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| 1 The Ascension of Jesus (1:1-11) see 4-1-1 | see 4-1-1 | 7 Peter and John before the council (4:5-22) see 4-1-1 |
| 2 Mathias chosen to replace Judas (1:12-26) see 4-1-1 | see 4-1-1 | 6 Peter heals a crippled beggar (3:1-4:4) see 4-1-1 |
| 3 The coming of the Holy Spirit (2:1-13) see 4-1-1 | see 4-1-1 | 5 Life among the believers (2:40-47) see 4-1-1 |
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| 1 The Ascension of Jesus (1:1-11) 1:9 When he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight. (1:9) | Ascension | 4 Peter addresses the crowd (2:14-39) 2:33 Exalted at the right hand of God, he received the promise of the holy Spirit from the Father and poured it forth, as you (both) see and hear.(2:33) |
| 2 Mathias chosen to replace Judas (1:12-26) 1:16 "My brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled which the holy Spirit spoke beforehand through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was the guide for those who arrested Jesus. (1:16) | Speaking by the Holy Spirit | 3 The coming of the Holy Spirit (2:1-13) 2:4 And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.(2:4) |
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| 4 Peter addresses the crowd (2:14-39) preaching after Pentecost | Peter's preaching | 7 Peter and John before the council (4:5-22) apology at Sanhedrin |
| 5 Life among the believers (2:40-47) 2:47 praising God and enjoying favor with all the people. And every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.(2:47) | The people see praise of God | 6 Peter heals a crippled beggar (3:1-4:4) 3:9 When all the people saw him walking and praising God, (3:9) |
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| 8 The believers pray for boldness (4:23-31) 4:26 The kings of the earth took their stand and the princes gathered together against the Lord and against his anointed.' (4:26) | Persecution | 14 Saul persecutes the church (8:1-3) 8:1 Now Saul was consenting to his execution. On that day, there broke out a severe persecution of the church in Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. (8:1) |
| 9 The believers share their possessions (4:32-37) 4:33 With great power the apostles bore witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great favor was accorded them all. (4:33) | great power the apostles | 13 Stephen's speech to the council (6:8-7:60) 6:8 Now Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people.(6:8) |
| 10 Ananias and Sapphira (5:1-11) 5:2 He retained for himself, with his wife's knowledge, some of the purchase price, took the remainder, and put it at the feet of the apostles. (5:2) | Problems between believers | 12 Seven chosen to serve (6:1-7) 6:1 At that time, as the number of disciples continued to grow, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution.(6:1) |
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| 8 The believers pray for boldness (4:23-31) 4:30 as you stretch forth (your) hand to heal, and signs and wonders are done through the name of your holy servant Jesus." (4:30) | Signs and wonders | 11 The apostles are persecuted (5:12-42) 5:12 Many signs and wonders were done among the people at the hands of the apostles. They were all together in Solomons portico.(5:12) |
| 9 The believers share their possessions (4:32-37) 4:35 and put them at the feet of the apostles, and they were distributed to each according to need. (4:35) | Share | 10 Ananias and Sapphira (5:1-11) 5:2 He retained for himself, with his wife's knowledge, some of the purchase price, took the remainder, and put it at the feet of the apostles. (5:2) |
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| 11 The apostles are persecuted (5:12-42) 5:18 laid hands upon the apostles and put them in the public jail. (5:18) | Imprison | 14 Saul persecutes the church (8:1-3) 8:3 Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the church; entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment.(8:3) |
| 12 Seven chosen to serve (6:1-7) chosen Stephen | Stephen (Act 6:8 NAB) | 13 Stephen's speech to the council (6:8-7:60) preaching of Stephen |
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| 15 Philip preaches in Samaria (8:4-25) 8:17 Then they laid hands on them and they received the holy Spirit. (8:17) | The holy Spirit is given | 21 Peter goes to the house of Cornelius (10:24-48) 10:44 While Peter was still speaking these things, the holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the word. (10:44) |
| 16 Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch (8:26-40) Ethiopian eunuch | Mission to Gentiles | 20 A vision of Cornelius (10:1-23) Cornelius |
| 17 The conversion of Saul (9:1-22) Saul's conversion | Miracle of healing | 19 Peter in Lydda and Joppa (9:32-43) 9:34 Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed." He got up at once. (9:34) |
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| 15 Philip preaches in Samaria (8:4-25) 8:5 Thus Philip went down to (the) city of Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them. (8:5) | Mission in Samaria | 18 Saul in Jerusalem (9:23-31) 9:31 The church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria was at peace. It was being built up and walked in the fear of the Lord, and with the consolation of the holy Spirit it grew in numbers.(9:31) |
