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ACTS
Acts 1:1-3
Luke referred to the Gospel he had written to Theophilus.
Jesuscommandedhis apostles towaitfortheHolySpirit.
Jesussaidthattheywouldtellabouthimeverywhere, andthenheascendedtoheaven.
Angelstoldthe apostles thatJesuswouldreturnlater.
The apostles andother believers oftenprayedtogether.
PetertoldthemwhysomeonemustreplaceJudas.
HowJudasdied.
PeterquotedfromthePsalmsaboutJudas.
PeterconcludedthattheyneededtochooseamantoreplaceJudas.
Jesus’ followersprayedandthenchose Matthias toreplaceJudas.
The Holy Spirit came and enabled the disciples to speak other languages.
Jewsfrommanyplaceswereamazedtoheartheirnativelanguagesspokenbythe believers.
Peter saidthattheprophetJoel foretold whattheHolySpiritwoulddo.
Petersaid, “YoukilledJesusbutGodcausedhimtoliveagain.”
David foretold thattheMessiahwouldrejoiceaboutbecomingaliveagain.
Peter explainedthatDavidwrotethattheMessiahwouldbecomealiveagain.
Petersaid, “JesushasabundantlygivenustheHolySpirit, shownbywhatyouseeandhear.”
Peter said, “KnowsurelythatGodhasmadethisJesusbothLordandMessiah.”
Petertoldthemtorepent, andsaidthat believers would baptize them.
Manypeoplebecame believers andjoinedtheother believers.
The apostles performedmiracles, allthe believers sharedeverything, andtheLordhelpedthem.
Peter healed a lame man, so the people were amazed.
Thepeoplewereamazed.
PeterexplainedthatJesushealedtheman, andtheyshouldrepent.
Petertoldthepeopletorepent.
Jewish leaders arrested Peter and John, but many people became believers.
JewishleadersquestionedPeterandJohnabouthealingthelameman.
PetertoldthemthatJesushealedthemanandonlyJesuscouldsavepeople.
TheJewishleadersrealizedthatPeterandJohnhadbeen associating withJesus.
TheJewishleaderscommandedthetwo apostles tostopteachingpeopleaboutJesus.
PeterandJohnsaidthattheyneededtocontinuespeakingaboutJesus.
TheJewishleadersthreatenedtopunishPeterandJohnandthenreleasedthem.
The believers talkedtoGodaboutthosewhoopposedhimandthem.
The believers askedGodtohelpthemspeakboldlytopeopleaboutJesus.
Godshooktheplacewheretheywere, andhisSpiritenabledthemtospeakhiswordsboldly.
The believers sharedeverything, andthe apostles toldothersaboutJesus.
Joseph Barnabas soldafieldandbroughtthemoneytothe apostles.
Ananias pretended to give the apostles all the money from selling a field.
Peoplewereterrifiedwhentheysaworheardthat Ananias haddied.
Sapphira alsodiedbecauseshelied, andsomemenburiedherbesideherhusband.
The apostles healedmanypeople, andmanypeoplebelievedinJesus.
Jewishleaders jailed the apostles, butanangelfreedthemtoteachpeople.
TheJewishleaderswereperplexedbecausethe apostles werenotinjail.
Afterfindingthem, theleadersbroughtthe apostles backtoquestionthem.
Peter andtheother apostles saidthattheymustobeyGod.
Afterbeatingthe apostles, theyfollowed Gamaliel’s adviceandreleasedthem.
The apostles rejoicedandcontinuedtotellothersaboutJesus.
The believers neglected the Greek-speaking widows.
The apostles toldtheother believers tochoosementocareforthosewidows.
The apostles appointedsevenmentocareforthe widows’ needs.
Thenumberofpeoplewhowerebecoming believers increasedgreatly.
Peopleopposed Stephen, butcouldnotrefutehisarguments.
Peoplepersuadedsomementofalselyaccuse Stephen.
Thepeoplesaw Stephen’s faceshininglikethefaceofanangel.
Stephen started to answer the high priest’s accusations by talking about Abraham.
GodpromisedtogivethelandtoAbrahamandhisdescendants.
GodtoldAbrahamthatlateronhewoulddeliverhisdescendantsfromEgypt.
