ACTS 21

Paul’s Crash-Landing in Jerusalem V 1    Now it came to pass, that when we had departed from them and set sail, running a straight course we came to Cos, the…

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ACTS 20

Paul Raises the Dead! Solemn Farewell and Forewarning V 1  After the uproar had ceased, Paul called the disciples to himself, embraced them, and departed to go to Macedonia. “After…

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ACTS 19

Dark Arts Forsaken; Mob Violence Subdued V 1-3  And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples…

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ACTS 18

Commercial Hub Becomes Epicenter for Christianity! V 1    After these things Paul departed from Athens, and went to Corinth. “Paul... went to Corinth.” Corinth lay on a 4-mile wide isthmus…

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ACTS 17

Gospel Juggernaut Makes its Way to Athens ! V 1   Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews. “They…

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ACTS 16

Greece Pioneers - Prison Earthquake V 1-2  Then he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman who…

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ACTS 15

Law versus Grace Confrontation ! V 1    And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot…

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ACTS 14

Central Turkey Journey Continues; Paul and Barnabas Mistaken for Jupiter and Mercury ! V 1    Now it happened in Iconium that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews,…

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ACTS 13

Paul Takes up the Torch - First Missionary Journey to Cyprus and Central Turkey This chapter marks a turning point in the Book of Acts. The story now focuses on…

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ACTS 12

James' Martyrdom; Peter's Jailbreak Miracle ! V 1    Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. “Herod the king.” Herod Agrippa…

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ACTS 11

Gospel Breaks Free from its Enclosure in Judaism ! V 1-3  Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.…

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ACTS 10

First Gentile to Receive the Holy Spirit ! V 1    There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,           “Centurion…

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ACTS 9

Saul's Conversion! Peter Raises the Dead! ~ See also "A Rabbis Sees the Light", which tells this same story in an interesting way ~ V 1-2 Then Saul, still breathing…

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