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. Until the day in which he was taken up, after he through the holy spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and. And the lord added to the church daily those who were being saved. Luke uses it, of what we should call the several books or portions of his histories. See introduction as to the title thus given to the book. Paul and barnabas were preaching to jews and gentiles alike. Acts chapter 14 opens up in much the same way that the previous chapter ends. Acts 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible. In those two years, luke had plenty of time to research and write his gospel and the book of acts.
Any other use of the nkjv must be in conformity with the. And a certain man lame from his mothers womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple. The significance of the prologue with its introductory address to. If you would like to read and listen to more bible chapters, check out our playlists. Acts 1 is the first chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible. Now peter and john went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. 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. Two dates are possible for the writing of this book. Homework at this point read the gospel of mark twice. This is a selftest on chapters 1 and 2 of the book of acts. The book of acts is clearly a sequel, a second volume to be read in conjunction with the first, the book of luke. It contains many particulars concerning the apostles peter and paul, and of the christian church from the ascension of our saviour to the arrival of st. Acts 1 nkjv prologue the former account i made, o bible.
This is from the new king james version of the bible. Audiobible nkjv 44 acts dramatized new king james version duration. Acts, chapter 1 king james version christian answers. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons.
It was practical to have a scroll about thirtyfive feet in length. Saul converted 9 then a saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked b letters from him to the synagogues of damascus, so that if he found any who were of the way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to jerusalem. The holy spirit, through which jesus continued his works after leaving the earth, is mentioned in this chapter. May he bless you as you witness the truth, the grace and the power with which he launched and continues to love his church. Acts chapter 1 begins with a summary of proofs of the life of jesus christ. And when the day of pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 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. Acts, chapter 16 king james version christian answers.
Acts 1 the former account i made, o theophilus, of all that jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which. The acts of the apostles may be a misnomer since what is recorded are the acts of the holy spirit through his human vessels, including the apostles, for the glory of god. The book of acts, also called acts of the apostles, does not specifically identify its author. 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. Ancient books were generally written on papyrus scrolls. Let his dwelling place be desolate, and let no one. One find the verse round worth 30 points two general question multiple choice rounds worth 75 points each over the covered material. David spoke about judas concerning his betrayal in the book of psalms. This summary of the book of acts provides information about the title.
Acts 1 new international version niv jesus taken up into heaven 1 in my former book, theophilus, i wrote about all that jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the holy spirit to the apostles he had chosen. Acts 1 in the first book, o theophilus, i have dealt. Genesis 1, new king james version nkjv the bible app. It records the second missionary journey of paul, together with silas and timothy. Paul and barnabas are in a synagogue in iconium preaching about jesus christ. The text of the new king james version nkjv appearing on or deriving from this or any other web page is for personal use only. These proofs include his resurrection, his conference with the disciples, and the instructions that he left for them before he ascended into heaven. You will have approximately 20 minutes to complete this homework assignment. New king james version nkjv appearing on or deriving from this or any other web page is for personal use only. The book of acts provides a bridge for the writings of the nt. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. Acts 1 new international version niv jesus taken up into heaven. Any other use of the nkjv must be in conformity with the quotation policy for the new king james version. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers.