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Book 44 · Acts

Acts

Acts follows the risen Jesus continuing his work through the Holy Spirit as witness moves from Jerusalem into Judea, Samaria, and the Gentile world. The book traces preaching, prayer, persecution, miracles, councils, journeys, imprisonments, and trials through Peter, Stephen, Philip, Barnabas, Paul, and many others while the word keeps opening new peoples and places. It ends in Rome with Paul still proclaiming the kingdom of God, the story unfinished and still moving outward.

Within the New Testament, Acts bridges the Gospels and the apostolic letters by showing how the church’s life and mission take shape after Jesus’ ascension. It explains how Jerusalem, Antioch, and Rome are gathered into one widening witness under the Spirit.

Chapters28
Reading time~95 min·21,927 words
ThemesChurch · Spirit · Mission · Witness
Opens with“In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,”
Chapters

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  1. 1Witness, Waiting, and Matthias Chosen
  2. 2Pentecost, Peter, and the New Fellowship
  3. 3Healing at the Gate and Peter's Call
  4. 4Opposition, Prayer, and Shared Life
  5. 5Judgment, Release, and Unstopped Witness
  6. 6The Seven and Stephen's Seizure
  7. 7Stephen Retells Israel and Dies Witnessing
  8. 8Scattering, Samaria, and the Road to Gaza
  9. 9Saul Turned and Peter's Signs Continue
  10. 10Cornelius, Peter, and the Spirit on Gentiles
  11. 11Jerusalem Hears and Antioch Grows
  12. 12Herod Strikes, Peter Is Freed, and the Word Grows
  13. 13Sent from Antioch and Turning Toward the Gentiles
  14. 14Signs, Persecution, and Return
  15. 15Jerusalem Decides and the Journey Divides
  16. 16Into Macedonia, Through Prison, and Out Again
  17. 17Reasoning, Resistance, and the Areopagus
  18. 18Corinth, Gallio, and the Move Toward Ephesus
  19. 19Ephesus Filled with the Word and Shaken by the Way
  20. 20Toward Jerusalem and Farewell at Miletus
  21. 21Toward Jerusalem and Into the Temple Uproar
  22. 22Paul’s Defense and Roman Protection
  23. 23Before the Council and Sent to Caesarea
  24. 24Before Felix and Left in Custody
  25. 25Before Festus and Appeal to Caesar
  26. 26Paul Testifies Before Agrippa
  27. 27Storm, Promise, and Shipwreck
  28. 28Malta, Rome, and the Open Ending
Outline

Every section, in order.

