This same Nero began his infamous persecutions of Christians in A.D. 64. iii. Acts 9 – The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus A. Saul on the road to Damascus. This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, swill so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”, Read more Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Acts 9:1-20 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: The first disciples experienced considerable opposition at the hands of Jewish leaders. Copy, Ps 68:18 Ps 110:1 Mk 16:19 Lk 23:43 Jn 20:17 Ac 1:2 Heb 4:14 Heb 9:24 1 Pe 3:22, Mt 28:3 Mk 16:5 Lk 24:4 Jn 20:12 Ac 10:3 Ac 10:30, Da 7:13 Mk 13:26 Lk 21:27 Jn 14:3 2 Th 1:10 Re 1:7. Peter first introduced the Gospel and church message to the Jews in Acts 2 (see notes), Then he introduced this message and received the Samaritans into the "church" in Acts 8 (see notes). God the Father took Jesus, in His resurrection body, from this world to His rightful place at the Father’s right hand (Luke 24:51; Acts … Sorry, an error was encountered while loading comparison. An error occurred while accessing favorites. The persecution described (in chapters 7 and 8), continues for some time, since “Saul” will not allow it to cease. 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus Philemon Hebrews James 1 Peter. (32-34) Commentary on Acts 17:1-9 (Read Acts 17:1-9) The drift and scope of Paul's preaching and arguing, was to prove that Jesus is … 9 pNow when He had spoken these things, while they watched, qHe was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. We’ll send you a new verse every day to download or share. Acts 9:1-9 [1] But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest [2] and asked him for … And while they looked... Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a … V 5 ‘Who are you, Lord?’ Saul asked. Carole 23 Oct 2018, 10:12. Cf. “Taken up” (see note on verse 2). A summary of Acts, chapter by chapter, from @biblesummary. There just so happens to be a follower of Jesus named Ananias (not the greedy, dead one from before… a different guy) living in Damascus. Watch our overview video on the book of Acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. It is interesting how believers are referred to in this story. Acts 17:1-9 Bible Study Acts 17:10-14 Berea Acts 17:15-18 Paul in Athens Acts 17:19-23 Areopagus Acts 17:24-28 Lord of Heaven and Earth Acts 17:29-34 Divine Acts 17 Bible Study Questions (Handout) ACTS 17:1 1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. Much has happened in the narrative world of Acts in between last week’s reading in the Narrative Lectionary and this week’s reading. Wonderfully, what Jesus began still continues. Matthew Mark Luke John Acts of Apostles Romans 1 Corinthians. Luke was the author of two books—the Gospel of Luke (which tells the story of the life of Jesus) and the Acts of the Apostles (which tells the story of the early church). Acts 1 is the first chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition affirmed that Luke composed this book as well as the Gospel of Luke. The beginning verses of Acts make it clear that Acts is a sequel of the story started in Luke and written to the same man named Theophilus, generally a title ascribed to high-ranking Roman officials. 2 Peter 1 John 2 John 3 John Jude Revelation. Sorry, an error was encountered while loading the book. 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