From: "FamilyNet" 

CHAPTER 6
Acts 6:1-7
1 Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying,
there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because
their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. 2 And the twelve
called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not fit
that we should forsake the word of God, and serve tables. 3 Look ye out
therefore, brethren, from among you seven men of good report, full of the
Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. 4 But we will
continue stedfastly in prayer, and in the ministry of the word. 5 And the
saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of
faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and
Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch; 6 whom they set
before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon
them. 7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples
multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly; and a great company of the priests
were obedient to the faith.
Acts 6:8-15
8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs
among the people. 9 But there arose certain of them that were of the
synagogue called the synagogue of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and
of the Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with
Stephen. 10 And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit
by which he spake. 11 Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him
speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. 12 And they stirred
up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and
seized him, and brought him into the council, 13 and set up false
witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy
place, and the law: 14 for we have heard him say, that this Jesus of
Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses
delivered unto us. 15 And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes
on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
CHAPTER 7
Acts 7:1-16
1 And the high priest said, Are these things so? 2 And he said, Brethren
and fathers, hearken: The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham,
when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, 3 and said unto him,
Get thee out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and come into the land
which I shall show thee. 4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans,
and dwelt in Haran: and from thence, when his father was dead, God removed
him into this land, wherein ye now dwell: 5 and he gave him none
inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: and he promised
that he would give it to him in possession, and to his seed after him, when
as yet he had no child. 6 And God spake on this wise, that his seed should
sojourn in a strange land, and that they should bring them into bondage,
and treat them ill, four hundred years. 7 And the nation to which they
shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come
forth, and serve me in this place. 8 And he gave him the covenant of
circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth
day; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs. 9 And the
patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and
God was with him, 10 and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave
him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor
over Egypt and all his house. 11 Now there came a famine over all Egypt and
Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance. 12 But
when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers
the first time. 13 And at the second time Joseph was made known to his
brethren; and Joseph's race became manifest unto Pharaoh. 14 And Joseph
sent, and called to him Jacob his father, and all his kindred, threescore
and fifteen souls. 15 And Jacob went down into Egypt; and he died, himself
and our fathers; 16 and they were carried over unto Shechem, and laid in
the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver of the sons of Hamor in
Shechem.
Acts 7:17-29
17 But as the time of the promise drew nigh which God vouchsafed unto
Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, 18 till there arose
another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph. 19 The same dealt craftily
with our race, and ill-treated our fathers, that they should cast out their
babes to the end they might not live. 20 At which season Moses was born,
and was exceeding fair; and he was nourished three months in his father's
house. 21 and when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and
nourished him for her own son. 22 And Moses was instructed in all the
wisdom of the Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and works. 23 But
when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his
brethren the children of Israel. 24 And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he
defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian: 25
and he supposed that his brethren understood that God by his hand was
giving them deliverance; but they understood not. 26 And the day following
he appeared unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again,
saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another? 27 But he
that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler
and a judge over us? 28 Wouldest thou kill me, as thou killedst the
Egyptian yesterday? 29 And Moses fled at this saying, and became a
sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons. Acts 7:30-41
30 And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the
wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. 31 And when Moses
saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold, there came
a voice of the Lord, 32 I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham,
and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold. 33
And the Lord said unto him, Loose the shoes from thy feet: for the place
whereon thou standest is holy ground. 34 I have surely seen the affliction
of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I am come
down to deliver them: and now come, I will send thee into Egypt. 35 This
Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? him
hath God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel
that appeared to him in the bush. 36 This man led them forth, having
wrought wonders and signs in Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the
wilderness forty years. 37 This is that Moses, who said unto the children
of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up unto you from among your brethren,
like unto me. 38 This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with
the angel that spake to him in the Mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who
received living oracles to give unto us: 39 to whom our fathers would not
be obedient, but thrust him from them, and turned back in their hearts unto
Egypt, 40 saying unto Aaron, Make us gods that shall go before us: for as
for this Moses, who led us forth out of the land of Egypt, we know not what
is become of him. 41 And they made a calf in those days, and brought a
sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands. Acts
7:42-50
42 But God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is
written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer unto me slain beasts and
sacrifices Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? 43 And ye took
up the tabernacle of Moloch, And the star of the god Rephan, The figures
which ye made to worship them: And I will carry you away beyond Babylon. 44
Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as
he appointed who spake unto Moses, that he should make it according to the
figure that he had seen. 45 Which also our fathers, in their turn, brought
in with Joshua when they entered on the possession of the nations, that God
thrust out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David; 46 who
found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God
of Jacob. 47 But Solomon built him a house. 48 Howbeit the Most High
dwelleth not in houses made with hands; as saith the prophet, 49 The heaven
is my throne, And the earth the footstool of my feet: What manner of house
will ye build Me? saith the Lord: Or what is the place of My rest? 50 Did
not my hand make all these things?
