To Samaria
Acts 8:1-8 CSB Saul agreed with putting him to death. On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the land of Judea and Samaria. [2] Devout men…
Category Doctrine and Theology
The First Martyr
Acts 7:54-60 CSB When they heard these things, they were enraged and gnashed their teeth at him. [55] Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven. He saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand…
The Temple of God
Acts 7:44-53 CSB “Our ancestors had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern he had seen. [45] Our ancestors in turn received it…
Rebellion Against God
Acts 7:37-43 CSB “This is the Moses who said to the Israelites: God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. [38] He is the one who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with…
God’s Servant Rejected
Acts 7:17-36 CSB “As the time was approaching to fulfill the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people flourished and multiplied in Egypt [18] until a different king who did not know Joseph ruled over Egypt. [19] He…
Partriarchs in Egypt
Acts 7:9-16 CSB “The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him [10] and rescued him out of all his troubles. He gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king…
Promises of God
Acts 7:1-8 CSB “Are these things true?” the high priest asked. [2] “Brothers and fathers,” he replied, “listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran, [3] and said…
Wisdom of the Spirit
Acts 6:8-15 CSB Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people. [9] Opposition arose, however, from some members of the Freedmen’s Synagogue, composed of both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia…
Increasing in Number
Acts 6:1-7 CSB In those days, as the disciples were increasing in number, there arose a complaint by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution. [2] The Twelve summoned the…
Cannot fight God
Acts 5:33-42 CSB When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them. [34] But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered…