Acts 25: 13 – 22 Festus consults King Agrippa – Part 1 A few days later King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus. Since they were spending many days there, Festus discussed Paul’s case with the king. He said, ‘There is a man here whom Felix left as aContinue reading “Acts 25: 13 – 22 Festus consults King Agrippa – Part 1”
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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 1: 1 – 11 Jesus taken up into heaven
Acts 1: 1 – 11 Jesus taken up into heaven In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. After his suffering, he presented himselfContinue reading “Acts 1: 1 – 11 Jesus taken up into heaven”
Luke 15: 1 – 10 The parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin
Luke 15: 1 – 10 The parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering round to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, ‘This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.’ Then Jesus told them this parable: ‘Suppose one ofContinue reading “Luke 15: 1 – 10 The parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin”
Luke 7: 18 – 35 Jesus and John the Baptist
Luke 7: 18 – 35 Jesus and John the Baptist John’s disciples told him all about these things. Calling two of them, he sent them to the Lord to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’ When the men came to Jesus, they said, ‘ John theContinue reading “Luke 7: 18 – 35 Jesus and John the Baptist”
Luke 6: 17 – 26 Blessings and woes
Luke 6: 17 – 26 Blessings and woes He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear him andContinue reading “Luke 6: 17 – 26 Blessings and woes”
Luke 6: 12 – 16 The twelve apostles
Luke 6: 12 – 16 The twelve apostles One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James,Continue reading “Luke 6: 12 – 16 The twelve apostles”
Luke 4: 14 – 30 Jesus rejected at Nazareth
Luke 4: 14 – 30 Jesus rejected at Nazareth Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. He was teaching in their synagogues and everyone praised him. He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he wentContinue reading “Luke 4: 14 – 30 Jesus rejected at Nazareth”
Luke 1: 1 – 4 Introduction
Luke 1: 1 – 4 Introduction Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eye witnesses and servants of the word. With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigatedContinue reading “Luke 1: 1 – 4 Introduction”
Seeking the Light 