Acts of the Apostles, fifth book of the New Testament, a valuable history of the early Christian church. Acts was written in Greek, presumably by the Evangelist Luke, whose gospel concludes where Acts begins, namely, with Christ’s Ascension into heaven.
But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.
7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth....
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For I am with you, and no man can harm you: and I have many people in this city.Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishBecause I am with you, and no man can harm you, and I have many people in the city.” NT TranslationsAnderson New Testamentfor I am with you, and no one shall make ...
>> Get your free Bible Study Guide: The prophecies of the Messiah Browse Article Contents: The meaning of Theophilus Luke writes to Theophilus Theophilus in Acts Theories about Theophilus Conclusion The meaning of Theophilus The name Theophilus is from the Greek word “theophilos” and means “fri...
But it was as applicable to the Jews in the time of Paul as in the time of Habakkuk. The principle of the passage is, that if they held in contempt the doings of God, they would perish. The work which God was to do by means of the Chaldeans was so fearful, so unusual, and so...
” They were called Christians because they were followers of Christ. Today, there are many who are called Christians but they are not disciples. They don’t follow Christ the way that the disciples did. So, we need to go back and see what it means to be a disciple of Christ.A ...
Masses do not even know the difference between a Holy Bible and the many profane bibles. Masses of good people thinking they are saved by His grace, are TOTALLY BOUND in a form of godliness which denies the power thereof. Still others are bound up in religious traditions of works righteousne...
11Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.27 : 12And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and th...