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They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come in the same way that you have seen Him going into heaven.”

FutureGospel, Essence OfLast ThingsAngel, AnnouncementsChrist And HeavenChrist Coming AgainGoing To Heaven

When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

CrowdsGod, Impartiality OfLanguages ConfusedBewildermentPuzzlementAll LanguagesLanguage

There was an interval of about three hours; then his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

Three Hoursspace

Instantly she dropped dead at his feet. When the young men came in, they found her dead, carried her out, and buried her beside her husband.

Miracles Of PeterCarrying Dead BodiesPeople TumblingHaving No Breath

As a result, they would carry the sick out into the streets and lay them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on some of them.

ShadowsBedsUsing RoadsPeople Carrying Live PeopleHope And Healing

In addition, a large group came together from the towns surrounding Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.

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

As the commander of the temple police and the chief priests heard these things, they were baffled about them, as to what could come of this.

CaptainsChief priestsPuzzlement

Someone came and reported to them, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple complex and teaching the people.”

evangelism, kinds ofDisciples In The TempleTeaching The Way Of God

Not long ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about 400 men rallied to him. He was killed, and all his partisans were dispersed and came to nothing.

ClaimsFour To Five HundredFour And Five HundredGreat IndividualsPeople Following PeopleScattering FollowersKilling Named Individualsmovement

Then some from what is called the Freedmen’s Synagogue, composed of both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, came forward and disputed with Stephen.

Alexandria The CityConfrontationMissionaries, Support ForSynagogueGod, Impartiality OfFalse Teachers, Examples OfDisputes

They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; so they came, dragged him off, and took him to the Sanhedrin.

Arrestingelders, as community leadersHigh Priest, In NtInciting To EvilSanhedrinTeachers Of The Law

and said to him:

Get out of your country
and away from your relatives,
and come to the land
that I will show you.

AbrahamPilgrimsSeparating From Relativesland

“Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. From there, after his father died, God had him move to this land you now live in.

I will judge the nation
that they will serve as slaves, God said.
After this, they will come out
and worship Me in this place.

Leaving EgyptWorshipping God

Then a famine and great suffering came over all of Egypt and Canaan, and our ancestors could find no food.

Famine, Examples OfNo Food

When he saw one of them being mistreated, he came to his rescue and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.

defence, humanOppression, Nature OfMan AvengingGod Being Outside Of Creation

When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight. As he was approaching to look at it, the voice of the Lord came:

AmazingGod's Voice

I have observed the oppression of My people in Egypt; I have heard their groaning and have come down to rescue them. And now, come, I will send you to Egypt.

Answered PrayerOppression, God's Attitude ToRescueAnswered PromisesGod Seeing Their AfflictionGod Saving From EnemiesOppressorsGod Sending His SonGod Sending Prophets

For He had not yet come down on any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Baptism, practice ofBaptised In Christ's NameChristian BaptismBaptism

So he got up and went. There was an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and high official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to worship in Jerusalem

eunuchsJudaismQueensTravelTreasurerProselytes

“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

Teachableness

As they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. The eunuch said, “Look, there’s water! What would keep me from being baptized?”

RoadsSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfWater For BaptismChristian BaptismHindrancesBaptism

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any longer. But he went on his way rejoicing.

RejoicingExcitementAstral Projection

Philip appeared in Azotus, and he was traveling and evangelizing all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

Mission, Of The ChurchTravelevangelizing

But all who heard him were astounded and said, “Isn’t this the man who, in Jerusalem, was destroying those who called on this name and then came here for the purpose of taking them as prisoners to the chief priests?”

PrisonersKilling DisciplesCalling In Christ's NameIs It Really?Tying Up

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

SaintsVisiting

About three in the afternoon he distinctly saw in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him, “Cornelius!”

Angel of the LordCommunicationecstasyVisions And Dreams In Scripture3 PmThose Who Saw Visions

Looking intently at him, he became afraid and said, “What is it, lord?”

The angel told him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have come up as a memorial offering before God.

GiftsPoverty, Remedies ForReligionFear, Of UnknownBenevolenceGod Remembering DevotionWhat Is The Matter?Giving To The PoorThings Going UpGod Answered Prayerremembrance

While talking with him, he went on in and found that many had come together there.

Dealing With Many PeopleWhile Still Speaking

That’s why I came without any objection when I was sent for. So I ask: Why did you send for me?”

Why Do Others Do This?People Willing

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down on all those who heard the message.

Baptism Of The Holy SpiritGiftsPreaching, Importance OfSpiritual UnderstandingWhile Still Speakingghosts

The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astounded because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.

Circumcision, physicalGenerosity, God'sBelieversPrejudiceAstonishmentThe Gentiles ConversionThe Holy Spirit Described As God's Gift

“I was in the town of Joppa praying, and I saw, in a visionary state, an object that resembled a large sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners from heaven, and it came to me.

ecstasyFour CornersLowering PeopleThose Who Saw VisionsFour SidesI PrayPutting Animals Down

“As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came down on them, just as on us at the beginning.

GiftsGentiles, In NtPentecostBeginning Of SalvationWhile Still SpeakingLike Good Peopleghosts

But there were some of them, Cypriot and Cyrenian men, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Hellenists, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

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

In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

VisitingAnonymity

After they passed the first and second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went outside and passed one street, and immediately the angel left him.

GatesIronLengthPrisonsThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesCity GatesLeavingIron ObjectsFirst OnesSecond Being

Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from all that the Jewish people expected.”

SafetySelf KnowledgeAngels Doing God's WorkChrist Sendingexpectations

He knocked at the door in the gateway, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer.

Knockinganswers

Being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they came down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

SeafaringProvincesGod Sending ProphetsLed By The Spirit

When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came across a sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.

