Acts 16: 16 – 24 Paul and Silas in prison – part 1 Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. She followed PaulContinue reading “Acts 16: 16 – 24 Paul and Silas in prison – part 1”
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Acts 16: 11 – 15 Lydia’s conversion in Philippi
Acts 16: 11 – 15 Lydia’s conversion in Philippi From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis. From there we travelled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days. OnContinue reading “Acts 16: 11 – 15 Lydia’s conversion in Philippi”
Acts 16: 6 – 10 Paul’s vision of the man of Macedonia
Acts 16: 6 – 10 Paul’s vision of the man of Macedonia Paul and his companions travelled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but theContinue reading “Acts 16: 6 – 10 Paul’s vision of the man of Macedonia”
Acts 16: 1 – 5 Timothy joins Paul and Silas
Acts 16: 1 – 5 Timothy joins Paul and Silas Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek. The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. Paul wanted to take him along on theContinue reading “Acts 16: 1 – 5 Timothy joins Paul and Silas”
Acts 15: 36 – 41 Disagreement between Paul and Barnabas
Acts 15: 36 – 41 Disagreement between Paul and Barnabas Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, ‘Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.’ Barnabas wanted to take John, also known as Mark, with them, butContinue reading “Acts 15: 36 – 41 Disagreement between Paul and Barnabas”
Acts 15: 22 – 35 The council’s letter to Gentile believers
Acts 15: 22 – 35 The council’s letter to Gentile believers Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were leaders among the believers. With them they sentContinue reading “Acts 15: 22 – 35 The council’s letter to Gentile believers”
Acts 15: 1 – 21 The council at Jerusalem
Acts 15: 1 – 21 The council at Jerusalem Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: ‘Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.’ This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed,Continue reading “Acts 15: 1 – 21 The council at Jerusalem”
Acts 13: 13 – 43 In Pisidian Antioch – Part 1
Acts 13: 13 – 43 In Pisidian Antioch – Part 1 From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem. From Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch. On the Sabbath they entered the synagogue and sat down. After the reading from the law andContinue reading “Acts 13: 13 – 43 In Pisidian Antioch – Part 1”
Acts 13: 4 – 12 On Cyprus
Acts 13: 4 – 12 On Cyprus The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper. They travelled through theContinue reading “Acts 13: 4 – 12 On Cyprus”
Acts 12: 25, 13: 1 – 3 Barnabas and Saul sent off
Acts 12: 25, 13: 1 – 3 Barnabas and Saul sent off When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission, they returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark. Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought upContinue reading “Acts 12: 25, 13: 1 – 3 Barnabas and Saul sent off”
Seeking the Light 