GodcommandedtheceremonyofcircumcisionforAbrahamandhisdescendants.
GodhelpedJoseph, soPharaohappointedhimtogovernEgypt.
TherewasafamineinCanaan, soJacob’sfamilymovedtoEgypt.
WhenJacobandhissonsdied, peopleburiedtheminCanaan.
AnEgyptiankingwhodidnotknowaboutJosephbegantooppresstheIsraelites.
Moses, whogrewupasanEgyptian, spokeandacted powerfully.
MoseskilledanEgyptian, sohehadtofleetoMidian.
GodcommandedMosestorescuetheJewishpeoplefromEgypt.
GodsentMosestoleadIsraelandtellthemoftheProphetwhowouldcome.
IsraelrejectedMoses, soGodrejectedthemandsaidthathewouldpunishthem.
TheIsraelitepeopleworshippedGodatthetentMosesbuiltandlaterinthetemplethatSolomonbuilt.
PeoplecanworshipGodanywhere, notonlyatcertainplaces.
Stephen saidthatthosewhowerelisteningtohimwere opposing God.
Allthepeopletherebecameveryangrywith Stephen.
After Stephen saidthathecouldseeJesusstandingbesideGodinheaven, theystonedhim.
HeaskedtheLordtoforgivethem, andhedied. Thedisciplesfled, somemenburiedStephen, andSaulharassed believers. Butthe believers preachedaboutJesuswherevertheywerescattered.
ManySamaritansheeded Philip’s wordsandrejoiced.
Philip baptized manySamaritans, includingasorcerer.
Samaritan believersreceivedthepoweroftheHolySpirit.
Peterdenounced Simon thesorcerer.
Peter andJohnpreachedtomanySamaritans.
Philip metanEthiopianofficial.
Theofficialcouldnotunderstandwhathewasreading.
PhilippreachedaboutJesustotheofficial.
Philip baptized theofficial. ThentheSpirittookPhilipaway.
Philippreachedintownsfrom Azotus to Caesarea.
Saul asked the high priest to authorize him to arrest believers.
WhileSaulwastravelingtoDamascus, Jesusappearedtohimandblindedhim.
Saulcouldseeagainafter Ananias hadputhishandsonhim.
PeopletherewereastonishedthatSaulhadbelievedinJesus.
Saulescapedfromthosewhoplottedtokillhim.
Barnabas introducedSaultoother believers inJerusalem.
The believers sentSaulto Tarsus becausesomeJewstriedtokillhim.
The church inIsraelhadpeaceandmanypeoplebelieved.
BecausePeterhealed Aeneas, manypeoplebelievedinJesus.
Dorcas died.
Peter resurrected Dorcas.
Obeying an angel, Cornelius sent men to summon Peter.
Peter’s vision.
TheHolySpiritcommandedPetertogowiththe non-Jewish men.
Peterwentwiththemenandmet Cornelius.
Peteraskedwhytheyhadsentforhim.
Cornelius toldabouthisvision.
Peter reminded themofwhattheyknewaboutJesus.
PetersaidthatGodwouldforgivethesinsofallwhobelieveinJesus.
TheHolySpiritcamedownonthe non-Jewish believers.
Some Jewish believers criticized Peter.
Petertoldabouthisvision.
PetersaidthattheHolySpiritcametobewiththe non-Jewish believers. Peteracceptedthose non-Jews asfellow believers.
TheypraisedGodthathealsosaves non-Jewish people.
Many non-Jews in Antioch believedintheLordJesus.
Barnabas encouragedthebelieversat Antioch.
Barnabas andSaultaughtmany believers at Antioch.
Believers in Antioch helpedneedy believers inJudea.
Herod had James killed and Peter put in prison.
AnangelfreedPeterfromprison.
Peterreportedtotheother believers.
Herod commandedsoldierstoexecutetheguards.
AnangelcausedHerodtodie.
ManypeopleheardGod’smessageandbecame believers. Barnabas andSaulreturnedto Antioch fromJerusalem.
The Holy Spirit commanded Barnabas and Saul to go on a mission.
Barnabas andSaulpreachedthe gospel inJewish meetings placeonCyprus.
