NT Marathon May 18 Acts 7

Acts 7  Stephen’s Speech to the Sanhedrin 7 Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?” 2 To this he replied: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Harran. 3 ‘Leave your country and your people,’ God said, […]

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NT Marathon May 15 Acts 6

Acts 6  The Choosing of the Seven 6 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews[a]among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 2 So the Twelve gathered all the disciplestogether and said, “It would not be right for us to […]

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NT Marathon May 14 Acts 5

Acts 5  Ananias and Sapphira 5 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet. 3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan […]

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NT Marathon May 11 Acts 2

Acts 2  The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost 2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and […]

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NT Marathon May 8 Acts 1

Acts 1  Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven 1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructionsthrough the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave […]

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