Acts 1:1; Acts 2:22; Acts 2:36; Acts 2:37; Acts 3:12; Acts 4:7; Acts 4:16; Acts 4:28; Acts 5:34; Acts 6:8; Acts 7:19; Acts 7:24; Acts 7:36; Acts 7:40; Acts 7:43; Acts 7:44; Acts 7:50; Acts 8:2; Acts 8:6; Acts 9:6; Acts 9:13; Acts 9:36; Acts 9:39; Acts 10:2; Acts 10:39; Acts 11:30; Acts 12:8; Acts 13:22; Acts 14:11; Acts 14:15; Acts 14:27; Acts 15:3; Acts 15:4; Acts 15:12; Acts 15:18; Acts 15:33; Acts 16:18; Acts 16:21; Acts 16:30; Acts 17:24; Acts 17:26; Acts 18:23; Acts 19:11; Acts 19:14; Acts 19:24; Acts 20:3; Acts 20:24; Acts 21:13; Acts 21:19; Acts 21:23; Acts 21:33; Acts 22:10; Acts 22:26; Acts 23:12; Acts 23:13; Acts 24:12; Acts 24:17; Acts 25:3; Acts 26:10; Acts 26:28; Acts 28:17

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Acts 1:1

1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach
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Acts 2:22

22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.
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Acts 2:36

36 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”
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Acts 2:37

37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
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Acts 3:12

12 When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
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Acts 4:7

7 They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
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Acts 4:16

16 “What are we going to do with these men?” they asked. “Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign, and we cannot deny it.
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Acts 4:28

28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.
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Acts 5:34

34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while.
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Acts 6:8

8 Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.
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Acts 7:19

19 He dealt treacherously with our people and oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to throw out their newborn babies so that they would die.
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Acts 7:24

24 He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he went to his defense and avenged him by killing the Egyptian.
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Acts 7:36

36 He led them out of Egypt and performed wonders and signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea and for forty years in the wilderness.
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Acts 7:40

40 They told Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who led us out of Egypt—we don’t know what has happened to him!’
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Acts 7:43

43 You have taken up the tabernacle of Molek and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile’ beyond Babylon.
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Acts 7:44

44 “Our ancestors had the tabernacle of the covenant law with them in the wilderness. It had been made as God directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.
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Acts 7:50

50 Has not my hand made all these things?’
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Acts 8:2

2 Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.
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Acts 8:6

6 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said.
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Acts 9:6

6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
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Acts 9:13

13 “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem.
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Acts 9:36

36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor.
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Acts 9:39

39 Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
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Acts 10:2

2 He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.
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Acts 10:39

39 “We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross,
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Acts 11:30

30 This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
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Acts 12:8

8 Then the angel said to him, “Put on your clothes and sandals.” And Peter did so. “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me,” the angel told him.
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Acts 13:22

22 After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’
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Acts 14:11

11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
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Acts 14:15

15 “Friends, why are you doing this? We too are only human, like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and everything in them.
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Acts 14:27

27 On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
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Acts 15:3

3 The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted. This news made all the believers very glad.
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Acts 15:4

4 When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them.
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Acts 15:12

12 The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
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Acts 15:18

18 things known from long ago.
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Acts 15:33

33 After spending some time there, they were sent off by the believers with the blessing of peace to return to those who had sent them.
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Acts 16:18

18 She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.
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Acts 16:21

21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice.”
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Acts 16:30

30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
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Acts 17:24

24 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.
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Acts 17:26

26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.
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Acts 18:23

23 After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out from there and traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
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Acts 19:11

11 God did extraordinary miracles through Paul,
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Acts 19:14

14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
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Acts 19:24

24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there.
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Acts 20:3

3 where he stayed three months. Because some Jews had plotted against him just as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
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Acts 20:24

24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
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Acts 21:13

13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
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Acts 21:19

19 Paul greeted them and reported in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
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Acts 21:23

23 so do what we tell you. There are four men with us who have made a vow.
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Acts 21:33

33 The commander came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
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Acts 22:10

10 “ ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked. “ ‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’
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Acts 22:26

26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you going to do?” he asked. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
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Acts 23:12

12 The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
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Acts 23:13

13 More than forty men were involved in this plot.
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Acts 24:12

12 My accusers did not find me arguing with anyone at the temple, or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues or anywhere else in the city.
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Acts 24:17

17 “After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings.
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Acts 25:3

3 They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
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Acts 26:10

10 And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people in prison, and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.
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Acts 26:28

28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?”
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Acts 28:17

17 Three days later he called together the local Jewish leaders. When they had assembled, Paul said to them: “My brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or against the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
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