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... speeches put into the mouths of Peter and Stephen and Paul are meant to convince not merely the audiences which they are addressing in Jerusalem and Galatia , but the broad - minded Jews of Luke's own day . The arguments are directed ...
... speeches put into the mouths of Peter and Stephen and Paul are meant to convince not merely the audiences which they are addressing in Jerusalem and Galatia , but the broad - minded Jews of Luke's own day . The arguments are directed ...
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... speeches of Paul at Lystra and Athens are quoted in order to indicate the line of argument by which Christianity approached the Gentile world . The great utterance which is placed on the lips of Gamaliel— " If this work is of God , ye ...
... speeches of Paul at Lystra and Athens are quoted in order to indicate the line of argument by which Christianity approached the Gentile world . The great utterance which is placed on the lips of Gamaliel— " If this work is of God , ye ...
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... speech and the narrative of the death of Herod Agrippa . Some critics suppose that the mistake about Theudas was due to a misuse of Josephus , who mentions Theudas and Judas in the same order in which the names are placed in Acts ...
... speech and the narrative of the death of Herod Agrippa . Some critics suppose that the mistake about Theudas was due to a misuse of Josephus , who mentions Theudas and Judas in the same order in which the names are placed in Acts ...
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... speech must be frankly acknowledged to be an anachronism , since in spite of all the ingenuity which has been ... speeches as authentic ? 1. With regard to the first question , it is im- possible here to discuss the problem of the ...
... speech must be frankly acknowledged to be an anachronism , since in spite of all the ingenuity which has been ... speeches as authentic ? 1. With regard to the first question , it is im- possible here to discuss the problem of the ...
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... speeches of Peter after Pentecost and the address of James at the council of Jerusalem have several points of resemblance with the Epistles ascribed to these Apostles . ( b ) There is nothing in the speeches of Paul which at all ...
... speeches of Peter after Pentecost and the address of James at the council of Jerusalem have several points of resemblance with the Epistles ascribed to these Apostles . ( b ) There is nothing in the speeches of Paul which at all ...
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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.