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So, after we came to full agreement, it seemed wise to us to choose [two] men [See verse 22] to accompany our dear Barnabas and Paul,

Verse ConceptsChoosing PeoplePeople Sending People

So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:

Verse ConceptsChurch Gatherings

there came, therefore, a sharp contention, so that they were parted from one another, and Barnabas having taken Mark, did sail to Cyprus,

Verse ConceptsIslandsSeafaringSuffering, Causes OfAlienation, Examples OfSharpnessPeople PartingMissionariesMisunderstandings

Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:

Verse ConceptsBelieversGrandmothers

And when they had passed through Phrygia and Galatia, being forbidden by the holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia, they came to Mysia, and endeavoured to go to Bithynia:

Verse Conceptsevangelists, ministry ofInspiration Of The Holy Spirit, Purpose OfProvincesThe Holy Spirit In The ChurchLed By The SpiritMissionaries

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

Verse ConceptsProvincesThe Spirit Of ChristLed By The Spirit

And Paul had a vision in the night; a man of Macedonia came, requesting him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia and give us help.

Verse ConceptsGod, Revelation OfInvitationsSleep, PhysicalStandingVisions And Dreams In ScriptureVisions At NightThose Who Saw VisionsPeople Helping

Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

Verse ConceptsIslandsSeafaringThe Next Daysailing

We then came to the Roman colony of Philippi, which is the foremost town of the district of Macedonia. In this town we spent some days.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofProvinces

so we took our places, and convers'd with the women, that came there. one of them was nam'd Lydia of Thyatira, a trader in purple, and a Jewish proselyte. she heard us: and the Lord inclin'd her heart to attend to what Paul said.

Verse ConceptsHearingListeningColors, PurpleReceptivenessResponseProselytesThe Act Of OpeningOpening To OthersPurple ClothMissionariesevangelising

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 the multitude came together against them, and the prefects tearing off their clothes gave orders to beat them with rods,

Verse ConceptsCrowdsAttackingMarketsSuffering, Causes OfPersecution Of The Apostle PaulPeople Stripping People

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.

Verse ConceptsFoundationsearthquakesChainsPrisonsSudden EventsIron ChainsFoundations Of BuildingsGod ShakingGod Freeing CaptivesBreaking Chainsjailevangelising

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

Verse ConceptsExamples Of FaithSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfTremblingConviction Of SinIndividuals Trembling

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

Verse ConceptsOfficersDaybreakAt Daybreak

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

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofevangelising

And according to custom to Paul, he came in unto them, and for three Sabbaths he expounded unto them from the scriptures,

Verse ConceptsCustomHabitsLord's Day, TheSabbath, In NtSynagogueDiscussionsThree Other ThingsOn The SabbathUse Of The Scriptures

And some of them believed and came and companied with Paul and Silas. Also of the honorable Greeks, a great multitude; and of the chief women, not a few.

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

And the brothers straight away sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea: and they, when they came there, went to the Synagogue of the Jews.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofDuring One Night

Many of them came to believe, and not a few distinguished Greek women and men.

Verse ConceptsMany In The ChurchThose Who Believed In Christ

And they that guided Paul brought him unto Athens, and received a commandment unto Silas and Timothy for to come to him at once. And came their way.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofPaul, Life Of

Then he disputed in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons; And in the market daily with them that came unto him.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofDevout MenReasonWitnessing, Approaches ToDisputesMarketplacesProselytesDiscussionsmarketing

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also came across him. Some said, "Whatever does the fellow mean with his scraps of learning'?" Others said, "He looks like a herald of foreign deities" (this was because he preached 'Jesus' and 'the Resurrection').

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

For when I came by, I was looking at the things to which you give worship, and I saw an altar with this writing on it, TO THE GOD OF WHOM THERE IS NO KNOWLEDGE. Now, what you, without knowledge, give worship to, I make clear to you.

Verse ConceptsAmbassadorsGod, Revelation OfIgnorance, Of GodInscriptionsOpportunities, And SalvationSuperstitionPolytheismUnknown GodsHow Not To WorshipIgnorance of GodEclipseignorancedevotion

Thus, Paul, came forth out of their midst.

Verse ConceptsLeaving

Some men, however, joined him and came to believe, among them Dionysius, a member of the city council; also a woman named Damaris, and some others.

