Jesus in Acts

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   In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,

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   So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

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   “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”

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   With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

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   “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.

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   Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

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   And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen

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   The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.

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   And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

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    Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.

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    David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

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    because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

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    But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.

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    Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.

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    God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.

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    For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

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    Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”

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    Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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    This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

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    praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

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    But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”

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    The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.

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    You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

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    But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.

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    Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

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    that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.

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    For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.

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    Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’

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    When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

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    greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

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    then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

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    When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.

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    Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

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    When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.

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    The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’

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    In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.

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    And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,

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    as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”

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    With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.

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    “How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

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    Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.

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    But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

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    The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.

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    God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

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    At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.

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    Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.

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    For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

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    After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.

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    When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:

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    Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

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    This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’

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    ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?

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    But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

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    “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

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    While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

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    Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

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    Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.

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    But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

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    For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

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    Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

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    And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.

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    Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”

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    Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

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    And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

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    When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.

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    Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest

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    “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.

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    “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

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    In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.

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    “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.

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    But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

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    “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.

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    So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

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    Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”

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    But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

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    Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.

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    He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.

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    Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

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    “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,

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    and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

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    This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.

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    Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

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    “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”

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    He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

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    how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

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    So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.

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    ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

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    Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

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    So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”

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    But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

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    The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

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    When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

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    Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

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    Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.

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    Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”

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    Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

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    Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

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    While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

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    and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

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     Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

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     When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.

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     From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.

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     He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’

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     So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’

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     For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

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     When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

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     And the word of the Lord spread throughout that region.

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     So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.

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     Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

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     On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”

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     men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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     But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.

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     Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”

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     As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

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     Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

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     And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

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     She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.

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     They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

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     Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.

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     explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.

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     and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”

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     Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

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     The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.

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     God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

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     And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

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     Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.

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     One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.

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     He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.

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     For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

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     Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”

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     On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

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     This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.

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     Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”

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     But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

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     This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.

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     I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.

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     testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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     But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

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     In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

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     Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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     When he would not be dissuaded, we quieted down and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”

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     When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.

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     ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.

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     Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’

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     And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’

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     ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.

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     The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”

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     After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.

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     They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

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     So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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     ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.

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     that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

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     So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

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     Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.