The book of acts chapter 14

Acts 14 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 14 in plain english. It contains the acts jesus carried out after his ascension, through the holy spirit, in establishing the church. When the day of pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Authorship of the book of acts is attributed to luke. As if the rejection is not enough, they are dogged by the unbelieving jews who are willing follow them from town to town disrupting their ministry. Acts of the apostles 14, new living translation nlt. Peters activities are described at some length, and john and philip are mentioned, but more than half of the book is about paul and his connection with the christian movement. David guzik commentary on acts 14, where paul and barnabas experience great success, but also opposition on the first missionary journey. The tradition from the earliest days of the church has been that luke, a companion of the apostle paul, wrote the books of luke and acts colossians 4.

In the latter portion of acts, luke recorded three rejections of the jews to pauls overtures of salvation. Acts chapters 14 notes grace notes lissa eggleston. And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both peter, and james, and john, and andrew, philip, and thomas, bartholomew, and matthew, james the son of alphaeus, and simon zelotes, and judas the brother of james. Study guide for acts 14 by david guzik blue letter bible. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. He was a greek and the only gentile christian writer of the new testament. Watch our overview video on the book of acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Acts 15 new international version niv the council at jerusalem 15 certain people came down from judea to antioch and were teaching the believers. As paul looked at him, he could tell that he had the faith he needed to get healed. Acts 15 niv the council at jerusalem certain bible. In this book we see the first mention of the dispensation of the holy spirit and jesus command to take his gospel to all the world.

The book of acts sunday school lesson series january 2, 2011 by kelly henderson take your students on a journey through the book of acts where they will learn lessons from the early church after jesus ascended to heaven and believers received the gift of the holy spirit. Reading acts chapter 14, one tends to feel sympathy for paul and barnabas as they encounter rejection. Luke recorded three rejections by the jews to peter and the apostles associated with him to the message of repentance and proclamation of the kingdom. The visit to lystra and derbe 11 when the crowds saw what paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the lycaonian language. Acts 14 commentary acts chapter 14 commentary bible study. The book focuses primarily on the acts of two apostles, peter and paul. The book of acts week 14, chapter 5 continued amidst the incredible outpouring of gods spirit through the miraculous works and deeds of the disciples, what we see in acts chapter 5 is a rising level of tension and conflict between the followers of yeshua and the local jewish temple authorities. After telling the man to rise to his feet, he did so and began walking. Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by moses, you cannot be saved.

It records the first missionary journey of paul and barnabas to cyprus and pisidia. Acts is the thirteenth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible. And there came thither certain jews from antioch and iconium, who persuaded the people, and having stoned paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. The book of acts, also called acts of the apostles, does not specifically identify its author. Timeline of the book of acts from the bible generation word. The book begins with the ascension of jesus and goes on through pauls jail time in rome, which opens his ministry to the church at rome.

From iconium, acts chapter 14 tells of the healing of a man in lystra. Exploring the book of acts chapter 28 barnabas and pauls responsibility is in planting and setting up churches, not in watering or pastoring them. The book of acts, chapter 14 offers free online access to study passages and verses contained in the holy scriptures of the douay rheims version of the catholic bible. Acts 14 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early christian tradition uniformly affirmed that luke composed this book as well as the gospel of luke. The book of acts is the link between the gospels and the epistles.

The purpose of the book of acts is governed by the jews response to peter and paul. In the book of the acts we see how the church of christ was formed and settled. The dates of the commencement and the end of the book are tolerably certain. The book has been called the acts of the apostles, really a misnomer because acts has very little to say concerning most of the original twelve apostles. Paul and barnabas went to the jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both jews and greeks became believers.

Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. This is the example that the apostles did wherever they went to preach. Here is a summary and overview of the book of acts. But ye will receive power, the holy spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in jerusalem and in all judaea and samaria and to the end of the earth. Acts niv jesus taken up into heaven in my bible gateway. Book of acts is the gospel, they walked in the light as jesus walked. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. The 28 chapters of the acts of the apostles provide a wide variety of compelling characters, both good and bad. The crowds cheered and began comparing paul and barnabas to zeus and hermes.

He was an educated man, and we learn in colossians 4. Acts, chapter 14 united states conference of catholic bishops. Book of acts chapter 14 christogenea internet radio 092020 xiv 1 and it happened in ikonion that upon them entering into the assembly hall of the judaeans and speaking thusly, that a great multitude of both the judaeans and the greeks were believing ikonion, or iconium as it is popularly spelled in modern times, is the principle city of lycaonia lukaonia. The book of acts, chapter 14 offers free online access to study passages and verses contained in the holy scriptures of the douay rheims version of the catholic. Acts 14 niv in iconium at iconium paul and bible gateway. And certain men which came down from judaea taught the brethren, and said, except ye be circumcised. It is my assumption that our text in acts 15 must be read in conjunction with the book of galatians, and especially these verses in chapter 2. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. Characters of the acts of the apostles bible study guide. Its subject and intention is nicely summarised by the words of the lord in chapter 1.