Acts in the picture study bible the book of acts with. Spiral bound for ease of use, this is a musthave for every pastor and teacher. The name jesus in ancient hebrew text yeshua in first century hebrew text. In acts, jesus sends the holy spirit to empower his disciples as they carry. With peter, the emphasis is the jewish church in jerusalem and judea. However acts chapter 27 is not the end but the beginning of the church, in fact acts is still going on, for we are now the church acting, we are now the bringers of the gospel, instrument of righteousness to be used by god for his glory. Acts niv now in the church at antioch there were bible. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. Interlinear bible bible commentaries bible lexicon topical bible bible summary bible outline bible timeline childrens bible bible hub homepage bible timeline bible hub. In the 3 categories below you can hold the mouse pointer over the place name to see bible passages that mention that name and if you want more information click the actual place name which links to an compilation of bible dictionary articles all on one page. The plan included time in egypt, time in the wilderness, king saul, and king david. Saul is here for the first time called paul, and never after saul.
Chapterbychapter bible studies acts kathleendalton. Paul and barnabas spoke the word of god to them first acts. Mar 04, 20 the esv study bible includes maps on many of the pages in the book of acts that help illustrate the various places mentioned in acts and routes taken by the apostles as they proclaim the gospel. Antioch was the third most important city in the world at that time.
Color map map of the new testament world this map reveals the nations within the ancient world during the first century a. Jun 19, 20 study of the book of acts chapter ivy baptist church. Barnabas, simeon called niger, lucius of cyrene, manaen who had been brought up with herod the tetrarch and saul. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. Acts chapter verse by verse bible commentary matthew. Now there were in the church that was at antioch certain prophets and teachers. Acts 4 niv peter and john before the sanhedrin bible. Study of the book of acts chapter ivy baptist church.
Acts indepth commentary and versebyverse bible study of acts chapter in plain english for everyone to understand. This chapter also marks the beginning of part 2 of the book of acts, which is pauls ministry to the gentiles. Maps, acts, apostles, philip, samaritans, ethiopian, eunuch. Acts chapter kjv king james version steve now unto abraham and his seed natural israel were the promises made but he said not unto seeds plural but unto 1 seed which is christ. Bible study tips for the book of acts unlocking the bible. The gentiles responded to the word of the lord acts. Map the earliest missionary journeys philip the evangelist. Acts commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. Acts, new american standard bible nasb the bible app. Acts 14 in iconium at iconium paul and bible gateway. This seminarylevel study also retains its depth and uses an engaging interactive format. And they said, cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth god, and of good report among all the nation of the jews, was warned from god by an holy.
In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the hellenistic jews among them complained against the hebraic jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. The chart forms an overview of the geography of the book, filled with the travels of paul and co. Immediately after the tribulation of those dayshe shall send his angeles with a great sound of a trumpet, they shall gather together his electmatthew24. The word of the lord spread through the region acts. Oct 04, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Acts chapter 12 acts bible bowl acts chapter acts 14. Acts 7, new international version niv the bible app. Acts chapter 1 explained discover the 66 books of the bible.
Chrysostom writes that in his day fourth century antioch had a population of 200,000, over half of whom were christians, and that they supported 3,000 helpless poor people out of the church. He preaches to the gentiles, and is persecuted by the jews. Acts commentary, this commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, takes one through the new testament verse by verse. Acts of the aposltes, maps, people, places, definitions. Acts commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Book of acts is the gospel, they walked in the light as jesus walked. Acts 4 new international version niv peter and john before the sanhedrin. The whole city came together to hear the word of god acts. Really, very little is written about the apostles in acts. And on this account it has been generally placed at the end of the four gospels. Book of acts versebyverse bible study and indepth commentary of the acts of the apostles in plain english for everyone to understand. Acts niv bible now in the church at antioch there.
Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Perga was a major city in the roman province of pamphylia, in asia minor, some 200 miles north across the mediterranean from cyprus. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. Paul and his company travels from place to place in this section of the book of acts. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. The solemn ordination of barnabas and saul, by divine direction, to the ministry, to the great work of spreading the gospel among the nations about and it is probable that other apostles or apostolical men dispersed themselves by order from christ, upon the same errand, acts. An appeal to the people with a warning against rejecting christ acts. This is a selftest on chapters 15 of the book of acts. This place list includes both the place names and the address in the book of acts that the place is mentioned. Paul shared in the synagogues about how god has been working out a plan for his people.
The unique contribution of the book of acts, part of a series. The esv study bible includes maps on many of the pages in the book of acts that help illustrate the various places mentioned in acts and routes taken by the apostles as they proclaim the gospel. Second, pauls alleged ministry in northern galatia was brief, even if he did pass through there at acts. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. This will help you place yourself in the shoes or sandals of the apostles and understand the kindness of god in the gospel being for all people. Wikipedia is not always biblically sound, so bereanlike acts 17. What follows is an an organized and curated list of content. Bible maps bible maps posted on newest links added map of israel in first century hold your pointer over a name on the map and if it is an active link most are hint if you just place the tip of the arrow on the word, it may not show as an active link, so make sure the arrow is on the word and the finger pointing icon. This is the example that the apostles did wherever they went to preach. Perga was the metropolis of pamphylia, on the river cestrus, and about seven miles inland from attalia. According to the book of acts, after his shipwreck on the island of malta acts 28 he came to italy and was put on house arrest for two years acts 28. Saul and barnabas were among the teachers and prophets there, as were simeon, lucius, and manaen.
The journeys of philip the evangelist as recorded in the acts of the apostles. The apostles were doing the command that our lord gave them to preach and. The book of acts was penned by luke, the physician. Perhaps he lost confidence because paul suffered poor health according to galatians 4. Pauls epistles, as many circumstances in them are referred to by the narrative contained. Ministering to the lord means doing what pleases him and honors him worship, praise, prayer, listening to, honoring god. The gospel is preached from jerusalem to all judea chapters 17 the gospel is preached in samaria chapter 8 the gospel is preached to the gentiles chapters 912 the gospel is preached to the ends of the earth chapters 28. The proof that jesus was indeed the promised deliverer acts. Acts 02 bible bowl acts chapter 2 acts 03 bible bowl acts chapter 3 acts 04 bible bowl acts chapter 4 acts 05 bible bowl acts chapter 5 acts 06 bible bowl acts chapter 6 acts 07 bible bowl acts chapter 7 acts 08 bible bowl acts chapter 8 acts 09 bible bowl acts chapter 9 acts 10 bible bowl acts chapter 10. First, paul did have an extensive ministry during the first journey in southern galatia chapters and 14. Verses 4 satan is in a special manner busy with great men and men in power, to keep them from being religious, for their example will influence many.
The spread of christianity in the first two centuries. Pauls third missionary journey and his voyage to rome map 15. The book of the acts of the apostles forms the fifth, and last, of the historical books of the new testament. A chapter by chapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. This is the first job of any servant of god, to minister unto the lord. It became established and as it went forward in reverence for the lord and in the strengthening presence of the. In these names we see that the lord raises up instruments for his work, from various places and stations in life. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of jews and greeks believed. Acts niv bible now in the church at antioch there were. Cyprus is a large island in the mediterranean off the coast of syria.
This collection of free bible maps and chronologies are the most accurate in the world available today. Acts in the picture study bible the book of acts with maps. They seized stephen and brought him before the sanhedrin. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. Click here for an exhaustive list of content on acts. Acts commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Before he ascended he gave his instructions, through the holy spirit, to the special messengers of his choice. Acts chapter john karmelich receive bible study notes. It offers 180 pages of fullcolor bible charts, maps, and time lines all reproducible.
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