Saul-Paul denouncedasorcerer, andanofficialbelievedinJesus.
TheleadersoftheJewishmeetingplacein Antioch askedPauland Barnabas tospeaktothem.
PaulsaidthatGodhelpedIsraelandgavethemthelandofCanaan.
Paul toldaboutGod’sremovingSauland appointing DavidtobeIsrael’sking.
PaulsaidthatGodsentDavid’sdescendant, Jesus, toIsraeltosavethem.
PaulsaidthatGod resurrected Jesusandcausedmanypeopletoseehim.
PaulsaidthatGodhaddonewhathehadpromisedthathewoulddoby resurrecting Jesus.
PaulinformedthemthatGodwouldforgivetheirsinsiftheybelievedinJesus.
PeopleaskedPauland Barnabas tospeaktothemagainthenextJewishdayofrest.
Many non-Jews believedinJesusandtoldothersabouthim.
Peopleexpelledthe apostles, butthe believers continuedon.
Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel and performed miracles in Iconium.
Beforepeoplecouldattackthe apostles, theyescapedto Lystra and Derbe.
GodenabledPaultohealalameman.
The apostles stoppedthepeoplefromworshippingthem.
SomeJewsincitedpeopletostonePaulat Lystra.
The apostles revisited believers andappointedleaders.
Pauland Barnabas reportedtothebelieversatSyrian Antioch.
Some Jewish believers said that God will save only people who are circumcised.
Pauland Barnabas reportedwhatGodhadenabledthemtodo.
SomeJewish believers saidthat non-Jewish believers mustobeyMoses’laws.
Peter toldabout non-Jews becomingbelieverswhenhepreachedtothem.
Barnabas andPaulreportedwhatGodhadhelpedthemtodoamongthe non-Jews.
James recommended whattheyshouldtellthe non-Jewish believers.
The church leaderssentmessengerswithaletterto non-Jewish believers.
Theletterandmessengersencouragedthe believers at Antioch.
Pauland Barnabas continuedtoteachandpreachin Antioch.
Pauland Barnabas separated, andPaulchose Silas.
Paul chose Timothy to work with him and Silas.
Paul, Silas and Timothy told believers in Galatia whatthe church leadershaddecided.
Becauseofavisionin Troas, Paulwenttopreachin Macedonia.
Paul’s companywentfrom Troas to Philippi.
Paulpreachedthe gospel andLydiabecamea believer.
Paulexpelleda demon fromaslavegirl, soofficialsimprisonedPauland Silas.
Pauland Silas helpedthejailerandhishouseholdtobecome believers.
Paul and Silas encouragedthe believers andthenleft Philippi.
In Thessalonica, Paul convinced many people that Jesus is the Messiah.
SomeJewsthereincitedpeopletoopposePaulandSilas.
In Berea, PaulhelpedmanyJewsand non-Jews tobelieveinJesus.
Jewsfrom Thessalonica incitedpeopletoopposePaul.
In Athens, idolsdistressedPaul, sohetalkedtomanypeopleaboutJesus.
WhenPaultalkedaboutJesus, heperplexedsometeachers.
Athens CouncilmembersaskedPaultoexplainwhathehadbeenteaching.
PaultoldthemabouttheGodwhomtheydidnotknow.
SomeCouncilmembersbelievedinJesus.
In Corinth, Paul helped many people to become believers.
Paulhelpedmany non-Jews become believers.
JesuscommandedPaultocontinuespeakingabouthim, soPauldidthat.
Gallio refusedtojudgePaul.
At Ephesus, Paulpartedfrom Priscilla and Aquila.
PaulvisitedJerusalem, thenhewentonto Antioch inSyriaandthenhereturnedtovisitthe believers throughout Galatia and Phrygia.
Priscilla and Aquila instructed Apollos aboutthe gospel.
Apollos helped believers in Achaia.
Paul helped some men to become real believers in Jesus.
PaulhelpedmanypeopleinAsiaprovincetohearthe gospel.
GodenabledPaultodoamazingmiracles.
Peoplehonored Jesus’ name, afterJewish exorcists misuseditandfailed.
Many believers confessedtheirformersinsandburnedtheirbooksof magic.
Demetrius madesilvershrinesofthegoddess Artemis.
