he was a Jew, they all cried out with one voice, for near two hours, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

Verse ConceptsHourRacial PrejudiceVoicesTwo Hours

And when the Secretary had appeased the multitude, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is devoted to the service of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

Verse ConceptsFalling From Heaven

But some in the croud bawled out one thing and some another: and as he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTCastlesExcitementSoundGroups Shouting

And when he gave him leave, Paul standing on the stairs made a sign with the hand to the people: and there being a great silence made, He spake to them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

And it came to pass that as I was on my journey and drew nigh to Damascus, about mid-day, on a sudden a great light from heaven shone round about me:

Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalNoonAurasLight In The Worlddamascus

So there was a great clamor: and the scribes that were of the party of the pharisees rose up and contended, saying, We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

Verse ConceptsTeachers Of The LawSpirit BeingsSound

But Lysias the tribune came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, commanding his accusers to come unto thee:

Verse ConceptsChiliarchs

when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews appeared in court, desiring judgement against him.

Verse Conceptselders, as community leadersPeople Accusing People

The next day therefore, Agrippa and Bernice coming with much pomp, and entering into the court, together with the chief officers, and men of greatest eminence in the city, at the command of Festus Paul was brought in.

Verse ConceptsJudgment SeatOfficersRankDisplayingHalls

But having obtained help of God, I continue until this day, testifying both to small and great, and saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses declared should come to pass; even that the Messiah should suffer,

Verse ConceptsGospel, Confirmation OfHelpfulnessSmallnessWitness To The GospelPredicting ChristGreat And SmallWritten In The ProphetsGod HelpsEverything Happening For A ReasonSupportHaving A Good DayHelping Those In NeedWitnessinghelphelpingtestifying

And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius treating Paul with great humanity, permitted him to go to his friends to get proper supplies.

Verse ConceptsKindnessCourtesyShipsThe Next DayChristians Are Called Friends

And as we sailed slowly for many days, and were hardly got on to Cnidus, the wind not permitting us, we sailed under Crete by Salmone.

Verse ConceptsSlownessHard Tasks

And the haven not being commodious to winter in, the greater part advised to sail from thence, if they could possibly reach to Phenice to winter at that haven of Crete, which looks both to the south-west and north-west.

Verse ConceptsWinterHarborsCompassessailing

And as the south wind blew gently, thinking they were secure of their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed close by Crete.

Verse ConceptsFacing South

But after long abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not loosed from Crete, and so have saved this damage and loss.

Verse ConceptsFatigueadvisersFasting, Examples OfPay Attention To People!Natural DisastersAbstinencesailing

And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was permitted to live by himself with the soldier that had him in custody.

Verse ConceptsArrestingempiresGuardsHousesIsolated Persons