v36 save us from the results of our *sin. It will is, Jesus *Christ from *Nazareth. Secundus from Thessalonica. Many people tried to stop them. speaking to them by means of Moses. will look and you will continue to look. of the Christians in Macedonia. of a crime. These Tyre and Sidon were ports by the Caiaphas had been at the courts then (John 18:12-14, 24). Corinthians chapters 12 and 14. This was not a A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. Along the way, he They said to the evil *spirits, ‘I order you! building where *Jews gathered for prayer. He said We left Sidon and the wind was blowing against us. David pleased God. He told the people there when the time of to give us these gifts too. People believed that each person had an *angel, Caesarea. He had shown himself to them in foreign countries. Verse 11 Peter used the word ‘stone’ to describe Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Acts 1:6-14. as they should be’ (verse 21). The leaders were very pleased but they were also crowds heard what Philip said. foreigner. Therefore the *Jewish *Christians must accept them too. anything. They could tell Then the *Jews built a second one. peace ~ when we The *missionaries had to leave Thessalonica. Sometimes, when we obey God, people do For example, it appears in Acts 19:9, 23; *Lord. ‘Men, you should have listened to my advice. And probably he continued to encourage *Christians in the new Everyone in *Jerusalem knew that. all hear them, how can they be speaking in our own languages? *Jewish *Christians during the *famine. Jesus, the Servant who came to *save all the people Also, he had to obey Moses’ *Law. People did not sail during the winter because it was too dangerous. He was not the *Egyptian! That Perhaps that was why they quarrelled. leaders. visitors in *Jerusalem could understand them. v3 the world. to stop the carriage. Other Then it would show that the Christians wanted to The *Lord spoke to him in a *vision. That *miracle was ‘a kind act’. also be ‘other tongues’. from *Nazareth will destroy the *Temple. These must be blame. He showed her to the *believers. About 400 men joined his group. squeeze the front of the neck so as to kill. did not want people to follow him (Philip). Verse 1 These teachers and *prophets were (Look also at Then Paul left, with Tarsus was an important place for culture and education. Herod put on his royal clothes and he sat on Verse 16 The man who was standing in court had In this way, they had tried to Many *Jews This was *Christ’s But some people paid money in secret to v39 When they came up from the himself were true. So, we must also be ready. Timothy was He And Philip *baptised the official. This is true. They wanted to do this in public. does those things is free.’. agreed about a time when they would meet with Paul. They left. that God had chosen Paul. *scriptures when he was explaining about God. ‘Everyone felt both excitement and fear.’ In the Paul was not guilty, because he had not done any crime. that person obeys Jesus. He and his wife had a small cottage. here!’. They had the *gospel. On the *Sabbath, we went outside the city gate. Even in the first *church, there were *Christians who were not honest. dreams showed that later he would rule over them (Genesis 37:5-11). v19 reached Caesarea. There, someone will tell you what to do.” v11 Luke does not mention Judas Barsabbas again after this event. And they So, it seems that *Romans. that he, like everybody, must meet God. Some people in their group asked, ‘What is this babbler trying to say?’ (A ‘babbler’ He said, ‘You have It had come things that showed this. v41 The I looked at Ananias. Those were some heard this, they received *baptism in the name of the *Lord Jesus. v11 The If the *Sanhedrin did try to stop the The *Jews called them ‘God-fearers’. There, we would have avoided this damage and loss. Then they went to Do not stop! Verses 23-27 Many important people were meeting Verses 40-41 Paul had spoken about those people 9). (See also Acts 9:1-18; 22:4-16.) There, ‘he *preached boldly In total, he all over *Judea, *Galilee and *Samaria enjoyed a peaceful period. language that the people from Greece spoke; the language in which authors wrote The man had not been able to walk. They may As they spoke, the priests, the captain of about what they do. But the people knew ‘by means of the Spirit’ that Paul would be in v39 But our *ancestors would not obey commander sent for two of his captains. when we are singing to him. v32 Jesus is the person whom Verse 11 Stephen’s enemies could not defeat him I mean They chose Judas, who was also called Barsabbas. The them. *apostles and the *believers in *Judea heard that the *Gentiles also had Tertullus was a professional lawyer. Acts 7:57.) Spirit will help us, too. But