At paphos they meet with barjesus or elymas, a jewish sorcerer, who endeavoured to prevent the deputy of the island from receiving the. Saul is here for the first time called paul, and never after saul. Here is the launch point for formally taking the gospel of christ to the rest of the world. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. Three factors demonstrate the shift that takes place in chapter.
The former account i made, o theophilus, of all that jesus began both to do and teach. This james is not the apostle james, whose martyrdom is recorded in acts 12. Acts of the apostles chapter thirteen objectives in studying this chapter 1 to trace the route of paul and barnabas on their missionary journey 2 to give special attention to their evangelistic methods and message 3 to notice that people judge themselves unworthy of eternal life, not god. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Of such the lord had said, wickedness has come to babylon through the elders and judges posing as guides to the people.
Acts commentary acts chapter commentary bible study. Barnabas, simeon called niger, and lucius of cyrene, manaen, who had been brought up with herod the tetrarch, and saul. On the sabbath they entered the synagogue and sat down. Acts brazos theological commentary on the bible kindle. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations. Let all that hear the gospel of christ, know these two things. It alone presents an extensive picture of early church life and history.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Acts commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Acts chapter commentary northwest college of the bible. What follows is an an organized and curated list of content.
These are the same words that god used in exodus 3. Study acts 1 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading acts brazos theological commentary on the bible. Acts commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, filling six volumes, provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the bible. The acts of the apostles is a unique and therefore crucial book of the new testament. Verse the disciples had eaten the passover meal with jesus in a room upstairs. At one time the gospel of luke and the book of acts were joined together as one.
Study the bible online using commentary on acts and more. Click here for an exhaustive list of content on acts. With peter, the emphasis is the jewish church in jerusalem and judea. Now there were in antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers, barnabas, and simeon that was called niger, and lucius of cyrene, and manaen the fosterbrother of herod the tetrarch, and saul. Acts commentary matthew henrys complete commentary. The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of the document. Book of acts versebyverse bible study and indepth commentary of the acts of the apostles in plain english for everyone to understand.
They depart, and travel to seleucia, cyprus, and salamis, preaching in the jewish synagogues, 4,5. Study of the book of acts chapter ivy baptist church. Barnabas, simeon who was called niger, lucius of cyrene, manaen who had been brought up with herod the tetrarch, and saul. David guzik commentary on acts describes the start of pauls first missionary journey as barnabas and saul are called by the holy spirit. Barnabas, simeon called niger, lucius of cyrene, manaen who had been brought up with herod the tetrarch and saul. Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. Saul is in antioch of syria, the church there is composed partly of.
Subscribe to a study package to unlock the esv study bible, the interactive knowing the bible study series, the preaching the word commentary series, and more. 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. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. The unique contribution of the book of acts, part of a series. With more than half the worlds population yet to hear the gospel for the first time, our lord needs many more antiochs. It has been pointed out that this very list of prophets is symbolic of the universal appeal of the gospel. In the first 7 chapters, he describes how the good news spread in jerusalem. Book of acts acts chapter 1 acts chapter 2 acts chapter 3 acts chapter 4 acts chapter 5 acts chapter 6 acts chapter 7 acts chapter 8 acts chapter 9 acts chapter 10 acts chapter 11 acts chapter 12 acts chapter acts chapter 14 acts chapter 15 acts chapter 16 acts chapter 17 acts chapter 18 acts chapter 19 acts chapter 20. Jun 19, 20 study of the book of acts chapter ivy baptist church. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. The miracle here in acts had happened because god had glorified jesus.
Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Acts bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. This seminarylevel study also retains its depth and uses an engaging interactive format. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Acts niv bible now in the church at antioch there. Acts 1 jesus ascends to heaven, a new apostle chosen a. Acts commentary william barclays daily study bible. Blue letter bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on christ and the gospel of his peace and righteousness.
Barnabas,simeon called niger, lucius of cyrene,manaen who had been brought up with herodthe tetrarch and saul. Acts 21 wednesday night service somebody loves you worldwide 5 watching live now the book of romans niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 45. As they ministered to the lord, and fasted, the holy ghost said, separate me barnabas and saul for the work whereunto i have. A good study bible we recommend the following features. Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the word of god in order to refocus one. That which resisted both was the scruple of a hesitating conscience, not yet emancipated from its bondage to a ceremonial and. In the symbolism of the vision the natural promptings of appetite were confirmed by the divine voice.
Verses 15 peter used the words the god of abraham, isaac and jacob. The setting apart of the gospel from the teaching of elymas. The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of. This is the one traditionally known as james the just the halfbrother of jesus matthew. The bare reading of the scriptures in public assemblies is not enough.
We have not yet met with any things concerning the spreading of the gospel to the gentiles which bears any proportion to the largeness of that. Now there were in the church that was at antioch certain prophets and teachers. By that time, however, the appearance of a large number of gentiles from the city had so disconcerted the jews that. The separation of john mark from saul and barnabas v. This commentary on acts treats pauls first missionary journey after he and barnabas were sent out by the church in antioch. Study acts using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Of the prophets and teachers in the church of antioch, 1. The severest words of the bible, old and new testaments, are reserved for those who stand between men and truth, for those who stand between. He had given power to his disciples to act in his name.
Verses 4 satan is in a special manner busy with great men and men in power, to keep them from being religious, for their example will influence many. By that time, however, the appearance of a large number of gentiles from the city had so disconcerted the jews that they became hostile toward the apostles acts. A free bible version and commentary on the book of acts in easyenglish. Acts brazos theological commentary on the bible kindle edition by pelikan, jaroslav. By command of the holy spirit the church appoints saul and barnabas to a particular work, 2,3. David guzik commentary on acts describes the start of pauls first. Acts commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Acts indepth commentary and versebyverse bible study of acts chapter in plain english for everyone to understand. 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. Ellicotts commentary for english readers rise, peter. We all need to answer biblically, in light of the context, what is the meaning of pentecost. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew.
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