| 16 Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch (8:26-40) 8:38 Then he ordered the chariot to stop, and Philip and the eunuch both went down into the water, and he baptized him. (8:38) | Baptized | 17 The conversion of Saul (9:1-22) 9:18 Immediately things like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight. He got up and was baptized, (9:18) |
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| 18 Saul in Jerusalem (9:23-31) 9:31 The church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria was at peace. It was being built up and walked in the fear of the Lord, and with the consolation of the holy Spirit it grew in numbers.(9:31) | The faith spreads to Israel / the world | 21 Peter goes to the house of Cornelius (10:24-48) 10:45 The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the holy Spirit should have been poured out on the Gentiles also, (10:45) |
| 19 Peter in Lydda and Joppa (9:32-43) 9:38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the request, "Please come to us without delay." (9:38) | Invitation of Peter | 20 A vision of Cornelius (10:1-23) 10:5 Now send some men to Joppa and summon one Simon who is called Peter. (10:5) |
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| 22 Peter's report to the church at Jerusalem (11:1-18) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 28 Paul and Barnabas in Lystra and Derbe (13:50-14:28) see 1-1 |
| 23 Barnabas goes to Antioch (11:19-24) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 27 Paul and Barnabas in Antioch of Pisidia (13:14-49) see 1-1 |
| 24 The church in Antioch (11:25-30) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 26 Barnabas and Saul commissioned (12:25-13:13) see 1-1 |
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| 22 Peter's report to the church at Jerusalem (11:1-18) 11:5 "I was at prayer in the city of Joppa when in a trance I had a vision, something resembling a large sheet coming down, lowered from the sky by its four corners, and it came to me. (11:5) | Peter and a vision | 25 Peter delivered from prison (12:1-24) 12:9 So he followed him out, not realizing that what was happening through the angel was real; he thought he was seeing a vision. (12:9) |
| 23 Barnabas goes to Antioch (11:19-24) 11:22 The news about them reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas (to go) to Antioch. (11:22) | Barnabas is sent | 24 The church in Antioch (11:25-30) 11:30 This they did, sending it to the presbyters in care of Barnabas and Saul.(11:30) |
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| 25 Peter delivered from prison (12:1-24) 12:2 He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword,(12:2) | Persecution | 28 Paul and Barnabas in Lystra and Derbe (13:50-14:28) 14:19 However, some Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. (14:19) |
| 26 Barnabas and Saul commissioned (12:25-13:13) 13:2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." (13:2) | Saul's mission | 27 Paul and Barnabas in Antioch of Pisidia (13:14-49) 13:14 They continued on from Perga and reached Antioch in Pisidia. On the sabbath they entered (into) the synagogue and took their seats. (13:14) |
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| 29 The council at Jerusalem (15:1-16:5) 15:8 And God, who knows the heart, bore witness by granting them the holy Spirit just as he did us. (15:8) | The Holy Spirit is given | 35 Paul in Ephesus (18:24-19:20) 19:6 And when Paul laid (his) hands on them, the holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. (19:6) |
| 30 Paul's vision of the man of Macedonia (16:6-10) 16:9 During (the) night Paul had a vision. A Macedonian stood before him and implored him with these words, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." (16:9) | A vision at night | 34 Paul in Corinth (18:1-23) 18:9 One night in a vision the Lord said to Paul, "Do not be afraid. Go on speaking, and do not be silent, (18:9) |
| 31 Paul and Silas in prison (16:11-40) 16:14 One of them, a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, from the city of Thyatira, a worshiper of God, listened, and the Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what Paul was saying.(16:14) | The women come to believe | 33 Paul in Athens (17:16-34) 17:34 But some did join him, and became believers. Among them were Dionysius, a member of the Court of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.(17:34) |
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| 29 The council at Jerusalem (15:1-16:5) 16:1 He reached (also) Derbe and Lystra where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. (16:1) | Bringing Timothy | 32 The uproar in Thessalonica (17:1-15) 17:15 After Paul's escorts had taken him to Athens, they came away with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible. (17:15) |
| 30 Paul's vision of the man of Macedonia (16:6-10) 16:9 During (the) night Paul had a vision. A Macedonian stood before him and implored him with these words, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." (16:9) | Gentiles need help | 31 Paul and Silas in prison (16:11-40) 16:30 Then he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" (16:30) |