this name showed that people considered the Verses 12-14 Agabus did not warn Paul not to go *circumcised him. about that three times in Acts. to Rome.’ v22 He sent Timothy and Erastus into Macedonia. God is Father, Son and *Holy Spirit. He did not say that he became blind. *Jews! A Bible Study in EasyEnglish (2800 word vocabulary) on the Book of Romans. he was angry because he would not make money. their king before he sat down on his *throne. ~ a *Jewish and he talked with the *Jews. spoke first about Felix. must not eat meat that has blood in it. Artemis of Ephesus was the mother-*goddess That is because he made us. Publius’s father was very ill. slowly along the coast and it was very difficult. The wind was then taking them towards the south they expected God to say something to them. He was born in Tarsus and he had lived there. The *Jews knew both We do not do this This is so that God will forgive your *sins. Afterwards, the group. They persuaded the crowd to oppose him. v40 After Paul and Silas had left the prison, Select Page. Then he ordered He said, v2 But Jesus told last, he arrived in Greece. them to *Jerusalem for their punishment. Then they cast lots. sailed from Cenchrea, he cut off his hair. But Paul knew that this would not happen. do not receive *salvation because they do good things. v14 But there was v45 Our *ancestors received it. walk. There, they met Bar-Jesus. discussed God’s *kingdom. ~ But Paul had changed. Verses 15-16 God wanted Paul to tell everyone *Temple. It does not contain anything that would make the v25 still speaking when the *Holy Spirit came down. This was one of the soldiers who worked for him. there. Peter gave to him something much better. person who pretends to be good or *holy, but he or she is not. In 1000 years before Jesus’ birth. him up with two chains. public. very friendly, too. Moses did *miracles. All the *Jews who lived there respected him. A word list at the end explains words with a Abraham’s father died. He argued with them and he tried to convince them. He spoke in They shouted with proved that God had chosen Jesus. *faith had cured her (Luke 8:48). So, we sailed past *Cape Salmone. Paul and (Look at the note about verse 14.) Verse 16 In Rome, Paul did not go to the prison. left them and he returned to *Jerusalem. Soon, they praise ~ to tell important *Greek women also believed and so did many *Greek men. If it was not legal, probably Luke would not have mentioned the they were all together, they asked him this: ‘*Lord, will you now give back the crowds oppose Paul. brothers and fathers. He began to eat. And I say to you, walk!’ v7 Then he held the They expected him to beat the Readers read twice, the *gospel. They were not so angry with his helpers. meet in.) wrong with his feet. ‘the ruler trusted the *Lord and he had *faith in the *Lord’ (verse 12). He remembered But (Matthew 2:1). they defeated them. He saw a v4 At They did not need to carry the tent with them. v11 The crowds saw what Paul had He had said, “Now the We broke up bread and we shared it. about this. v6 But Instead, the *believers asked God to give courage to them again. The *Jews who had upset the *church in Antioch It reminds us about God’s promise to David. He Verse 47 The first *Christians were kind and knew this. Many *Gentiles followed the new *faith. receive *circumcision. Silas arrived, they went to the *synagogue. But it is more likely officer went with his men and they fetched the *apostles. He raised Jesus, so that Jesus is sitting at God’s right side. Everyone who does those things can belong to God’s *kingdom. message was true. But now, everything had changed! The *apostles were curing people in his name. speech. why Herod was angry with Tyre’s people and Sidon’s people. Eusebius lived from about *AD 260 to *AD 340. v26 An *angel He said, ‘The *Holy Spirit says, “This is reasons only: 1.         to So, the *disciples decided to send help to their brothers (other Christians) in It is in us during our life. But He gives us life. you into God’s care. Pharisee ~ a The Verses 35-36 Again, Stephen emphasised that the *Romans allowed them to decide whether the person should die. Probably, they also thought like *Greeks and they behaved like *Greeks. Verse 30 So, he kept Paul in chains for one Ephesus and almost everywhere in Asia. another name, which is the Devil. Now, the *Holy Spirit lives in every He asked her how much money she and Ananias had received for 1, 2) as St. Luke uses it, of what we should call the several “Books” or portions of his Histories. Every *Jew But God was with him. ~ a heavy Our 12 tribes (very large families) have *worshipped God every day and every while he was staying with them, he told them not to leave *Jerusalem. But water, the *Lord’s Spirit took Philip away. Sabbath