On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout judea and samaria. It is written, thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of god may be purchased with money. Acts 8 indepth verse by verse bible study and commentary of acts chapter 8 in plain english. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The reader is now prepared for the grand opening of the kingdom in acts, chapter 2. Acts 8, new international version niv the bible app. The key personalities of acts are peter, paul, john, james, stephen, barnabas, timothy, lydia, silas, and apollos.
They serve here to introduce the narrative of the persecution of the christians which. When a chapter or section is finished, you will see at the bottom of the page over the links, go to the next section. This verse serves as a synopsis of the book of acts. The devil and his demons cannot be saved at all they will be cast into the lake of fire forever.
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. Acts chapter 8 kjv king james version o proud man, know ye not that the son of god chose ye that ye may live. 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. Acts chapter 1 explained discover the 66 books of the bible. The beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church a chapter by chapter bible study of the book of acts 6 acts 1 50 days 1. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at jerusalem. Acts 8 indepth versebyverse bible study and commentary of acts chapter 8 in plain english. Many of you already know that the theme verse of acts is found in the first chapter, but you will receive power when the holy spirit comes on you. Acts chapter 1 barnes notes on the new testament on. Clicking on that will take you to the next section or chapter. Luke gives us the key to the book of acts at the front door of this book, in acts 1. Jesus knew from the begging that he was going to be betray by judas jesus said it was better for him judas not to be born. We witness the beginning of events that will culminate in the conversion of saul of tarsus.
Work and christian identity acts 812 bible commentary. Book of jasher, chapter 1 1 and god said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and god created man in his own image. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. These proofs include his resurrection, his conference with the disciples, and the instructions that he left for them before he ascended into heaven. As this book was written to the same individual as the former, it was evidently written with the same designto. However acts chapter 27 is not the end but the beginning of the church, in fact acts is still going on, for we are now the church acting, we are now the bringers of the gospel, instrument of righteousness to be used by god for his glory. The powerful story of the resurrection has been confined to jerusalem, except for those who carried it back to their synagogues from the first pentecost. This great commission still applies today since the promise underlying it, the holy spirit, the book of acts. Acts, chapter 1 king james version christian answers webbible. Why do you think the jewish leaders allowed them to remain there. 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. Study of the book of acts chapter 8 ivy baptist church.
Acts chapter 1 begins with a summary of proofs of the life of jesus christ. Luke mentions the city name five times in acts chapter 1. Acts 1, new international version niv the bible app. Several questions can be answered from the first 2 verses.
Acts chapter 6 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Greek, the former logos, meaning a discourse, or a narrative. All of chapter 21 is about jerusalem, as are chapters 22, 23, and 24. These verses contains lukes introduction to the book of acts, and his account of christs parting words to his disciples before his ascension into heaven. With this, those who were converted came to a belief in christ and made time to the study of the word of god and listened to the apostles testimony about jesus christ. But you will receive power when the holy spirit comes on you. The gospel will be preached in jerusalem and judea acts chapters 17, in samaria chapter 8, and eventually all the way to rome chapters 28.
These words were no doubt often heard by luke from the paul of later days, for we find them repeated by the missionary apostle himself years after acts 22. Acts 8 is the eighth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible. Acts teaches us about the worldwide mission of the christian church. The great persecution and scattering of the church begins. Acts chapter 2 concludes with approximately 3,000 people receiving peters exhortation and were baptized. Acts, chapter 8 king james version christian answers webbible. It records the burial of stephen, the beginnings of christian persecution, and the spread of the gospel of jesus christ to the people of samaria and ethiopia. Wherever the established believer is driven, he carries the knowledge of the gospel, and makes known the preciousness of christ in every.
The service of the apostle peter in jerusalem, judaea and samaria. Ch 34 the healing of a sick person and the consequences. What happened in jerusalem on the day of stephens stoning. No wonder philip is the only one in the new testament specifically given the title, the evangelist acts 21. Acts 1 new international version niv jesus taken up into heaven.
Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of. Acts 8 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. I believed judas was predestined to betray jesus as in acts 1. This is the very beginning of the gospels spread to the end of the earth as jesus commanded in acts 1. Richard solis, the day you by faith trusted in lord jesus christ as savour from your sins you have the holy spirit inside of you forever you are born again read john chapter 3 and all of 1st john. This persecution is much more severe, since it involves the laypeople and since it comes from the unrelenting hands of saul. Digging deeper why would the apostles want to stay in jerusalem. Chapters 1 7 the beginning of the church in jerusalem.
Chapterbychapter bible studies acts kathleendalton. Verses 1 4 though persecution must not drive us from our work, yet it may send us to work elsewhere. David spoke about judas concerning his betrayal in the book of psalms. You will have approximately 20 minutes to complete this homework assignment.
This very short chapter narrates the preliminaries of stephens martyrdom, noting that it occurred following a period of great growth and prosperity for the new faith, that stephens rise to prominence was a result of his appointment as one of the seven chosen to administer the distribution of food to the needy, an appointment brought about by complaints of neglecting the grecian. Luke wrote the book of acts acts of the apostles to record how believers were empowered by the holy spirit, worked to spread the gospel of christ, and are a model for the future church. The earlier persecutions of chapters 4 and 5 involved persecutions of the christian leaders, the apostles, by the jewish leaders, primarily the priests. But ye shall receive power, after that the holy ghost is come upon you.
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