  1. Chapter 1Witness, Waiting, and Matthias Chosen
    1. Prologuevv. 1-5
    2. The Ascensionvv. 6-11
    3. Matthias Replaces Judasvv. 12-26
  2. Chapter 2Pentecost, Peter, and the New Fellowship
    1. The Holy Spirit at Pentecostvv. 1-13
    2. Peter Addresses the Crowdvv. 14-36
    3. Three Thousand Believevv. 37-41
    4. The Fellowship of Believersvv. 42-47
  3. Chapter 3Healing at the Gate and Peter's Call
    1. A Lame Man Walksvv. 1-10
    2. Peter Speaks in Solomon’s Colonnadevv. 11-26
  4. Chapter 4Opposition, Prayer, and Shared Life
    1. Peter and John before the Sanhedrinvv. 1-12
    2. The Name Forbiddenvv. 13-22
    3. The Believers’ Prayervv. 23-31
    4. Sharing among Believersvv. 32-37
  5. Chapter 5Judgment, Release, and Unstopped Witness
    1. Ananias and Sapphiravv. 1-11
    2. The Apostles Heal Manyvv. 12-16
    3. The Apostles Arrested and Freedvv. 17-23
    4. The Apostles before the Sanhedrinvv. 24-32
    5. Gamaliel’s Advicevv. 33-42
  6. Chapter 6The Seven and Stephen's Seizure
    1. The Choosing of the Sevenvv. 1-7
    2. The Arrest of Stephenvv. 8-15
  7. Chapter 7Stephen Retells Israel and Dies Witnessing
    1. Stephen’s Address: The Call of Abrahamvv. 1-8
    2. Joseph Sold into Egyptvv. 9-14
    3. Israel Oppressed in Egyptvv. 15-19
    4. The Birth and Adoption of Mosesvv. 20-22
    5. The Rejection and Flight of Mosesvv. 23-29
    6. The Call of Mosesvv. 30-38
    7. The Rebellion of Israelvv. 39-43
    8. The Tabernacle of the Testimonyvv. 44-53
    9. The Stoning of Stephenvv. 54-60
  8. Chapter 8Scattering, Samaria, and the Road to Gaza
    1. Saul Persecutes the Churchvv. 1-3
    2. Philip in Samariavv. 4-8
    3. Simon the Sorcerervv. 9-25
    4. Philip and the Ethiopianvv. 26-40
  9. Chapter 9Saul Turned and Peter's Signs Continue
    1. The Road to Damascusvv. 1-9
    2. Ananias Baptizes Saulvv. 10-19
    3. Saul Preaches at Damascusvv. 20-22
    4. The Escape from Damascusvv. 23-25
    5. Saul in Jerusalemvv. 26-30
    6. The Healing of Aeneasvv. 31-35
    7. The Raising of Tabithavv. 36-43
  10. Chapter 10Cornelius, Peter, and the Spirit on Gentiles
    1. Cornelius Sends for Petervv. 1-8
    2. Peter’s Visionvv. 9-16
    3. Peter Called to Caesareavv. 17-23
    4. Peter Visits Corneliusvv. 24-33
    5. Good News for the Gentilesvv. 34-43
    6. The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spiritvv. 44-48
  11. Chapter 11Jerusalem Hears and Antioch Grows
    1. Peter’s Report at Jerusalemvv. 1-18
    2. The Church at Antiochvv. 19-30
  12. Chapter 12Herod Strikes, Peter Is Freed, and the Word Grows
    1. James Killed, Peter Imprisonedvv. 1-4
    2. The Rescue of Petervv. 5-19
    3. The Death of Herodvv. 20-25
  13. Chapter 13Sent from Antioch and Turning Toward the Gentiles
    1. Paul’s First Missionary Journey Beginsvv. 1-3
    2. On Cyprusvv. 4-12
    3. In Pisidian Antiochvv. 13-41
    4. A Light for the Gentilesvv. 42-52
  14. Chapter 14Signs, Persecution, and Return
    1. Paul and Barnabas at Iconiumvv. 1-7
    2. The Visit to Lystra and Derbevv. 8-20
    3. Strengthening the Disciplesvv. 21-28
  15. Chapter 15Jerusalem Decides and the Journey Divides
    1. The Dispute over Circumcisionvv. 1-4
    2. The Council at Jerusalemvv. 5-21
    3. The Letter to the Gentile Believersvv. 22-29
    4. The Believers at Antioch Rejoicevv. 30-35
    5. Paul’s Second Missionary Journey Beginsvv. 36-41
  16. Chapter 16Into Macedonia, Through Prison, and Out Again
    1. Timothy Joins Paul and Silasvv. 1-5
    2. Paul’s Vision of the Macedonianvv. 6-10
    3. Lydia’s Conversion in Philippivv. 11-15
    4. Paul and Silas Imprisonedvv. 16-24
    5. The Conversion of the Jailervv. 25-34
    6. An Official Apologyvv. 35-40
  17. Chapter 17Reasoning, Resistance, and the Areopagus
    1. The Uproar in Thessalonicavv. 1-9
    2. The Character of the Bereansvv. 10-15
    3. Paul in Athensvv. 16-21
    4. Paul’s Address in the Areopagusvv. 22-34
  18. Chapter 18Corinth, Gallio, and the Move Toward Ephesus
    1. Paul Ministers in Corinthvv. 1-11
    2. Paul before Galliovv. 12-17
    3. Paul Returns to Antiochvv. 18-22
    4. Paul’s Third Missionary Journey Beginsvv. 23-28
  19. Chapter 19Ephesus Filled with the Word and Shaken by the Way
    1. The Holy Spirit Received at Ephesusvv. 1-7
    2. Paul Ministers in Ephesusvv. 8-12
    3. Seven Sons of Scevavv. 13-20
    4. The Riot in Ephesusvv. 21-41
  20. Chapter 20Toward Jerusalem and Farewell at Miletus
    1. Paul in Macedonia and Greecevv. 1-6
    2. Eutychus Revived at Troasvv. 7-12
    3. From Troas to Miletusvv. 13-16
    4. Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesiansvv. 17-38
  21. Chapter 21Toward Jerusalem and Into the Temple Uproar
    1. Paul’s Journey to Jerusalemvv. 1-7
    2. Paul Visits Philip the Evangelistvv. 8-16
    3. Paul’s Arrival at Jerusalemvv. 17-26
    4. Paul Seized at the Templevv. 27-36
    5. Paul Addresses the Crowdvv. 37-40
  22. Chapter 22Paul’s Defense and Roman Protection
    1. Paul’s Defense to the Crowdvv. 1-21
    2. Paul the Roman Citizenvv. 22-30
  23. Chapter 23Before the Council and Sent to Caesarea
    1. Paul before the Sanhedrinvv. 1-11
    2. The Plot to Kill Paulvv. 12-22
    3. Paul Sent to Felixvv. 23-35
  24. Chapter 24Before Felix and Left in Custody
    1. Tertullus Prosecutes Paulvv. 1-9
    2. Paul’s Defense to Felixvv. 10-21
    3. The Verdict Postponedvv. 22-27
  25. Chapter 25Before Festus and Appeal to Caesar
    1. Paul’s Trial before Festusvv. 1-9
    2. Paul Appeals to Caesarvv. 10-12
    3. Festus Consults Agrippavv. 13-22
    4. Paul before Agrippa and Bernicevv. 23-27
  26. Chapter 26Paul Testifies Before Agrippa
    1. Paul’s Testimony to Agrippavv. 1-23
    2. Festus Interrupts Paul’s Defensevv. 24-32
  27. Chapter 27Storm, Promise, and Shipwreck
    1. Paul Sails for Romevv. 1-12
    2. The Storm at Seavv. 13-26
    3. The Shipwreckvv. 27-44
  28. Chapter 28Malta, Rome, and the Open Ending
    1. Ashore on Maltavv. 1-10
    2. Paul Arrives in Italyvv. 11-15
    3. Paul Preaches at Romevv. 16-31
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