Living Room Study

ACTS 25
“And Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole Jewish people petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.  But I found that he had done nothing deserving death.  As he himself appealed to the [...]

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ACTS 23
“When Paul realized that one part of them were Sadducees (Tz’dukim) and the other Pharisees (P’rushim), he cried out in the Sanhedrin, ‘Brothers, I am a Pharisee, son of Pharisees!  I am being judged because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead!’  When he said this, a dispute broke out between the [...]

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ACTS 22
“After I had returned to Jerusalem, it happened that as I was praying in the Temple, I went into a trance, and I saw Jesus.  ‘Hurry!’ he said to me, ‘Get out of Jerusalem immediately, because they will not accept what you have to say about me.’  I said, ‘Lord, they know themselves that [...]

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ACTS 21
“Then Paul answered, ‘What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart?  For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.’ So when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, ‘The will of the Lord be done.’ Acts 21: 12-14
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ACTS 20
“And now I am on my way to Jerusalem, bound in my spirit, not knowing what I will encounter there, except that in town after town the Holy Spirit testifies to me that chains and afflictions are waiting for me.  But I count my life of no value to myself so that I may [...]

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Acts 19
“While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions and came to Ephesus.  He found some disciples and asked them, ‘Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?’  ‘No,’ they told him, ‘we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.’  ‘Then with what baptism were you baptized?’ he asked [...]

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Acts 18
“After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth, where he found a Jewish man named Aquila, a native of Pontus who had recently come from Italy with his wife, Priscilla because (the Roman Emperor) Claudius had ordered that all Jews leave Rome.  Acts 18:1-2
The expulsion of the Jews from Rome is generally connected [...]

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Acts 16
“The jailer reported these words to Paul: ‘The magistrates have sent orders for you to be released.  So come out now and go in peace.’  But Paul said to them, ‘They beat us in public without trial, although we are Roman citizens, and threw us in jail.  And now are they going to smuggle [...]

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Acts 15
“Then the apostles and the elders assembled to consider this matter.  After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them: ‘Brothers, you are aware that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth of the Gentiles would hear the gospel message and believe.  And [...]

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Acts 14
“Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and when they had won over the crowds and stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.  After the disciples surrounded him, he got up and went into the town.  The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.  After they [...]

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