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| 32 The uproar in Thessalonica (17:1-15) 17:2 Following his usual custom, Paul joined them, and for three sabbaths he entered into discussions with them from the scriptures, (17:2) | Argumentation based on the Bible | 35 Paul in Ephesus (18:24-19:20) 18:28 He vigorously refuted the Jews in public, establishing from the scriptures that the Messiah is Jesus.(18:28) |
| 33 Paul in Athens (17:16-34) 17:17 So he debated in the synagogue with the Jews and with the worshipers, and daily in the public square with whoever happened to be there. (17:17) | Paul debates | 34 Paul in Corinth (18:1-23) 18:4 Every sabbath, he entered into discussions in the synagogue, attempting to convince both Jews and Greeks. (18:4) |
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| 36 The riot in Ephesus (19:21-20:2) 19:30 Paul wanted to go before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him, (19:30) | Paul is saved | 42 The plot to kill Paul (23:11-35) 23:16 The son of Paul's sister, however, heard about the ambush; so he went and entered the compound and reported it to Paul. (23:16) |
| 37 Paul's farewell visit to Troas (20:3-14) 20:12 And they took the boy away alive and were immeasurably comforted. (20:12) | Resurrection of the dead | 41 Paul tells of his conversion (21:27-23:10) 23:6 Paul was aware that some were Sadducees and some Pharisees, so he called out before the Sanhedrin, "My brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees; (I) am on trial for hope in the resurrection of the dead." (23:6) |
| 38 The voyage from Troas to Miletus (20:15-38) 20:17 From Miletus he had the presbyters of the church at Ephesus summoned. (20:17) | The presbyters gather | 40 Paul visits James at Jerusalem (21:18-26) 21:18 The next day, Paul accompanied us on a visit to James, and all the presbyters were present. (21:18) |
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| 36 The riot in Ephesus (19:21-20:2) 19:29 The city was filled with confusion, and the people rushed with one accord into the theater, seizing Gaius and Aristarchus, the Macedonians, Paul's traveling companions. (19:29) | Arrested by Gentiles | 39 Paul goes to Jerusalem (21:1-17) 21:11 He came up to us, took Paul's belt, bound his own feet and hands with it, and said, "Thus says the holy Spirit: This is the way the Jews will bind the owner of this belt in Jerusalem, and they will hand him over to the Gentiles." (21:11) |
| 37 Paul's farewell visit to Troas (20:3-14) 20:3 where he stayed for three months. But when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return by way of Macedonia. (20:3) | Jewish conspiracy | 38 The voyage from Troas to Miletus (20:15-38) 20:19 I served the Lord with all humility and with the tears and trials that came to me because of the plots of the Jews, (20:19) |
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| 39 Paul goes to Jerusalem (21:1-17) 21:13 Then Paul replied, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? I am prepared not only to be bound but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." (21:13) | Danger of death | 42 The plot to kill Paul (23:11-35) 23:12 When day came, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. (23:12) |
| 40 Paul visits James at Jerusalem (21:18-26) 21:20 They praised God when they heard it but said to him, "Brother, you see how many thousands of believers there are from among the Jews, and they are all zealous observers of the law. (21:20) | Problems about the Law | 41 Paul tells of his conversion (21:27-23:10) 23:3 Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall. Do you indeed sit in judgment upon me according to the law and yet in violation of the law order me to be struck?"(23:3) |
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| 43 Paul before Felix at Caesarea (24:1-26) see 4-4-2 | see 4-4-2 | 49 Paul preaches in Rome (28:16-31) see 4-4-2 |
| 44 Paul appeals to the emperor (24:27-25:12) see 4-4-2 | see 4-4-2 | 48 Paul on the Island of Malta (28:1-15) see 4-4-2 |
| 45 Festus consults king Agrippa (25:13-22) see 4-4-2 | see 4-4-2 | 47 The storm at sea (27:1-44) see 4-4-2 |
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| 43 Paul before Felix at Caesarea (24:1-26) apology to Felix | Apology | 46 Paul defends himself before Agrippa (25:23-26:32) apology to Agrippa |
| 44 Paul appeals to the emperor (24:27-25:12) appeal to Caesar | Appeal | 45 Festus consults king Agrippa (25:13-22) explanation about appeal to Caesar |
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| 46 Paul defends himself before Agrippa (25:23-26:32) 26:29 Paul replied, "I would pray to God that sooner or later not only you but all who listen to me today might become as I am except for these chains." (26:29) | Evangelization | 49 Paul preaches in Rome (28:16-31) 28:31 and with complete assurance and without hindrance he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.(28:31) |
| 47 The storm at sea (27:1-44) 27:34 I urge you, therefore, to take some food; it will help you survive. Not a hair of the head of anyone of you will be lost." (27:34) | Harmless | 48 Paul on the Island of Malta (28:1-15) 28:5 But he shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no harm. (28:5) |