TOPICAL BIBLE
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Acts 4:31When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.Acts 5:17But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,Acts 5:18and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.Acts 5:19But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out, and said,Acts 5:20“Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.”Acts 5:21When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and those who were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.Acts 5:22But the officers who came didn’t find them in the prison. They returned and reported,Acts 5:23“We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”Acts 5:24Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were very perplexed about them and what might become of this.Acts 5:25One came and told them, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.”Acts 5:26Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.Acts 5:27When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,Acts 5:28saying, “Didn’t we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man’s blood on us.”Acts 5:29But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.Acts 5:30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed, hanging him on a tree.Acts 5:31God exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.Acts 5:32We are His witnesses of these things; and so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”Acts 5:33But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and determined to kill them.Acts 5:34But one stood up in the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, honored by all the people, and commanded to put the apostles out for a little while.Acts 5:35He said to them, “You men of Israel, be careful concerning these men, what you are about to do.Acts 5:36For before these days Theudas rose up, making himself out to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed, and came to nothing.Acts 5:37After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the enrollment, and drew away some people after him. He also perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.Acts 5:38Now I tell you, withdraw from these men, and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will be overthrown.Acts 5:39But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow it, and you would be found even to be fighting against God!”Acts 5:40They agreed with him. Summoning the apostles, they beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.Acts 5:41They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus’ name.Acts 5:42Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ.Acts 6:2The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.Acts 6:3Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.Acts 6:4But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”Acts 6:5These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;Acts 6:6whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.Acts 8:6The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.Acts 8:8There was great joy in that city.Acts 8:9But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,Acts 8:10to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”Acts 8:11They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.Acts 8:12But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.Acts 8:18Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,Acts 8:19saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”Acts 8:20But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!Acts 8:21You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right before God.Acts 8:22Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.Acts 8:23For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”Acts 9:23When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,Acts 9:24but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,Acts 9:25but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.Acts 9:29preaching boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus. He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists, but they were seeking to kill him.Acts 9:30When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus.Acts 9:32It happened, as Peter went throughout all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.Acts 9:33There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, because he was paralyzed.Acts 9:34Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed!” Immediately he arose.Acts 9:35All who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.Acts 9:43It happened, that he stayed many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner.Acts 10:42He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is he who is appointed by God as the Judge of the living and the dead.Acts 12:3When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.Acts 12:4When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.Acts 12:5Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.Acts 12:6The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.Acts 12:7And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off from his hands.