Acts 1 NIV - Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven - In my - Bible Gateway Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven - In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke
The Acts of the Apostles - Bible Gateway In Acts, Luke has provided a broad survey of the church’s development from the resurrection of Jesus to Paul’s first Roman imprisonment, the point at which the book ends In telling this story, Luke describes the emergence of Christianity from its origins in Judaism to its position as a religion of worldwide status and appeal
Acts 1 KJV - The former treatise have I made, O - Bible Gateway The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom
Acts 22 NIV - “Brothers and fathers, listen now to - Bible Gateway “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense ” When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic, they became very quiet Then Paul said: “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city I studied under Gamaliel and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today I persecuted the followers of this Way to their
Acts 2 NIV - The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost - Bible Gateway The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost - When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other
Acts 1 ESV - The Promise of the Holy Spirit - In the - Bible Gateway The Promise of the Holy Spirit - In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God And
Acts 6 NIV - The Choosing of the Seven - In those - Bible Gateway The Choosing of the Seven - In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables
Acts 8 NIV - And Saul approved of their killing him. - Bible Gateway And Saul approved of their killing him The Church Persecuted and Scattered - On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him But Saul began to destroy the church Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in
Acts 1 NLT - The Promise of the Holy Spirit - In my - Bible Gateway The Promise of the Holy Spirit - In my first book I told you, Theophilus, about everything Jesus began to do and teach until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit During the forty days after he suffered and died, he appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive
Acts 5 NIV - Ananias and Sapphira - Now a man named - Bible Gateway Ananias and Sapphira - Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of