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How then does each of us hear his own native language spoken by them?

Verse ConceptsLanguagespeaking

And they were all amazed, and were perplexed, others saying to others, Whatever does this intend to be?

Verse ConceptsAmazingConfusionPuzzlementMeaning

And it will be [that] every soul who does not listen to that prophet will be destroyed utterly from the people.'

Verse ConceptsGod Is ImmanentGod Will Kill His People

be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, in this name does this man stand before you whole.

Verse ConceptsCuresGod, Power OfPeter, Preacher And TeacherAtonement, By Christ AloneIn The Name Of ChristGod Raising ChristChrist Was KilledHow Healing Came

However, so this does not spread any further among the people, let’s threaten them against speaking to anyone in this name again.”

Verse ConceptsSpreadingPersecution, Forms OfWitnessing, And Holy SpiritSpeaking In Christ's NameSpreading The Gospel

They also presented false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

Verse ConceptsCrimesHoliness, As Set Apart For GodJudaism

Now the Scripture passage he was reading was this:

He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
and as a lamb is silent before its shearer,
so He does not open His mouth.

Verse ConceptsLambsMutenessSilenceJesus Christ, Meekness OfSheep ShearingHumility Of ChristPatience, The Nature OfChrist Being SilentChrist Was KilledUse Of The Scriptures

and the eunuch answered Philip, and said, pray, of whom does the prophet say this? of himself, or of some other?

Verse ConceptsWho Is This?

And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what does hinder me to be baptized?

Verse ConceptsRoadsSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfWater For BaptismChristian BaptismHindrancesBaptism

They said, "Cornelius, a [military] man in charge of one hundred soldiers, [and] a man who does what is right, [and] who respects God and who has a good reputation among all the Jews [who know him], was urged by God through a holy angel to have you come to his house so he could hear you speak [about salvation, See 11:14]."

Verse ConceptsSpecific Holy Individuals

so the rest of humanity
may seek the Lord—
even all the Gentiles
who are called by My name,
declares the Lord who does these things,

Verse ConceptsSpiritual AdoptionResidueCalled By God's Name

he that does all these things, is the Lord himself that has said it." for the works of God are all known to him from the beginning of the world.

Verse ConceptsGod Speaking Of OldGod's Things Revealed

there certain Epicurean and Stoick philosophers encountred him: "what does this mountebank mean?" said some: "he seems to proclaim some strange deitys," said others: because he talk'd to them of Jesus and the resurrection.

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

Then, all of them [Note: This "all" could refer to the Greeks, the Jews or the Roman officers. Since the text does not specify, it seems most reasonable to suggest it was the Romans] grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the court of justice. But Gallio showed no interest in the whole affair.

Verse ConceptsFloggingBeating Believers

However, when the city clerk had calmed the crowd down, he said, “Men of Ephesus! What man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple guardian of the great Artemis, and of the image that fell from heaven?

Verse ConceptsFalling From Heaven

As also the high priest does bear me witness, and all the council of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them who were there bound unto Jerusalem, to be punished.

Verse ConceptsLettersSanhedrin

as they were tying him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion, does the law allow to scourge a Roman citizen, and without any trial?

Verse ConceptsempiresRevenge, And RetaliationRoman CitizensScourgingBreaking Man's LawNo CondemnationTying UpCitizens

When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.

Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?Chiliarchs

And Festus says, O king Agrippa, and all ye men present with us, you see this man, concerning whom the whole multitude of the Jews is besieging me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that it does not behoove him to live any longer.

Verse ConceptsDeath As PunishmentIsrael Hardened

For it does not seem reasonable for me to send a prisoner [to Rome] without indicating what the [formal] charges are against him."

Verse ConceptsPeople Accusing People

And as he thus spoke for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, you are beside yourself; much learning does make you mad.

Verse ConceptsIntelligenceMockeryLunaticsEducation

and having gone apart, they spoke to one another saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

When the local people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “This man is probably a murderer, and though he has escaped the sea, Justice does not allow him to live!”

Verse ConceptsBarbariansUncharitablenessHow Death Is InevitableEscaping EvilJudged As Murderers