Verse ConceptsConverts To ChristianityThose Who Believed In Christ

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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Paul came to them, and because he was of the same trade with them, he lodged with them, and worked with them??or by trade they were tentmakers.

Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofTentsIndustry, Examples OfTentmakingLike Good PeopleStaying Temporarilypartnershipvocation

And departing thence he came to the house of a certain man, by name Justus, who worshipped God, whose house adjoined the synagogue.

Verse ConceptsProselytes

Crispus, the President of the Synagogue, came to believe in the Lord, and so did all his household; and many of the Corinthians, as they listened to Paul, became believers in Christ and were baptized.

Verse ConceptsBaptism, Administered ByBaptism, Features Ofevangelism, kinds ofFamilies, Examples OfBaptism, practice ofMission, Of The ChurchOrdinancesSynagogueReligious AwakeningsChristian BaptismThose Who Believed In ChristBaptism

But while Gallic was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews, with one mind, suddenly came upon Paul, and brought him to the judgment-seat,

Verse ConceptsProconsulDerisionProvincesPersecution Of The Apostle Paul

And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofAquilaDiscussions

And he departed from Ephesus and came unto Caesarea: and ascended and saluted the congregation,

Verse ConceptsGreetingsMissionary WorkChurch, Examples Of

And having made a certain time, he came out, passing in order the Galatian country and Phrygia, supporting all the disciples.

Verse ConceptsMissionaries, Task OfPaul, Life OfTravelMissionary WorkSpecific Cases Of Strengthening

And he wishing to go into Achaia, the brothers sent him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. And when he came he helped those much who had believed through the grace;

Verse ConceptsFaith, Origins OfCommendationGrace, And Christian LifeMissionaries, Support ForGrace, The Source OfApollosWelcoming BelieversEncouraging Faith In ChristThe Grace Of GodChristians Are Called Disciples

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.

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

And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also, which dwelt at Ephesus, and fear came on them all. And they magnified the name of the Lord Jesus.

Verse ConceptsHonorMiracles, Responses ToFear, Of UnknownShowing Forth His PraiseThe Gospel To Jew And GentileThings Manifest

And a great number of those who were experts in strange arts took their books and put them on the fire in front of everyone: and when the books were valued they came to fifty thousand bits of silver.

Verse ConceptsMagical Arts, Practice OfCoinageSorcery And MagicOccultismSorceryWorthValuemagicwitchesartistsOccultism Being Forbidden

Now after these things were ended, Paul came to a decision that when he had gone through Macedonia and Achaia he would go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I have a desire to see Rome.

Verse ConceptsempiresNecessityRomeVisitingLed By The Spirit

And the town was full of noise and trouble, and they all came running into the theatre, having taken by force Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia who were journeying in company with Paul.

Verse ConceptsConfusion, Nature OfTumultDisorder Among People

and having known that he is a Jew, one voice came out of all, for about two hours, crying, 'Great is the Artemis of the Ephesians!'

Verse ConceptsHourRacial PrejudiceVoicesTwo Hours

When the town clerk had ceased the people he said, "Ye men of Ephesus: what man is it that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which came from heaven?

Verse ConceptsFalling From Heaven

For we are truly in danger of being accused of inciting a riot here today when there is [really] no reason for it to happen. Then concerning this problem, we will not be able to explain how it all came about."

Verse ConceptsTumultDisorder Among Peoplerisk

And after the uproar was ceased, Paul having called the disciples, and greeted, he came out to go into Macedonia.

Verse ConceptsExcitementSoundSilencegoodbyes

having made also three months' stay -- a counsel of the Jews having been against him -- being about to set forth to Syria, there came to him a resolution of returning through Macedonia.

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesSeafaringSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfTrapTwo To Four MonthsIsrael Hardened

And, these, came and were waiting for us at Troas.

Verse ConceptsPeople Going BeforePeople Waiting

And, we, sailed forth, after the days of unleavened bread, from Philippi, and came unto them in Troas in five days, where we tarried seven days.

Verse ConceptsPaul, Life OfWeeksFour Or Five DaysSeven DaysSea Travel

and as Paul continued his discourse a great while, a young man, named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, was seiz'd with a deep sleep, which quite o'er-came him; so that he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

Verse ConceptsDeath, Means OfSleep, PhysicalPeople Falling From A HeightThree Parts Of ConstructionsBad LuckteenagerFalling Backwards

But Paul came down, and fell upon him, and taking him in his arms, said, Trouble not yourselves, for his life is yet in him.