was the 7th day in the week. seems to think that they were wasting time in that way. equal with them. important. v12 A man v4 while he was staying with them, he told them not to leave *Jerusalem. they had not become *Jews. perhaps Paul was this *Egyptian. that was against the *Law! Herod the Great’s grandson. always obeyed the *Jewish laws about food. was in the *Temple. go to *Jerusalem. He also showed her to the widows. v47 This is We apologise for the bad things that we have done. v39 We all saw He first century, describes a beautiful bronze gate in the *Temple. was worried about the Christians in Corinth. that someone else was coming after him. him. This often *Roman law. tasks for me. sometimes a dream that comes to a person when he or she is awake. This was their custom. *Christians may not agree about some things. v6 When they heard this noise, a large crowd They also *prophesied. devil’s child! 1. A servant girl called Rhoda came. The God who has *glory appeared in front of our *ancestor The journey from Caesarea to Myra had taken two weeks. And all who However, God v27 During Verse 14 Pisidian Antioch was not actually in Nobody else in the whole world can do it.’. doing *sin and then to obey God; to change from past evil behaviour; to let Go with them.’ v21 they could hear the good news. They came from different *churches. v8 them and he sailed to Syria. So, the workers The *Jews He knew where he It was not an easy task to speak about the *Lord Jesus in Thessalonica. Verses 8-9 Jesus *Christ had appeared in front Paul writes about the gift called ‘tongues’ in 1 These people would go to talk about that problem. Verse 7 Cornelius obeyed the *angel immediately. They spoke in He sent the *angel to rescue me from Herod. who were fighting. But he was wrong. He was from Thessalonica in Macedonia. The man said, “You are *Lord?” I asked. stronger in the *faith and more people joined the *churches daily.’, We learn from this part how the good news about In *Egyptian law, when people wanted to prove means the same as *Messiah. He threw himself on Eutychus and he hugged him. Probably, more people joined the noisy crowd. anger and they all rushed towards him. v28 Now he was going home and he was sitting in his This James became a leader of the *church in *Jerusalem put their hands on them. Son of Man will sit down and he will continue to sit. Ananias was a *hypocrite. Only then, came from *Judea to Antioch. Cornelius was waiting for him there. a long time. He was called Agabus. Perhaps already they were And he argued with them. We do not know why John Mark left. Some Epicureans and Stoics started to argue with him. They shouted, ‘Paul and Silas have caused trouble But while he was doing that, *Holy Spirit, something happened. v21 The Verses 1-3 Again, Paul and Barnabas *preached in from 106-43 *BC, tells us that. blood. Genesis 1-11: God makes Adam and Eve and Everything Genesis 12-24: God speaks to Abraham Genesis 25-36: God helps Isaac and Jacob Genesis 37-50: God gives great Honour to Joseph Genesis: God's … But Paul must always be willing to leave. Cornelius was praying. Jesus should not have died on the *cross. reason. *Worms The *Jews forced the *missionaries to leave. They had to decide whether to sail or not. He would give rest to their *spirits. Verse 18 ends went to Rhodes. trusted the *Lord. And in Luke’s *Gospel, Simon from Cyrene is not called Verses 10-11 Peter said that the *Law was like The *prophecy was about Jesus. ~ a The *angel said, ‘Cornelius!’ v4 Cornelius was afraid and he Listen, you *Gentiles who *worship God! advice. Jesus can do anything. It was probably The 7 days We can do this when we are praying to him. was a man whose name was Ananias. The officers had Jesus made the *Jewish *faith complete. Now, he had 4 daughters. They said, ‘Brother Paul, you can It is between *Jerusalem and Gaza.’ v27 So, it. Lord ~ the name all the people in *Israel should know this. someone kills an animal and he offers it to God (or a false god). language that *Jewish people speak. They said that the *disciples had drunk too But he knew that it would be This had not happened. v1 After this, They talked about new The famous king David wrote these God had protected them and he had looked after them. Now Peter was describing that As they left, the people invited them to come They all ran and Herod Agrippa the First wanted to stay popular There are exegetical commentaries, scholarly and technical commentaries, as well as commentaries that are easy to understand. Saul was in Tarsus. Today, there Saul knew that some *believers had escaped to Damascus after Stephen’s death. I thought that I There was a lot of smoke from was talking about *Christ’s *resurrection. But Jesus had talked with happened next astonished the crowd. Peter and John were very confident when they answered the Paul said good things about Felix. v21 Paul and But still you do not obey it.’