2 Thessalonians 1: 1 – 12 Thanksgiving and prayer Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightlyContinue reading “2 Thessalonians 1: 1 – 12 Thanksgiving and prayer”
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Acts 28: 17 – 31 Paul preaches at Rome under guard
Acts 28: 17 – 31 Paul preaches at Rome under guard Three days later he called together the local Jewish leaders. When they had assembled, Paul said to them: ‘My brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or against the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over toContinue reading “Acts 28: 17 – 31 Paul preaches at Rome under guard”
Acts 28: 11 – 16 Paul’s arrival at Rome
Acts 28: 11 – 16 Paul’s arrival at Rome After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island – it was an Alexandrian ship with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux. We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. From there weContinue reading “Acts 28: 11 – 16 Paul’s arrival at Rome”
Acts 28: 1 – 10 Paul ashore on Malta
Acts 28: 1 – 10 Paul ashore on Malta Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold. Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on theContinue reading “Acts 28: 1 – 10 Paul ashore on Malta”
Acts 27: 27 – 44 The shipwreck
Acts 27: 27 – 44 The shipwreck On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. They took soundings and found that the water was forty metres deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was thirtyContinue reading “Acts 27: 27 – 44 The shipwreck”
Acts 27: 13 – 26 The storm
Acts 27: 13 – 26 The storm When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the ‘North-Easter’, swept down from the island. The ship was caught by the storm and couldContinue reading “Acts 27: 13 – 26 The storm”
Acts 26: 19 – 32 Paul before Agrippa – Part 3
Acts 26: 19 – 32 Paul before Agrippa – Part 3 ‘So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven. First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and all Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and demonstrate theirContinue reading “Acts 26: 19 – 32 Paul before Agrippa – Part 3”
Acts 25: 23 – 27 and 26: 1 – 11 Paul before Agrippa
Acts 25: 23 – 27 and 26: 1 – 11 Paul before Agrippa The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience room with the high-ranking military officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in. Festus said: ‘King Agrippa, and allContinue reading “Acts 25: 23 – 27 and 26: 1 – 11 Paul before Agrippa”
Acts 25: 1 – 12 Paul’s trial before Festus
Acts 25: 1 – 12 Paul’s trial before Festus Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem, where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul. They requested Festus, as a favour to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, forContinue reading “Acts 25: 1 – 12 Paul’s trial before Festus”
Acts 24: 17 – 27 Paul’s trial before Felix – Part 2
Acts 24: 17 – 27 Paul’s trial before Felix – Part 2 ‘After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings. I was ceremonially clean when they found me in the temple doing this. There was no crowd with me, nor wasContinue reading “Acts 24: 17 – 27 Paul’s trial before Felix – Part 2”
Seeking the Light 