Verse ConceptsEmbracingDo Not Be AnxiousLiving OnOvercoming Hard Times

and, from thence sailing away on the morrow, we came over against Chios, and, on the next day, we thrust aside into Samos, and, on the succeeding day, we came into Miletus.

Verse ConceptsIslandsThe Next DaySea Travelsailing

And, when they were come to him, he said unto them - Ye yourselves, well know, from the first day when I set foot in Asia, in what manner came to be with you all the time,

Verse ConceptsSelf ConfidenceMannersFirst Among The GentilesPeople With General Knowledge

And now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I came preaching the gospel of the kingdom, shall see my face no more.

Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Coming OfPreaching, Content OfPeople PartingNot Seeing PeopleResolving Conflict

and there came a great weeping to all, and having fallen upon the neck of Paul, they were kissing him,

Verse ConceptsPeople KissingArmsKissingLove, For One AnotherSorrowKissesgoodbyes

And it came to pass, when we set sail, having torn ourselves from them, running a straight course, we came unto Cos, and, on the next day, unto Rhodes, - and from thence unto Patara;

Verse ConceptsIslandsStraight Pathssailinggoodbyes

Then appeared unto us Cyprus, and we left it on the left hand, and sailed unto Syria, and came unto Tyre. For there the ship unladed her burden.

Verse ConceptsSouthGod Is ImmanentEmptyingLeft Hand Side

And, when it came to pass that we had completed the days, we went forth, and continued our journey, all of them accompanying us, with wives and children, as far as outside the city; and, kneeling down on the beach in prayer,

Verse ConceptsBeachesKneelingPrayer, As Asking GodPrayer, In The ChurchPrayer, Practicalities OfPrayer MeetingsSeashoresAll PeopleI Pray For Yougoodbyes

And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.

Verse ConceptsGreetingsOne DaySea Travel

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.’”

Verse ConceptsBeltsWarning IndividualsSuffering From ForeignersSpeaking By The SpiritTying Up

Some of the disciples from Caesarea also came with us, taking us to Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple of long standing with whom we were to lodge.

Verse ConceptsHospitality, Examples OfIslandsflexibility

Now, when we came to Jerusalem, the brethren, gladly welcomed us.

Verse ConceptsWelcoming Believers

and on the morrow Paul was going in with us unto James, all the elders also came,

Verse Conceptselders, in the churchGoing To ChurchThe Elderlyelders

But when the seven days were near ended, the Jews that came from Asia seeing him in the temple, raised a tumult among the people, and laid hands on him, crying out, Men of Israel, help:

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

And the whole city was stirred up, and the people came running together, and they seized Paul [and] dragged him outside of the temple [courts], and immediately the doors were shut.

Verse ConceptsArrestingShutting GatesPulling People

He instantly sent for a few soldiers and their officers, and came down among the people with all speed. At the sight of the Tribune and the troops they ceased beating Paul.

Verse ConceptsOfficersSoldiersCessationStopping FightingGroups RunningBeating Believers

And, when he came unto the stairs, so it was that he was borne along by the soldiers, because of the force of the multitude;

Verse ConceptsDanger, PhysicalStairwaysStepsPeople Carrying Live People

For a great mass of people came after them, crying out, Away with him!

Verse ConceptsShoutingPersecution Of The Apostle PaulPeople Following People

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.

And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalNoonAurasLight In The Worlddamascus

And when I went down on the earth, a voice came to my ears saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

Verse ConceptsDuplicating WordsPeople Tumbling

And those who were with me saw the light, but the voice of him who was talking to me came not to their ears.

Verse ConceptsThe Light Of ChristNot Understanding Sayings

there one Ananias a religious observer of the law, who had the good word of all the Jews in that place, came to see me,

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofDevout MenCharacter Of SaintsTaking The Law To Heartdamascuspiety

Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

Verse ConceptsVisionHealing Through Disciples

And it came to pass, when had returned unto Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, that I came to be in a trance,

Verse ConceptsDisciples In The TempleWhere To Pray

And when the centurion heard this, he came and told the military tribune, saying, Consider what you are going to do: for this man is a Roman citizen.

Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?Chiliarchs

And he having spoken this, there came a dissension of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, and the crowd was divided,

Verse ConceptsAssemblyDivisions Of Opinionpharisees