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Now it is written in the book of psalms, Desolate be his residence, may no one dwell in it: also, let another man take over his charge.

Verse ConceptsGod Is UnchangeableEmpty PlacesExchanging Of LeadersBooks Of ProphecyHomestead

Then they threatened them still further and let them go; on account of the people they found themselves unable to find any means of punishing them, for everybody was glorifying God over what had happened

Verse ConceptsPeople Set Free By PeopleSpecific Praising Of God

rescuing him from all his troubles and allowing him to find favour for his wisdom with Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him viceroy over Egypt and over all his own household.

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsDiscernment Of GovernorsRescueRulersWisdom, Human ImportanceGod Gives WisdomAfflictions

Now a famine came over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, attended with great misery, so that our ancestors could not find provender.

Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfNo Food

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

Verse ConceptsRulers

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

(Saul quite approved of his murder.) That day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and everyone, with the exception of the apostles, was scattered over Judaea and Samaria.

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

This became known all over Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

Verse ConceptsFaith, Origins OfMany In The ChurchKnowing Facts

He became very hungry and longed for some food. But as they were getting the meal ready, a trance came over him.

Verse ConceptsHunger, Examples OfHousetopsPreparing Foodhunger

So the Spirit said to Peter, who was pondering over the vision, "There are three men looking for you!

Verse ConceptsMind, Of ChristThe Spirit SpeakingThose Looking For People

you know how it spread over the whole of Judaea, starting from Galilee after the baptism preached by John ??38 how God consecrated Jesus of Nazaret with the holy Spirit and power, and how he went about doing good and curing all who were harassed by the devil; for God was with him.

Verse ConceptsTo The Jew First

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

After arresting him he put him in prison, handing him over to a guard of sixteen soldiers, with the intention of producing him to the People after the passover.

Verse ConceptsGuardsImprisonmentsPassoverPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSoldiersFour GroupsEasterPeople Releasing Othersjail

Now when day broke there was a great commotion among the soldiers over what could have become of Peter.

Verse ConceptsMorningGroups Trembling

and the word of the Lord went far and wide over the whole country.

Verse ConceptsLordship, Human And DivineSpreadingSpreading The Gospel

But Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived, who won over the crowds, and after pelting Paul with stones they dragged him outside the town, thinking he was dead.

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

As they travelled on from town to town, they handed over to the people the resolutions which the apostles and the presbyters in Jerusalem had decided were to be obeyed;

Verse ConceptsCouncil of JerusalemCommands, in NTApostles, Authority In Churchelders, in the churchBishops, QualificationsTownBishops, DutiesThe Apostles In Action

however, they let Jason and the others go, after binding them over to keep the peace.

Verse ConceptsArrestingPeople Set Free By People

Some strolling Jewish exorcists also undertook to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches!"

Verse ConceptsMagical Arts, Practice Ofdriving outSuperstitionAdjurationWanderersPeople Casting Out DemonsIn The Name Of ChristThose DemonisedDemonsCasting Out Demons

It was about that time that a great commotion arose over the Way. This was how it happened.

Verse ConceptsDisorder Among PeopleChristians Are Called Followers Of The Way

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

Indeed there is a danger of our being charged with riot over to-day's meeting; there is not a single reason we can give for this disorderly gathering."

Verse ConceptsTumultDisorder Among Peoplerisk

Sailing thence on the following day we arrived off Chios; next day we crossed over to Samos, and [after stopping at Trogyllium] we went on next day to Miletus.

Verse ConceptsIslandsThe Next DaySea Travelsailing

He came to us, took Paul's girdle and bound his own feet and hands, saying, "Here is the word of the holy Spirit: 'So shall the Jews bind the owner of this girdle at Jerusalem and hand him over to the Gentiles'."

Verse ConceptsBeltsWarning IndividualsSuffering From ForeignersSpeaking By The SpiritTying Up

The seven days were almost over when the Asiatic Jews, catching sight of him in the temple, stirred up all the crowd and laid hands on him,

Verse ConceptsInciting To EvilSeven DaysDisciples In The TempleSeven Days For Legal Purposes

As he gave permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the people. A great hush came over them, and he addressed them as follows in Hebrew.

They reached Caesarea, presented the letter to the governor, and also handed Paul over to him.

The fact is, we have found this man is a perfect pest; he stirs up sedition among the Jews all over the world and he is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect.

Verse ConceptsHeresiesPersecution, Forms OfSectsFalse Accusations, Examples OfDissension

I announced to those at Damascus and at Jerusalem in the first instance, then all over the land of Judaea, and also to the Gentiles, that they were to repent and turn to God by acting up to their repentance.

Verse ConceptsConversion, nature ofMissionaries, Task OfPreaching, Content OfProof, As EvidenceRepentance, Nature OfRevelation, Responses ToUrgencyPreaching Gospel To ForeignersRepentance And ForgivenessSigns Of RepentanceWorks Of FaithRepentancedamascusevangelising

When it was decided we were to sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to an officer of the Imperial regiment called Julius.

Verse ConceptsCenturionRoman Emperorssailing

then, sailing over the Cilician and Pamphylian waters, we came to Myra in Lycia.

Verse ConceptsProvincessailing

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