Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Acts+005   Acts 5        English Standard Version (ESV) Ananias and Sapphira 1 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, 2 and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet. 3 But Peter […]

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Acts+004   Acts 4        English Standard Version (ESV) Peter and John Before the Council 1 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, 2 greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they […]

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Acts+003   Acts 3        English Standard Version (ESV) The Lame Beggar Healed 1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 2 And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms […]

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Acts+002   Acts 2        English Standard Version (ESV) The Coming of the Holy Spirit 1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared […]

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Acts+001   Brief Introduction of the Book of Acts   Luke’s second volume is known as the book of Acts (see the Invitation to Luke–Acts for more detailed information on the Gospel of Luke). The six parts of the book of Acts each describe a new phase in the expansion of […]