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Then they made their way back to Jerusalem from the hill called 'The Olive-Orchard'; it is close to Jerusalem, only a sabbath day's journey from it.

Verse ConceptsSabbath, In NtWeights And Measures, DistancesSabbath Observedzealotswellness

Thou hast made known to me the paths of life, thou wilt fill me with delight in thy presence.

Verse ConceptsPaths Of RighteousnessGod's Things RevealedPaths Of LifePaths

But when Peter saw this, he said to the people, "Men of Israel, why are you surprised at this? Why do you stare at us, as if we had made him walk by any power or piety of ours?

Verse ConceptsPower Through GodPeter, The ApostleThe Healed WalkingLooking Intently At Peoplepietysurprises

(He it is who has given strength to this man whom you see and know, by faith in His name; it is the faith He inspires which has made the man thus hale and whole before you all.)

Verse ConceptsFaith, Origins OfFaith, And Blessings Of GodChrist's Authority Over SicknessGod Strengthening PeopleIn The Name Of ChristHealth Achievedfaith and strengthFaith And HealingStrength And FaithIn His Namewholeness

They made the men stand before them and inquired, "By what authority, in whose name, have you done this?"

Verse ConceptsHigh Priest, In NtPower, HumanIn The Name Of Christmagic

and on hearing this the entire company raised their cry to God, "O Sovereign Lord, thou art he who made heaven, earth, and sea, and all that in them is,

Verse ConceptsAgreement, Before GodCreation, Origin OfGod's Ownership Of EverythingPraying LoudlyEarth, Creation OfNatureCreation Of The Physical HeavensSeaPrayer MeetingsPraying Together

[Move first half of vs to start of vs 15] Many miracles and wonders were performed among the people by the apostles. Now they all without exception met in the portico of Solomon.

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

In fact, invalids were actually carried into the streets and laid on beds and mattresses, so that, when Peter passed, his shadow at anyrate might fall on one or other of them.

Verse ConceptsShadowsBedsUsing RoadsPeople Carrying Live PeopleHope And Healing

With these orders they went into the temple about dawn and proceeded to teach. Meantime the high priest and his allies met, called the Sanhedrin together and the council of seniors belonging to the sons of Israel, and then sent to prison for the men.

Verse Conceptselders, as community leadersSanhedrinTeachersDaybreakTeaching In The ChurchAt DaybreakBringing People Out Of Other PlacesDisciples In The Temple

But,' said God, 'I will pass sentence on the nation that has made them slaves, and then they will get away to worship me in this Place.'

Verse ConceptsLeaving EgyptWorshipping God

at their second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Pharaoh was informed of Joseph's lineage.

Verse ConceptsRelatives Also InvolvedSecond ThingPeople Made KnownIdentityIdentity In ChristRace

As the time approached for the promise God had made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

Verse ConceptsGod Of The FathersPeople MultiplyingGod's Promise To AbrahamThe Time AppointedPromisesfulfillment

But the man who was injuring his neighbour pushed him aside. "Who made you ruler and umpire over us?" he asked.

Verse ConceptsRulers

The Moses they refused, when they said, 'Who made you ruler and umpire?' ??that was the very man whom God sent to rule and to redeem them, by aid of the angel who had appeared to him in the bush.

Verse ConceptsBurning bushMoses, Significance OfRejection Of GodIndividuals Saving OthersRejection

They actually made a calf in those days, offered sacrifice to this idol, and grew festive over what their own hands had manufactured.

Verse ConceptsCalf worshipCalvesIdolatry Consists OfGolden CalvesRejoicing In Evil

And yet the most High does not dwell in houses made by hands. As the prophet says,

Verse ConceptsHouse Of GodBuilding God's DwellingWritten In The Prophetsstructure

but Saul made havoc of the church by entering one house after another, dragging off men and women, and consigning them to prison.

Verse ConceptsArrestingIntimidationenemies, of believersChurchPrisonersPulling PeopleDestruction Of The ChurchThe Church UniversalPersecutionjail

Now for some time previous a man called Simon had been practising magic arts in the town, to the utter astonishment of the Samaritan nation; he made himself out to be a great person,

Verse ConceptsClaimsPride, Examples OfSelf ConfidenceSuperiorityBoastersGreat IndividualsSorcerymagic

who came down and prayed that the Samaritans might receive the holy Spirit.

Verse ConceptsReceiving The Spiritghosts

Peter was quite at a loss to know the meaning of the vision he had seen; but just then, the messengers of Cornelius, who had made inquiries for the house of Simon, stood at the door

Verse ConceptsGatesComing To GatesAsking Particular QuestionsPuzzlementPeople Sending People

Peter was just going into the house when Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshipped him;

Verse ConceptsAdoration, FalseFeetReverence, And Social Behaviourreverence

Now those who had been scattered by the trouble which arose over Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, but they preached the word to none except Jews.

Verse Conceptsdispersion, theJews, TheMission, Of The ChurchTravelAntioch in SyriaThe Church ScatteredSalvation For IsraelThe Gospel To Jew And GentilePersecution

When he grasped the situation, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was surnamed Mark, where a number had met for prayer.

