Illustrated book of acts chapter 4 verse 12

In chapter three peter and john were just minding their own business as they headed into the temple when they were stopped by a lame man there looking for a handout. Verse 12 12 and when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of mary the mother of john, whose surname was mark. When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city. Peter is the human main character in the first 12 chapters. Acts 3 peter and john are used by god to heal a lame man at the beautiful gate. That of which peter spoke was the salvation which the rulers professed to be. Verse they were outspoken because they had the holy spirit which gave them the boldness to be fearlessly outspoken. Acts 12 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Jesus, name, salvation, save, phonebook, phone, name above all names. Chapter 4 proclaiming the risen lord acts after the four gospels comes a fifth book in the new testament which is called acts or the acts of the apostles. This book, like the four gospels, is a history book. The book of acts also describes the work of the two apostles peter and paul. Paley has remarked the accuracy of the historian here.

Unless otherwise noted, all scripture quotations are from the new american standard bible. The book of acts course a, lesson 3 free bible study. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early christian tradition uniformly affirmed that luke composed this book as well as the gospel of luke. Acts 12 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. And this is where our story takes upin chapter 4 of the book of acts. A scripture illustration of the bible verse acts 4. This book was written by the same man who wrote the gospel of luke. Acts 12, new king james version nkjv the bible app. The word apostle means, one sent out, and the one who will become an apostle is the one being sent out in this chapter, saul. The next step is to choose a monthly or yearly subscription, and then enter your payment information. Acts chapter 1 king james version kjv alexander scourby free audio video bible duration.

Acts 4 new international version niv peter and john before the sanhedrin. The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early christian tradition. We are going to zoom in to the city of jerusalem and witness the very first act of the apostles after the day of pentecost. Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. That is, to four bands of soldiers, each band consisting of four. Verses 1215 who returned to jerusalem to waitand what did they do while they waited.

To picture this scene correctly, we need to understand how. Verse 4 and when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him. The concept of the baptism in the holy spirit is spoken of clearly in matthew 3. The presence and working of the holy spirit is the dominating mark of the book of acts. Oct 04, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. 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. In lystra, they met a man who had been crippled from birth.

The healing touch an illustrated sermon from acts 3. She must also have been distinguished for faith and courage to allow such a meeting in the face of persecution. Acts of the apostles 12, new living translation nlt. Acts 12 is the twelfth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible. Next chapter of acts the book of acts, chapter 12 we hope that you find the content of the book of acts, chapter 12 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. Last week we studied about peter being arrested and then miraculously delivered by the angel of the lord, and we saw many principles concerning prayer in. Chapter 4 continues with an incident that began in acts 3 see notes. It records the period of pauls imprisonment in caesarea. Acts 25 is the twentyfifth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible. Acts, chapter 4 king james version christian answers webbible. The pictures bring the text to life, and the text is very true to scripture. Audio video bible alexander scourby kjv 4,053 views.

This picture shows how the whole book can be divided into those three regions. The night peter was delivered from prison, directly by an angel, just hours before his pending death, martyrdom. Commentary on the book of acts bible study notes and comments by david e. Starting your free trial of bible gateway plus is easy. Here the pregnant force of hath been made whole, in acts 4. Acts of the apostles 12, new living translation nlt the. Acts 12 niv bible it was about this time that king herod. Faith to be healed when paul and barnabas learned of a plot against their lives in iconium, they departed to lystra and derbe. Peter rises to its highest meaning, and proclaims a salvation, not from disease and infirmity of body, but from the great disease of sin. Next chapter of acts the book of acts, chapter 12 we hope that you find the content of the book of acts, chapter 12 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of. These were to relieve each other in guarding the prisoner. Herod the kinggrandson of herod the great, and son of aristobulus. This may be considered an initial and sometimes dramatic experience one has with the fullness of the holy spirit, a filling god wants to continue through a persons christian life. Hebrews 5 is the fifth chapter of the epistle to the hebrews in the new testament of the christian bible.

Acts 4 more people believe the word and are added to the church verse 4. Our 5yrold son learned how to read this year and he will happily spend hours reading it. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Notice that there was no one in the church in antioch who had the office of apostle 2. The apostle peter had healed an impotent man and he was asked by some religious rulers, by what power or by what name have you done this verse 7. Net bible and there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven. Acts 12 commentary daily verse, scripture by topic, stories. I invite you to take out your bibles and turn to acts chapter 3.

Reflect, journal, or create art next to your favorite verses. Our kids are 8, 5 and 4 and they ask us to read it daily. Acts is the thirteenth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible. David guzik commentary on acts 4, where peter and john face the. Jesus his name is the only one in the world that can save anyone. Youre already logged in with your bible gateway account. Read full chapter compare different versions of this verse. Herod killed james the brother of john with the sword. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 9 4. The book of acts introduction middletown bible church. It records the first missionary journey of paul and barnabas to cyprus and pisidia. In acts, jesus sends the holy spirit to empower his disciples as they carry.

Free reading plans and devotionals related to acts 4. He was the nephew of herod antipas and a grandson of herod the great. The roman practice of dividing the night into four watches of three hours each was generally adopted by the jews of this period. Acts chapter 12 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Verse 1 cesarea was a large seaport, and the residence of the roman governors. Kj version is only translation that uses the phrase acts 4. He at this time ruled over all his fathers dominions. A better title would be the acts or the workings of the holy spirit, because he is the real main character of the book. Now i know of a truth that this is not a vision, acts 12. Nemo distributed under creative commons license, via wikimedia commons other acknowledgements. Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of israel, that by the name of jesus christ of nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom god raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. As chapter 4 begins, a group of priests and sadducees enter the scene and interrupt. Beginning with this verse and continuing through chapter 24, ezekiel fulfills his divinely appointed task, given in chapter 3, of being a watchman to the house of israel.

Am i missing something here or am i misunderstanding. Watch our overview video on the book of acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. We can picture them saying, we got to tell them about jesus. Remember this was the same man who only a few days earlier had denied the lord out of fear cf. Peter next cites an old testament scripture as a prooftext that jesus is the. It records the death of the first apostle, james, son of zebedee, followed by the miraculous escape of peter from prison, the death of herod agrippa i, and the early ministry of barnabas and paul of tarsus. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The author is anonymous, although the internal reference to our brother timothy hebrews.