Thematic Bible: A Christian


Thematic Bible



Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias! and he said, Here I am, Lord. And the Lord said to him, Get up, and go to the street which is named Straight, and make search at the house of Judas for one named Saul of Tarsus: for he is at prayer; And he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hands on him, so that he may be able to see. read more.
But Ananias said, Lord, I have had accounts of this man from a number of people, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem: And here he has authority from the chief priests to make prisoners all who give worship to your name. But the Lord said, Go without fear: for he is a special vessel for me, to give to the Gentiles and kings and to the children of Israel the knowledge of my name: For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me. And Ananias went out and came to the house, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, whom you saw when you were on your journey, has sent me, so that you may be able to see, and be full of the Holy Spirit. And straight away it seemed as if a veil was taken from his eyes, and he was able to see; and he got up, and had baptism;

And one Ananias, a God-fearing man, who kept the law, and of whom all the Jews in that place had a high opinion, Came to my side and said, Brother Saul, let your eyes be open. And in that very hour I was able to see him. And he said, You have been marked out by the God of our fathers to have knowledge of his purpose, and to see the Upright One and to give ear to the words of his mouth. read more.
For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and of what has come to your ears. And now, why are you waiting? get up, and have baptism, for the washing away of your sins, giving worship to his name.

And to Apphia, our sister, and to Archippus, our brother in God's army, and to the church in your house: Verse ConceptsMilitarysisterhood

Give my love to Apelles, who has the approval of Christ. Say a kind word to those who are of the house of Aristobulus. Verse ConceptsPeople Commended By God

The coat which I did not take from Troas and which is with Carpus, get when you come, and the books, specially the papers. Verse ConceptsCloaksClothing, Need OfBooksLeisure, And PastimesPaul, Life OfDressOuter GarmentsSimplicityPapyrus

Because it has come to my knowledge, through those of the house of Chloe, that there are divisions among you, my brothers. Verse ConceptsArguingTelling Of People's Situations

Demetrius has the approval of all men and of what is true: and we give the same witness, and you are certain that our witness is true.


And I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for they have done what was needed to make your work complete. Verse ConceptsPeople Providing

Give my love to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.

You have had news that all those in Asia went away from me; among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes: Verse ConceptsBacksliding, Christian ExamplesForsaking God, Illustrated ByUnfaithfulness, To PeopleProvincesPeople Abandoning Peopleapostasy

And having made Jason and the others give an undertaking to keep the peace, they let them go. Verse ConceptsArrestingPeople Set Free By People

But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people. And when they were not able to get them, they took Jason and some of the brothers by force before the rulers of the town, crying, These men, who have made trouble all over the world have now come here; Whom Jason has taken into his house: and they are acting against the orders of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.

Give my love to Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. Verse ConceptsSaints

Do your best to come before the winter. Eubulus sends you his love, and Pudens and Linus and Claudia, and all the brothers. Verse ConceptsWinterBrotherhoodeffort

Now there were at Antioch, in the church there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon who was named Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, a relation of Herod the king, and Saul. Verse ConceptsAfrican AmericansDoctrine, CommunicatedTeachersTetrarchChristian TeachersAnonymityRulers Of A FourthMissionaries

Give my love to Mary, who gave much care to you. Verse ConceptsWomenThose Who Toiled

Give my love to Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. Verse ConceptsSaints

Give my love to Prisca and Aquila and those of the house of Onesiphorus.

May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains; But when he was in Rome, he went in search of me everywhere, and came to me

Give my love to Tryphaena and Tryphosa, workers in the Lord. Give my love to my dear Persis, who did much work in the Lord. Verse ConceptsdiligenceWomenThose Who ToiledWorkers

Do your best to come before the winter. Eubulus sends you his love, and Pudens and Linus and Claudia, and all the brothers. Verse ConceptsWinterBrotherhoodeffort

Gaius, with whom I am living, whose house is open to all the church, sends his love, so does Erastus, the manager of the accounts of the town, and Quartus, the brother. Verse ConceptsHospitality, Examples OfTreasurerChamberlains

And he gave a blow on the door, and a young girl came to it, named Rhoda. Verse ConceptsKnockinganswers

And Sopater of Beroea, the son of Pyrrhus, and Aristarchus and Secundus of Thessalonica, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia, went with him as far as Asia.


Give my love to Urbanus, a worker in Christ with us, and to my dear Stachys. Verse ConceptsFellowship, In Christian ServiceFellow WorkersWorkers

Now I make my request to you, my brothers, for you have knowledge that the house of Stephanas is the first-fruits of Achaia, and that they have made themselves the servants of the saints, Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfHousesMinistry, Qualifications ForServants, Working Conditions OfUnselfishnessMetaphorical FirstfruitsServing GroupsServiceFirst fruitsBeing Devoted to God

And I gave baptism to the house of Stephanas; but I am not certain that any others had baptism from me. Verse ConceptsBaptism, practice ofChristian BaptismBaptizing Infants

And I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for they have done what was needed to make your work complete. Verse ConceptsPeople Providing


It seemed good to me, having made observation, with great care, of the direction of events in their order, to put the facts in writing for you, most noble Theophilus; Verse ConceptsBooksWritingOrderly PatternsBeginning Of SalvationBeing Found OutOrderly AccountsFrom The BeginningWriting The New Testament

I have given an earlier account, O Theophilus, of all the things which Jesus did, and of his teaching from the first, Verse ConceptsBeginningFirst ActionsChrist TeachingBeginning To TeachIdentity In Christ

Give my love to Tryphaena and Tryphosa, workers in the Lord. Give my love to my dear Persis, who did much work in the Lord. Verse ConceptsdiligenceWomenThose Who ToiledWorkers

Give my love to Tryphaena and Tryphosa, workers in the Lord. Give my love to my dear Persis, who did much work in the Lord. Verse ConceptsdiligenceWomenThose Who ToiledWorkers

Give my love to Urbanus, a worker in Christ with us, and to my dear Stachys. Verse ConceptsFellowship, In Christian ServiceFellow WorkersWorkers

Send Zenas, the man of law, and Apollos on their journey with all care, so that they may be in need of nothing. Verse ConceptsAttorneyLawyersMissionaries, Support ForApollosPeople ProvidingDoing Your Best

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain