Mar 26, 20 this is the last lesson for the book of acts. He committed paul and some other prisoners, evidently headed for rome as well, to the care of a centurion named julius, whose mission was to escort them all to their destination. The book of actspauls later travels bible and archaeology. The purpose of all of pauls missionary journeys was the same. 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 highranking roman officials.
His income and those of others like him have dropped due to the gospel taught by the apostle. Thanks to the modern tools of archaeology, researchers have found much cultural, historical and geographical background material that supports the biblical account of pauls trips through the mediterranean world. Some have concluded that theophilus was the magistrate who heard pauls case in rome and that acts and luke was a legal brief in pauls defense isbe, theophilus 3. Paul travels to ephesus and live there for a little more than 3 years acts 19.
We know that luke was a faithful friend and travel companion of paul. This occurred three times, in acts, acts 18, and acts 28. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. In the description of the happenings in acts, certain passages make use of the pronoun we. Kjv bible verses from acts offer free, online access, for those of the christian faith, to study scriptural passages for biblical studies, contained in the words. Book of acts versebyverse bible study and indepth commentary of the acts of the apostles in plain english for everyone to understand. In the band of disciples that stood round about him, there may have been timothy, paul s son in the gospel. While these events took place after the book of acts, there are still many clues. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. The books of reference used for this study of the book of acts were the bible, king james version, called the companion bible, publisher kregel. Secondcentury christian tradition identifies the author of luke and acts as luke, a traveling companion of the missionary paul of tarsus. I have always looked upon the apostle paul as a godly man, a zealous servant of jesus christ, and a powerful preacher of the gospel. The book of acts tells mainly about the ministry of paul, beginning just after the resurrection of jesus christ and ending about a. As a second volume to luke s gospel, it joins what jesus began to do and to teach 1.
From the perspective of the book of acts as a whole, chapter 20 marks an important transition in pauls life. After a period of unstated duration, the governor sent paul to rome. An understanding of the chronological order of events in paul s ministry can be very valuable as a tool for the study of acts and paul s epistles. Jan 02, 2020 at the same time, there is no explicit evidence for a fourth journey in the bible, as it would have occurred after the close of the book of acts. See apostle paul instances in the king james version kjv. At these points the author includes himself as a companion of paul in his travels 16.
Paul in arabia, tarsus, and antioch 3346 ad apostle. Bible introductions 1 thessalonians by john macarthur. Barnabas was pauls companion on all of his missionary journeys. A pivotal point in the book of acts is when saul of tarsus the apostle paul meets jesus on the road to damascus and is converted. Acts 20 is the twentieth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the christian new testament of the bible. The book of acts is the second book written by luke, the first one being the book of luke, the third book of the gospel. And it came to pass, that, while apollos was at corinth, paul having passed. Though paul was the single inspired author, most of the first person plural pronouns we, us, our refer to all 3. The author of acts arranges paul s travels into three separate journeys. Online bible at esv, kjv, darby, american standard version. One church tradition suggests he was born around 17 a. It records the third missionary journey of paul the apostle.
Paul selected him to be a traveling companion when the apostle passed back through the region on his second missionary campaign acts 16. Luke the author of the book of acts notes that the going was slow and difficult which was probably an understatement so they pulled into the town of cnidus. 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. You can learn more about the book of acts in the bible dictionary, acts of the apostles pp. Acts 19 new international version niv paul in ephesus. Introduction when i come to acts chapter 27, it is like a breath of fresh air to me. In the kjv new testament, he is referenced a total of twentyeight times nine times using his wellknown name and nineteen times as timotheus. The first mention of gods feasts in the book of acts is found in acts 2. The first journey, acts 14 for which paul and barnabas were commissioned by the antioch community, and led initially by barnabas, took barnabas and paul from antioch to cyprus then into southern asia minor anatolia, and finally returning to antioch.
These changes would indicate that the author was one of pauls. Paul was a great preacher and teacher, as the book of acts makes abundantly clear. Apostle pauls timeline study resources blue letter bible. But beyond this, paul was skilled and useful in earthly matters.
The author of acts arranges pauls travels into three separate journeys. Paul had appealed to caesar in caesarea acts 2425, his goal was to spread the gospel of jesus throughout the roman empire all the way to her great capital, rome. And the rest of the acts of pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of israel. Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strongs concordance numbers. To guide a student in the study of paul s transformation, instruct him to locate acts chapters 7, 9, 22, and 26 in the bible. During his travels through asia, paul encountered some greeks who were opposed to his preaching because it was damaging their business. Almost every commentator on acts maintains its purpose is to tell the story of the birth and growth of the church. Well examine paul s apostleship and the subject of spiritual gifts and callings acts 9. King james bible and a vision appeared to paul in the night. 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. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. What were the different missionary journeys of paul. Commentary on the book of acts bible study notes and comments by david e.
I generally quote the new king james version, unless otherwise indicated. We look at the places mentioned in acts, taking them in alphabetical order. We know that paul had further journeys after he was released from the prison in rome in a. The key personalities of acts are peter, paul, john, james, stephen, barnabas. The book of acts also describes the work of the two apostles peter and paul. The book of acts and the epistles of paul sometimes tell us the length of time between one event and another. T he book of acts forms a bridge between the gospels and pauls epistles. Luke was from antioch but traveled with paul all over southern europe and the middle east. This seminarylevel study also retains its depth and uses an engaging interactive format. Kjv bible verses from acts, often referred to as the acts of the apostles, is not to be considered as a history of what was done by all the apostles, who were dispersed into different nations. Its surprising how many of the feasts of the lord are found in the book of acts. The ephesian scripts after visiting corinth paul began his return journey to jerusalem by way of ephesus, an important city of asia minor. The book of acts acts inspiration for transformation series fight the good fight.
Timothys wide range of movements can be seen in the book of acts, together with references in pauls letters. What happened in pauls life after his imprisonment in rome until his death. It is titled acts to emphasize that this book records the acts of the apostles through the work of the holy spirit. Creator of veggie tales phil vischer and the cast of buck denver asks. Jan 10, 2014 noah s ark bible story for kids children christian bible cartoon movie the bible s true story duration. The apostle paul i make no personal claim to the word or work of god, any or all of this book may be copied and freely distributed. We hope that you find the acts summary from the kjv bible chapters and verses helpful to your bible studies and for references as a guide to further reference to the book of acts. Assuming then that st paul was released from his first captivity at rome and resumed his missionary labours, we shall have to sketch in the events which took place between this date and his final imprisonment, from the notices in the pastoral epistles, aided by such probabilities as. Map of pauls missionary journeys bible history online. In addition to luke, aristarchus joins paul on the ship. Acts facts people, places, and verse by verse study.
This summary of the book of 1 thessalonians provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 1 thessalonians. Philip, peter and johns ministry to the samaritans as well as peters vision at joppa made it clear that they needed to take the gospel to the gentiles and confirms that the holy spirit is leading them to. Paul s letters are integrated into the story of the acts of the apostles at the points in his journeys when they are generally believed to have been written. Luke journeyed with paul to rome and was with him during the two years he was under house arrest acts 28. And the rest of the acts of zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of israel. They answered, no, we have not even heard that there is a holy spirit. She later, however, became a jewish christian acts 16. There is a booklet that i have used and have the kids flip through the pages with me and as i am telling the bible lesson, i hand out a little item that will hopefully remind them of that part of paul s life. Timeline of the apostle paul includes the year, the life of paul, the books written, and historical. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Therefore let us keep the feast the book of acts also discusses other aspects of pauls sabbathkeeping behavior while visiting ephesus, a gentile city in asia minor. Paul s preparation in the arabian desert, revelations, and decade in tarsus. For the first time since pauls earlier arrival in jerusalem acts 21. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of acts in the bible king james version.
The purpose of the book of acts is governed by the jews response to peter and paul. Paul s address in refusal is a fine plea on the grounds of natural theology acts 14. Yes, according to acts, paul embarked on three missionary journeys. Acts 19 paul in ephesus while apollos was at bible. The book has been called the acts of the apostles, really a misnomer because acts has very little to say concerning most of the original twelve apostles. Have the children read these chapters and fill in a tell it your way worksheet as they read. Then barnabas s call to share the ministry in antioch of syria. And when paul s sisters son heard of their lying in. Chronology of apostle paul s journeys and epistles matthew mcgee. The book of acts provides a bridge for the writings of the nt.
In acts 5 he is mentioned as an example of the futility of pretense, and his claims are compared to those of jesus. Peters activities are described at some length, and john and philip are mentioned, but more than half of the book is about paul and his connection with the christian movement. There stood a man of macedonia, and prayed him, saying, come over into macedonia, and help us. The geographical centre of the first part is jerusalem, of the second antioch, where the. Theudas was a false messiah, seen by the romans as an insurrectionary and rabblerouser. But it is here, in our text, that i see paul as a very wise man in practical matters, a man who is a leader of men, and whose counsel is taken seriously because he knows what he. This summary of the book of acts provides information about the title. And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness. Jan 20, 2001 in this article we conclude our discussion of the book of acts by covering pauls trips to ephesus, jerusalem and rome. Inductive bible study form, create a wordless book if you do not have one already or you can use a bracelet or other form of telling the. The kjv bible is a public domain works that i have uploaded primarily for myself to be able to play and listen to in the background but also to pass. There he found some disciples 2 and asked them, did you receive the holy spirit when you believed.
Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. This map reveals the journey of the apostle paul to rome in 61 ad. Each place is located on a map and then we note the people and events associated with that place. Barnabas travels to tarsus in order to seek saul acts 11. Complete bible timeline links interlinear bible bible commentaries bible lexicon topical bible bible summary bible outline bible timeline childrens bible bible hub homepage. The attempt on paul s life after the jews came seemed successful. Acts bible book with full chapters king james version. We know from acts 20 as well as a number of other texts in the new testament that paul didnt demand that other christians take care of him. Christian standard bible during the night paul had a vision in which a macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, cross over to macedonia and help us. To continue the story begun in the gospel of luke ac 1. Acts 1928 kjv and it came to pass, that, while bible gateway.
In later chapters of acts, the writer uses the firstperson plural narrative, we, indicating that he was present with paul. Acts 20 new english translation net bible paul travels through macedonia and greece. I reserve the exclusive right to make changes to this study course e. Acts 20 net paul travels through macedonia and bible gateway. Peter is the human main character in the first 12 chapters, paul in the second part from chapter. Acts 19 kjv and it came to pass, that, while bible gateway.
To list beginning events of pauls first missionary journey and the meanings of the colors of the wordless book to discuss how people will try to stop us from telling others about the gospel materials. This is the holy book of acts, known as the acts of the apostles. The study of paul s conversion is a good subject for children in upper elementary through middle school. Luke, the author of the gospel of luke, was a doctor and gentile. Demetrius was a silversmith in ephesus who made the silver shrines of artemis, and he in turn gave business to many other workmen in the area. Free reading plans and devotionals related to acts 26. Although he tries to get to know other converted people in jerusalem, the brethren are suspicious of him and stay away acts 9. Chapter 27 ends with paul, under house arrest, just writing epistles of the new testament. While the birth of the church is found in acts though not. Cnidus was a town on the southwest corner of asia minor with the island of rhodes to the south and the island of cos to the west. Although luke is not named in the book of acts as the writer, he was credited with authorship as early as the second century. And there were seven sons of one sceva, a jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. Acts in the picture study bible the book of acts with maps.