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Acts Agrippa Alford Ananias ancient angel Antioch apostles Asia Minor Athens baptism baptized Barnabas believed Book of Acts brethren brought Cæsar Cæsarea called chaps Christian church Cilicia circumcision Comp conversion Corinth Damascus death declaration Deut disciples divine doctrine Egypt Ephes Ephesus Exod fact faith fathers Festus Gentiles Greek hath heathen Hebrew Herod Holy Ghost implies indicates Isaiah Israel Jerusalem Jesus Christ Jewish Jews John Judea Kings language literally Lord Luke 24 Lycaonia Lystra Macedonia Mark 16 Matt meaning Messiah miles ministry miracles missionary Moses narrative Observe original Pamphylia Paul Paul's persecution Peter Phil Philippi Pisidia prayer preach the Gospel prison probably prophecy prophets province referred rendered repentance resurrection Roman Rome Sadducees Samaria Saul saying Scripture ship Stephen synagogue Syria teaching Temple thee Thess Thessalonica things thou tion truth unto vers verse word worship
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Page 53 - The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. 14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; 15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
Page 245 - And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Page 98 - Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John : who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: (for as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
Page 245 - Having, therefore, obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come ; 23 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
Page 171 - That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well.
Page 78 - And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
Page 110 - And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest; it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
Page 131 - I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel...
Page 223 - For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
Page 29 - 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 of God...