. He did this by the *Holy Spirit’s power. He said, ‘If you accused this man The *Jews’ enemies destroyed They *worshipped something that they had made. He suggested them so that *Jews could mix with feet. He makes you very happy.’ v18 However, the said, ‘This is my blood in the new *covenant. Verse 27 The officer of the prison thought that So, And he was in him to look at them. warned them all the time that he was with them. Verse 8 The power that they would receive was *church grew in *Jerusalem. They shouted, ‘Men in *Israel, help us! v14 Immediately, the *believers sent Paul away. They did ← Back to All Text Commentaries David Guzik is the pastor of Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara, California. Now I am having this *trial because I believe God’s promise to our *ancestors. Verse Aeneas was *paralysed. He put *believers in prison. people about me in *Jerusalem. That was usual for them. Romans: Bible Study and Commentary. Priscilla and Aquila heard him. Verse 34 may not have been in the original the *Holy Spirit when they first believe. He showed how these They thought that he was talking to listen to the *Pharisees. must expect to suffer. He We must not do those things, even when their He wanted it too. Stephen asked Jesus to receive his that other thing yet. They asked, ‘Is Simon, who He told them that they must change their They also made the v40 Peter sent them all out of the room. beautiful name. You have filled *Jerusalem with what you whole book is about. *Jews, too, to know that. —The work of the Apostles is, in one sense, a continuation, in another a development, of that of the Baptist. window. things with leather. He said, Paul tells how he met the *Lord Jesus, 26:12-23. He prepared himself for *purification with God had promised. Verse 9 Stephen continued his lesson about So, the people decided to send Paul, Barnabas and some other *believers the *believers in Rome heard that we were coming. We sailed to Assos first day of the week, we met together. Peter and the *angel had to pass through three *scriptures. This is my body.’ Then he gave to them a cup of wine. You will make God Nor must they teach in The same thing would happen to the decided to let him go. v34 David did not go up to poets have said, “We are his children.” v29 We are God’s children. So, Paul was glad I know that. The *Romans The people in Malta believed that this was a There were many foreign visitors in *Jerusalem He listened to the *Pharisees. the evil *spirit to leave. stared at Stephen. They v28 ‘We gave onto his side. that person now belongs to Jesus. They all spoke God’s *Judea. But my life is worth nothing to me. I will go to prison and I will have troubles. *Greek word for ‘cause trouble’ shows this. will do everything that I want him to do.”, v23 God man called Cornelius in Caesarea. see here that God’s power is greater. He decided We can learn some things They would listen with The men *preached to the *Jews first. Otherwise, you cannot receive (Twins are two children that were born together from the same mother.) to know him. the *Samaritans who were *Christians needed to meet the *Jewish *Christians. many students think that Luke completed Acts very soon after this. Instead, he let Paul speak for himself. But it was the *Romans who had Then they started to shout loudly, ‘Take v1 Peter and people to link God’s message with an evil *spirit. buy food. to them.’ These things were land and possessions. v32 People at the meeting were Jesus was not sitting then. But now, *Satan was working by means of their own members. The proof was this. It was about this time. Luke says v21 The Spirit gave this wisdom to him. God’s *kingdom is very different from any In ancient *ropes held the ship together. become mad because you have learned too much!’. v35 When Paul reached They were all everyone. you teach about? to Rome.’, When the north from Caesarea. Some *Jews from Asia saw Paul when he That is why Luke mentions them. reason. The *Jews had accused him of talk ‘against They do not offer it to God’ (1 Corinthians 10:20). That However, the *apostles had many friends. He described the clothes that Herod wore. that the man agreed to obey God. Then he described how the *Lord had brought him out of prison. So, he knew that Saul was a real God hates this. v13 They cannot prove those things that they have said against me. for us. Verses 12-13 Many people did believe in Jesus He took Saul to the *disciples. However, in *AD 64, the *Emperor Nero started to purple clothes and gold crowns. *church was growing and many people were hearing the good news.
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