In acts, jesus sends the holy spirit to empower his disciples as they carry. Book of acts versebyverse bible study and indepth commentary of the acts of the apostles in plain english for everyone to understand. Acts bible book with full chapters new international. Acts was written by the same author who produced the gospel according to luke, yet there is no hard evidence about exactly who this person was. The emphasis of the book is the fulfillment of the great commission. Acts niv jesus taken up into heaven in my bible gateway. Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the lord that, if possible, the intent of. The new testament verses not included in modern english translations are verses of the new testament that existed in older versions of the bible primarily the king james version, but did not appear or were relegated to footnotes in later versions, such as the new international version. Blue letter bible is now partnering with wordboarda whiteboard animation project developed by james street that focuses on explaining books or passages in the bible in a fun, simple way. The beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church a chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 6 acts 1 50 days 1. The gospel of luke and the book of acts form a single, twovolume work. Acts of the apostles jesus words in red jewish period.
This page will be updated as the posts are published. Here is a look at our fifth book in the new testament filtering through all the examples we see of the word faith. This is the story of christianitys beginnings and how evangelism played. Watch our overview video on the book of acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. This post will exhaustively look at every example we see in the book of acts with a brief commentary on each. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Bobdeffinbaugh graduated from dallas theological seminary with his th. The miracles in the book of acts a prophetic witness we present to you the notion that the book of acts is a prophetic witness.
Acts 4 commentary acts chapter 4 commentary bible study. This study is indepth but uses easytounderstand english and a question and answer format that will engage you. And there is salvation in and through no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by and in which we must be saved. While there are some areas of great detail of the acts of the apostles, many times you must use cross references to the gospels of matthew, mark.
My dear theophilus, in my first book i gave you some account of. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of god. The difficulty with discussing baptism in the book of acts is that the book refers to numerous different types of baptism. The book of acts also describes the work of the two apostles peter and paul. The author distinguishes himself from pauls other companions in acts by naming them. In my former book, theophilus, i wrote about all that jesus began to do and to teach niv.
Book 5 the acts of the apostles part 1 of 1 only, verses 1. Until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the holy spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. Bob is a pastorteacher and elder at community bible chapel in richardson, texas, and has contributed many of his bible study series for use by the foundation. In this book we see the first mention of the dispensation of the holy spirit and jesus command to take his gospel to all the world. Select the perfect bible for you by using the filters below to help you pick the right bible.
He appeared to them over a period of forty days and. So ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, brother saul, the lord jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the holy spirit. It is an important book in understanding how we can be directed by the holy spirit and the role of jesus lessons in our lives. The book of acts provides a detailed, orderly, eyewitness account of the birth and growth of the early church and the spread of the gospel immediately after the resurrection of jesus christ. The most popular bible verses from the bible book acts. The book of acts sheds light on the gift of the holy spirit, who empowers, guides, teaches, and serves as. It is designed to help christians learn more about the bible they love so much and to think through it. The acts of the apostles is the fifth book in the new testament. Quotes around verses remove square brackets number delimiters only apply to paragraph order. Acts 1 new international version niv jesus taken up into heaven.
Miracles, healings, imprisonment, torture the early christians experienced all the highs and lows. But you shall receive power ability, efficiency, and might when the holy spirit has come. It comes directly after the four gospels and before the letters of paul. Read the book of acts from the bible with full chapters, highlighted popular verses, and helpful bible commentary for studying scripture. Book of acts miracles study resources blue letter bible. List of new testament verses not included in modern. Here is a summary and overview of the book of acts. As a second volume to lukes gospel, it joins what jesus began to do and to teach 1. Acts records the apostles being christs witnesses in jerusalem, judea, samaria, and the surrounding world.
Mark the chapters you have read, if you join our personal bible read plan. But because of their faithfulness, we now have access to the word of god and the knowledge of jesus. These lessons were designed for older elementary children, but you could modify them for a broader range of kids. We can learn a lot about the importance of baptism since it is prevalent throughout the book of acts when the early church was being established. The presence and working of the holy spirit is the dominating mark of the book of acts. T he book of acts in the bible, written around 6263 a. Verses in the book of acts that contain the name jehovah as part of direct or indirect quotations. Within the span of six verses, three different types of baptism are mentioned, though in the passage, only two are called baptism. There are sections in acts where the storytelling switches to we did this or that acts 16. Peter and his mission to the jews is the main focus in this first part of the book of acts.
The most popular bible verses from acts 1 found 26 verses acts 1. Verses in the book of acts that contain gods name, jehovah. Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name given under heaven by which we must be saved. Several questions can be answered from the first 2 verses. Acts 1 esv the promise of the holy spirit bible gateway. A better title would be the acts or the workings of the holy spirit, because he is the real main character of the book. Its narrative supplies a bridge connecting the life and ministry of jesus to the life of the church and the witness of the earliest believers. Understanding the book of acts in the bible thoughtco. The book of acts provides a bridge for the writings of the nt. This page is the index to our series of lesson plans that follow the book of acts.
Who is the author of the book of acts in the holy bible. Home bible studies verses on baptism in acts here is a list of all the passages in the book of acts that mention baptism. The book of acts is an exciting one, detailing the spread of the gospel after jesus returned to heaven. Acts 1 english standard version esv the promise of the holy spirit. Reduce his encampment to ruin and leave his tent unoccupied. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. This seminarylevel study also retains its depth and uses an engaging interactive format. The bible book of acts with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. This is an interactive, versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts, which is the fifth book in the new testament of the bible.
Bible verses about achieving balance between god and work in your life. Acts 1, new international version niv the bible app. The worldrenowned amazing facts bible school will help you know gods word better than ever. Scholars generally regarded these verses as later additions to the original text. Our purpose is to reveal that the book of acts is not only merely a history book, but also foreshadows end time events in detail. The most popular bible verses from acts found 1,007 verses acts 1. The book of acts is an important book for understanding the actions of the apostles, mostly paul and peter, after jesuss ascension into heaven. The author quite certainly was luke for the following reason.