Examples Of FaithDivination, Practiced ByTravelFalse Teachers, Examples OfFalse Apostles, Prophets And TeachersSorcery

Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John, however, left them and went back to Jerusalem.

SeafaringProvincesInstabilityPeople Abandoning PeopleMissionaries

Before He came to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

John's BaptismSigns Of Repentance

When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in the form of men!”

Languages Mentioned In ScriptureBecoming Like PeopleLike MenMen As Gods

Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and when they had won over the crowds and stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.

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

Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.

Some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers: “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom prescribed by Moses, you cannot be saved!”

Council of JerusalemAbraham, Family And DescendantsExclusivenessBarnabasHeresiesDenominationsMisteachingNecessity Of CircumcisionSalvation By Other Things

When they came to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.

ProvincesThe Spirit Of ChristLed By The Spirit

So, bypassing Mysia, they came down to Troas.

And she did this for many days.

But Paul was greatly aggravated and turning to the spirit, said, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out right away.

ExorcismsCommands, 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 there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the jail were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains came loose.

FoundationsearthquakesChainsPrisonsSudden EventsIron ChainsFoundations Of BuildingsGod ShakingGod Freeing CaptivesBreaking Chainsjailevangelising

When daylight came, the chief magistrates sent the police to say, “Release those men!”

OfficersDaybreakAt Daybreak

The jailer reported these words to Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders for you to be released. So come out now and go in peace.”

Prison Keepers

But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without a trial, although we are Roman citizens, and threw us in jail. And now are they going to smuggle us out secretly? Certainly not! On the contrary, let them come themselves and escort us out!”

ApologizingempiresPersecution, Forms OfPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRoman CitizensBeating BelieversSpreading StoriesAvoiding SecrecyBringing People Out Of Other PlacesNo JusticeCitizenstrailsjail

So they came and apologized to them, and escorting them out, they urged them to leave town.

Leaving

After leaving the jail, they came to Lydia’s house where they saw and encouraged the brothers, and departed.

encouragement, examples ofevangelising

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

evangelism, kinds ofPaul, Life Of

When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here too,

Turning Upside DownPulling PeopleNot FindingTroubling Groups Of PeopleCauses of failure in

But when the Jews from Thessalonica found out that God’s message had been proclaimed by Paul at Berea, they came there too, agitating and disturbing the crowds.

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

Those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving instructions for Silas and Timothy to come to him as quickly as possible, they departed.

evangelism, kinds ofPaul, Life Of

where he found a Jewish man named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul came to them,

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When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with preaching the message and solemnly testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.

Preaching, Content OfPreaching, Importance OfPreaching ChristSaid To Be The ChristSalvation For IsraelSubsequent Witness To ChristNervousness

but he said good-bye and stated, “I’ll come back to you again, if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

God, Sovereignty OfGuidance, God's Promises OfSeafaringFarewellsSea TravelGod's Will Be Donesailinggoodbyes

While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples

FindingRoadsflexibility

Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people that they should believe in the One who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.”

Faith, Necessity OfJohn's BaptismBelieve In Christ!Signs Of RepentanceBaptism

so that even facecloths or work aprons that had touched his skin were brought to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits came out of them.

ExorcismsPeople Casting Out DemonsMeans Of PurifyingHow Healing CameMan's Authority Over The DevilIllness

So not only do we run a risk that our business may be discredited, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be despised and her magnificence come to the verge of ruin—the very one all of Asia and the world adore.”

Covetousness, Example OfAll NationsWorshipping Material ThingsDeposing

Meanwhile, some were shouting one thing and some another, because the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together.

ConfusionAssemblyDisorder Among PeopleGroups ShoutingWhy Do Others Do This?

And when he had passed through those areas and exhorted them at length, he came to Greece

Preaching, Content Of

When he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.

Sailing from there, the next day we arrived off Chios. The following day we crossed over to Samos, and the day after, we came to Miletus.

IslandsThe Next DaySea Travelsailing

And when they came to him, he said to them: “You know, from the first day I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time

Self ConfidenceMannersFirst Among The GentilesPeople With General Knowledge

I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

Shepherds, As Church LeaderWatchfulness, Of LeadersApostasy, CauseWolvesFierce MenNot Sparing

After we tore ourselves away from them and set sail, we came by a direct route to Cos, the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

IslandsStraight Pathssailinggoodbyes

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

evangelists, identity ofGuestsHospitality, Examples OfProphetessHospitalityTravellersSeven PeopleThe Next DayEvangelism

While we were staying there many days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

Named Prophets Of The Lord

He came to us, took Paul’s belt, tied his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into Gentile hands.’”

BeltsWarning IndividualsSuffering From ForeignersSpeaking By The SpiritTying Up

So what is to be done? They will certainly hear that you’ve come.

Then the commander came up, took him into custody, and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He asked who he was and what he had done.

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

“Since I couldn’t see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus.

Eyes, Affected ByBlindness, Causes OfdisabilitiesVisionGod Blindingdamascus

came and stood by me and said, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight.’ And in that very hour I looked up and saw him.

VisionHealing Through Disciples

“After I came back to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple complex, I went into a visionary state

Disciples In The TempleWhere To Pray

The commander came and said to him, “Tell me—are you a Roman citizen?”

“Yes,” he said.

Prisoners

But the son of Paul’s sister, hearing about their ambush, came and entered the barracks and reported it to Paul.

AmbushThings Revealed

After five days Ananias the high priest came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus. These men presented their case against Paul to the governor.

AttorneyGovernorsHigh Priest, In NtFour Or Five DaysPeople Accusing People

But Lysias the commander came and took him from our hands with great force,

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