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... Jesus and the commence- ment of St. Paul's missionary activity . Without Acts , the story of the first Christian Brotherhood at Jerusalem would be buried in oblivion ; we should never have heard of Pentecost ; Philip and Stephen and ...
... Jesus and the commence- ment of St. Paul's missionary activity . Without Acts , the story of the first Christian Brotherhood at Jerusalem would be buried in oblivion ; we should never have heard of Pentecost ; Philip and Stephen and ...
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... Jesus . Among the most prominent of these characteristics are- 1. Luke's conception of Christianity as a universal religion . If the story of the Apostolic age had been written by a man who was secretly in sympathy with the narrower ...
... Jesus . Among the most prominent of these characteristics are- 1. Luke's conception of Christianity as a universal religion . If the story of the Apostolic age had been written by a man who was secretly in sympathy with the narrower ...
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... Jesus , It is more blessed to give than to receive . " 4. Luke's wide historical outlook . Luke is the only Evangelist who attempts to place Christianity in its proper historical setting and show its relation- ship to the Roman Empire ...
... Jesus , It is more blessed to give than to receive . " 4. Luke's wide historical outlook . Luke is the only Evangelist who attempts to place Christianity in its proper historical setting and show its relation- ship to the Roman Empire ...
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... Jesus suffered them not ( xvi . 6 , 7 ) . VIII . THE CHRONOLOGY OF ACTS . " " The chronology of Acts raises several serious and intricate problems , and it cannot be said that any general agreement exists among scholars with regard to ...
... Jesus suffered them not ( xvi . 6 , 7 ) . VIII . THE CHRONOLOGY OF ACTS . " " The chronology of Acts raises several serious and intricate problems , and it cannot be said that any general agreement exists among scholars with regard to ...
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... Jesus began both to do and teach , until the day in which he was taken up , after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom 3 he had chosen to whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by ...
... Jesus began both to do and teach , until the day in which he was taken up , after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom 3 he had chosen to whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by ...
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Acts Agrippa Ananias angel Antioch Apostles Appii forum Asia Baptism baptized Barnabas behold believed best MSS brethren brought Cæsar Cæsarea called centurion chief captain Christ Christian Church Cilicia circumcision Claudius Lysias conversion Corinth Cornelius Council Cyprus Damascus death disciples Divine elders Ephesus Epistles fact fathers Felix Festus Galatia Gentiles Gospel Greek hand hath heard Hebrew Herod Herod Agrippa high priest Holy Ghost Iconium Israel Jesus Jewish Jews John Joppa Josephus journey Judæa Judas Lord Jesus Luke Luke's Lystra miracles mission missionary Moses narrative Palestine Pamphylia Paul Paul's Pentecost Peter Pharisees Philip Philip the Evangelist phrase Phrygia preached prison probably prophets received Resurrection Roman Rome Sadducees Samaria Saul saying seems shewed ship Silas Simon spake speak speech Spirit Stephen synagogue Temple Testament thee Thessalonica Theudas things thou translation unto vers verse viii vision word xxii
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Page 177 - Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you : but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
Page 77 - Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power ? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart ? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
Page 125 - And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house ; and, putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord, (even Jesus that appeared unto thee in the way as thou earnest,) hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and 'be filled with the holy Ghost.
Page 157 - And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety that the LoRD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the- hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
Page 130 - But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, 'and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.
Page 84 - And now I say unto you ; Refrain from these men, and let them alone ; for if this counsel or this work, be of men, it will come to nought; but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it, lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Page 49 - And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh : and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my hand-maidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy...
Page 106 - Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers...
Page 60 - The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus ; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
Page 50 - Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne ; he, seeing this before, spake of the resurrection of Christ, that His soul was not left in hell, neither His flesh did see corruption.