The Acts of the Apostles Chapter 15 Vs.1 Some believers men from the area of Judea were teaching the new believers (non-Jewish believers) that they had to be circumcised after believing in Jesus. All Jewish men were circumcised when they were 8 days old. It was a command given to Abraham in the Old Testament.
The Acts of the Apostles Chapter 14 Vs. 1 Paul and Barnabas have gone to another city Iconium. As they preached, many of the Jews and the Gentiles believed what they said about Jesus. Vs.2 But some of the Jews who did not believe began to make trouble for Paul. They tried to get the
The Acts of the Apostles Chapter 13 Vs. 1-12 There were a number of leaders now of the believers. At the church in Antioch, there was Barnabas, Simeon (called “the black man”) Lucas who was from Cyrene, Manaen who was the childhood friend of King Herod Antipas, and Saul (Paul). One day when these men
The Acts of the Apostles Chapter 12 Vs. 1-4 Herod (Agrippa) is the king over the Jewish area. Herod is a title name—-like king. He is under Caesar the King Emperor of Rome, Italy. Rome rules over many lands. Each area has its own “king” or leader. Herod has not always been well liked by
The Acts of the Apostles Chapter 11 Vs. 1-2 Peter went back to Jerusalem. He told them what happened with the Gentiles. Vs. 3 They started to blame him for eating with the Gentiles. Vs. 4-14 Peter told them all about his dream and what God said about eating those meats. Vs. 15 Peter told them
The Acts of the Apostles Chapter 9 Vs. 32-43 Vs. 32-35 Peter is traveling around. He goes to the town of Lydda There was a man there who had palsy for 8 years. Peter said to him “Jesus Christ is making you well. Get up.” The man was healed and got up. The people of
The Acts of the Apostles Acts Chapter 9 Vs. 1-31 Vs. 1,2 Saul had been watching the believers in Jesus. Saul had studied with well-known Jewish teachers. He was very smart and knew much about the scriptures. He was a very sincere Jew. He tried hard to do everything right. He thought that these people
The Acts of the Apostles Acts Chapter 8 Vs.1 Saul was standing watching Stephen being stoned to death. Saul was glad to see it. He thought the believers in Jesus were wrong. There were many other Jews who thought the believers were wrong. They were making life hard for the believers. The believers were being
The Acts of the Apostles Acts Chapter 6 and 7 Vs.1-4 More and more people have become believers. Some of the believers not Jewish from Greece felt that their widows were not getting the attention and things they needed. They felt that the Jewish widows were being taken care of better than they. The disciples
The Acts of the Apostles Acts Chapter 5 At the end of chp. 4 it told of a man who sold a piece of land. He brought the money and gave it to the disciples. The money was to be used to help buy the things needed for the disciples and their families. As this