Demetriusincitedpeopletoshoutandtoriot.
Thecrowdshouted, “Greatis Artemis ofthe Ephesians!”
Thecitysecretaryquieted, warnedanddismissedthecrowd.
After being in Macedonia and Greece, Paul went to Troas.
AtTroas, Paulencouraged believers by resurrecting Eutychus.
Paulandhiscompanionstraveledfrom Troas to Miletus.
Paul reminded the Ephesian eldershowhehadconductedhimselfandhadtaughtthem.
Paultoldthemthattheywouldneverseehimagain.
Paul entrustedthemtoGodandtothemessageaboutGod’sgoodness.
Paulprayedwiththemandtheysadlytoldhim goodbye.
Paul, Luke and his other companions traveled from Miletus to Tyre.
AtTyre, believers warnedPaulnottogotoJerusalem, buthewenton anyway.
PaulandhiscompanionssailedfromTyreto Caesarea.
The believers couldnotpersuadePaulfromgoingontoJerusalem.
Paulandother believers wentfrom Caesarea toJerusalem.
Paulagreedwith church leaderstoperformaJewishpurifyingritual.
SomeJewsseizedPaulintheTemplecourts.
Roman soldiersrantowherethoseJewsweretryingtokillPaul.
AfterthecommanderarrestedPaul, soldierscarriedhim towards thefort.
Paul defended his believing in Jesus, but the Jews wanted to kill him.
PaultoldabouttheLord’scommandinghimtogoto non-Jewish people.
Paulsaidthathewasa Roman citizen, sosoldiersdidnotfloghim.
The commander’s soldiersbroughtPaultotheJewishCouncil.
Paul apologized for unknowingly denouncing the high priest.
ThecommanderrescuedPaulfromtheCouncilmembers.
TheLordrevealedthatPaulwouldtellpeopleabouthimin Rome.
SomeJewsplottedtokillPaul.
Paul’s nephewwarnedthatsomeJewshadplottedtokillPaul.
ManysoldiersescortedPaulsafelytoGovernor Felix at Caesarea.
Paul defended himself, and the governor Felix promised to judge him.
Paul disproved whattheyhadsaid, but admitted thathewasa Christian.
Governor Felix adjourned thetrial.
Felix oftentalkedtoPaul, hopingthatPaulwouldgivehimmoney.
Festus told the Jews to go and accuse Paul at Caesarea.
Paulappealedto Caesar, so Festus agreedtothat.
FestustoldKing Agrippa aboutPaul.
FestusaskedKing Agrippa totellhimwhattowriteto Caesar aboutPaul.
Paul requested that his hearers would listen to him.
Paultoldaboutbeinga Pharisee whobelievedthatGodwould resurrect people.
Paultoldabouthowhehadpersecuted Christians.
Paultoldhowhehadbecomea believer inJesus.
PaulsaidthatheobeyedwhatJesuscommandedhimfromheaven.
PaulsaidthatheproclaimedwhattheprophetshadwrittenabouttheMessiah.
Paultalkedto Festus and Agrippa, urgingthemtobecome believers inJesus.
TheofficialssaidthatPaulwasinnocentbutmustgoto Rome.
Paul and other prisoners sailed from Caesarea to Crete.
Paulwarnedthemnottotravelon, butthe ship’s officialsdecidedtogoon anyway.
PaultoldthemthatanangelfromGodsaidthattheywouldallsurvive.
Paul thwartedsomesailorswhotriedtosneak ashore inthe lifeboat.
Paulurgedthemtoeatsomefood, sotheydidandthenlightenedtheship.
Thewavesbegantobreakuptheshipafteritstrucka shoal.
TheofficersavedPaulandcommandedalltogototheshore, sotheydidthat.
The Maltese thought that Paul was a god because a snake did not harm him.
Paulhealedmany Maltese, sotheysuppliedwhatheandtheothersneeded.
Paulandtheotherssailedto Puteoli, thenwentbyland towards Rome.
Christians cameoutfromRomeandescortedPaulintothatcity.
TheJewishleadersaskedPaultotellthemabout Christianity.
PaultoldtheJewsthat non-Jews wouldbelievethe gospel.

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