Verse ConceptsAgreement, Before GodHousesPrayer, In The ChurchSleeplessnessPrayer MeetingsChurch GatheringsPraying TogetherPrayer During PersecutionIdentity

Herod made inquiries for him but could not find him; so, after cross-examining the guards, he ordered them off to death. He then went down from Judaea to Caesarea, where he spent some time.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTNot FindingSeeking But Not Finding People

As there was a bitter feud between him and the inhabitants of Tyre and Sidon, they waited on him unanimously, and after conciliating the royal chamberlain Blastus they made overtures for peace, as their country depended for its food-supply upon the royal territory.

Verse ConceptsChamberlainsPeople Providing FoodNamed People Angry With OthersPrivate Rooms

So we now preach to you the glad news that the promise made to the fathers

Verse ConceptsGod's Promise To Abraham

But, when the Gentiles and Jews along with their rulers made a hostile movement to insult and stone them,

Verse ConceptsSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfTrapPersecution Of The Apostle PaulAntagonism From Jew And GentileFear Of Stoning

He made his way through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

Verse ConceptsSpecific Cases Of Strengthening

As soon as he saw the vision, we made efforts to start for Macedonia, inferring that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Verse ConceptsEvangelismevangelizing

Now it happened as we went to the place of prayer that a slave-girl met us, possessed by a spirit of ventriloquism, and a source of great profit to her owners by her power of fortune-telling.

Verse ConceptsMagical Arts, Practice Ofdemons, Kinds ofMastersMoney, Uses OfPredictionsDivinationFortunetellingNecromancyWhere To PraySorceryThe Futuremagicpsychics

When the jailer started from his sleep and saw the prison-doors open, he drew his sword and was on the point of killing himself, supposing the prisoners had made their escape;

Verse ConceptsSuicideSwordsEscaping From Peoplejail

for he publicly refuted the Jews with might and main, showing from the scriptures that the messiah was Jesus.

Verse ConceptsApologeticsAnointing With OilReadingThinkingPreaching ChristSaid To Be The ChristSchoolNervousnesschristevangelising

You also see and hear that not only at Ephesus but almost all over Asia this fellow Paul has drawn off a considerable number of people by his persuasions. He declares that hand-made gods are not gods at all.

Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionPolytheism

Some were shouting one thing, some another; for the assembly was in confusion, and the majority had no idea why they had met.

Verse ConceptsConfusionAssemblyDisorder Among PeopleGroups ShoutingWhy Do Others Do This?

(there were plenty of lamps in the upper room where we met).

Verse ConceptsLampsStairwaysUpper Rooms

So when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and got to Mitylene.

When we had torn ourselves away from them and set sail, we made a straight run to Cos, next day to Rhodes, and thence to Patara;

Verse ConceptsIslandsStraight Pathssailinggoodbyes

Next day, as he was anxious to find out the real reason why the Jews accused him, he unbound him, ordered the high priests and all the Sanhedrin to meet, and brought Paul down, placing him in front of them.

Verse ConceptsChief priestsAccusations, Against Early Christians

Then at a nod from the governor Paul made his reply. "As I know you have administered justice in this nation for a number of years," he said, "I feel encouraged to make my defence,

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofJudgesSelf DefenceCheerfulnessMan Defending

I told them Romans were not in the habit of giving up any man until the accused met the accusers face to face and had a chance of defending himself against the impeachment.

Verse ConceptsCustomContact With PeopleMan Defending

To-day I am standing my trial for hoping in the promise made by God to our fathers,

Verse ConceptsHope, In GodMinistry, Qualifications ForAncestorsGod's Promise To Abraham

when at mid-day on the road, O king, I saw a light from heaven, more dazzling than the sun, flash round me and my fellow-travellers.

Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalNoonThe SunLight In The World

When he brought this forward in his defence, Festus called out, "Paul, you are quite mad! Your great learning is driving you insane."

Verse ConceptsIntelligenceMockeryLunaticsEducation

"Your excellency," said Paul to Festus, "I am not mad, I am speaking the sober truth.

Verse ConceptsHealth

"At this rate," Agrippa remarked, "it won't be long before you believe you have made a Christian of me!"

Verse Conceptsevangelists, ministry ofChristiansIronyMockingNames And Titles For The Christian

"He might have been released," said Agrippa to Festus, "if he had not appealed to Caesar."

Verse ConceptsPeople Releasing Others

For a number of days we made a slow passage and had great difficulty in arriving off Cnidus; then, as the wind checked our progress, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Cape Salmone,

Verse ConceptsSlownessHard Tasks

they made us rich presents and furnished us, when we set sail, with all we needed.

Verse ConceptsPeople Providing

As the local brothers had heard about us, they came out to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Tres Tabernae, and when Paul saw them he thanked God and took courage.

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

Three days later, he called the leading Jews together, and when they met he said to them, "Brothers, although I have done nothing against the People or our ancestral customs, I was handed over to the Romans as a prisoner from Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsCustomAncestorsPrisonersPlea Of InnocenceSalvation For Israel