Acts 7:51-53
51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist
the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye. 52 Which of the prophets
did not your fathers persecute? and they killed them that showed before of
the coming of the Righteous One; of whom ye have now become betrayers and
murderers; 53 ye who received the law as it was ordained by angels, and
kept it not.
Acts 7:54-60
54 Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they
gnashed on him with their teeth. 55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit,
looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus
standing on the right hand of God, 56 and said, Behold, I see the heavens
opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God. 57 But they
cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him
with one accord; 58 and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and
the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named
Saul. 59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord
Jesus, receive my spirit. 60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud
voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this,
he fell asleep.
CHAPTER 8
Acts 8:1-3
1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a
great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were
all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except
the apostles. 2 And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation
over him. 3 But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and
dragging men and women committed them to prison. Acts 8:4-13
4 They therefore that were scattered abroad, went about preaching the word.
5 And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the
Christ. 6 And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that
were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did. 7
For from many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with
a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed.
8 And there was much joy in that city. 9 But there was a certain man, Simon
by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of
Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: 10 to whom they all
gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power
of God which is called Great. 11 And they gave heed to him, because that of
long time he had amazed them with his sorceries. 12 But when they believed
Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of
Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 13 And Simon also
himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with Philip; and
beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed. Acts 8:14-25
14 Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had
received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: 15 who, when
they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy
Spirit: 16 for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been
baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then laid they their hands on
them, and they received the Holy Spirit. 18 Now when Simon saw that through
the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered
them money, 19 saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my
hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit. 20 But Peter said unto him, Thy
silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of
God with money. 21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy
heart is not right before God. 22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness,
and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven
thee. 23
For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of
iniquity. 24 And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that
none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me. 25 They therefore,
when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to
Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans. Acts
8:26-40
26 But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward
the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same
is desert. 27 And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a
eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was
over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship; 28 and he was
returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this
chariot. 30 And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the
prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? 31 And he said,
How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come
up and sit with him. 32 Now the passage of the Scripture which he was
reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb
before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth: 33 In his
humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare?
For his life is taken from the earth. 34 And the eunuch answered Philip,
and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of
some other? 35 And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this
Scripture, preached unto him Jesus. 36 And as they went on the way, they
came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, here is water;
what doth hinder me to be baptized? 37 And Philip said, If thou believest
with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand
still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch,
and he baptized him. 39 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit
of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went
on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing
through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
CHAPTER 9
Acts 9:1-9
1 But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples
of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 2 and asked of him letters to
Damascus unto the synagogues, that if he found any that were of the Way,
whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3 And as he
journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly
there shone round about him a light out of heaven: 4 and he fell upon the
earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou
me? 5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou
persecutest: 6 but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee
what thou must do. 7 And the men that journeyed with him stood speechless,
hearing the voice, but beholding no man. 8 And Saul arose from the earth;
and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; and they led him by the
hand, and brought him into Damascus. 9 And he was three days without sight,
and did neither eat nor drink.
Acts 9:10-22
10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the
Lord said unto him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here,
Lord. 11 And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go to the street which is
called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a
man of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth; 12 and he hath seen a man named
Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his
sight. 13 But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man,
how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem: 14 and here he hath
authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name. 15
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me,
to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel:
16 for I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake.
17 And Ananias departed, and entered into the house; and laying his hands
on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared unto thee in
the way which thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayest receive thy
sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit. 18 And straightway there fell
from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight; and he arose
and was baptized; 19 and he took food and was strengthened. And he was
certain days with the disciples that were at Damascus. 20 And straightway
in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God. 21 And
all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem
made havoc of them that called on this name? and he had come hither for
this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests. 22
But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews that dwelt
at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.
Acts 9:23-31
23 And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to
kill him: 24 but their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the
gates also day and night that they might kill him: 25 but his disciples
took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a
basket. 26 And when he was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to
the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a
disciple. 27 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 at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of
Jesus. 28 And he was with them going in and going out at Jerusalem, 29
preaching boldly in the name of the Lord: and he spake and disputed against
the Grecian Jews; but they were seeking to kill him. 30 And when the
brethren knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to
Tarsus. 31 So the church throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had
peace, being edified; and, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the
comfort of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied.
Acts 9:32-35
32 And it came to pass, as Peter went throughout all parts, he came down
also to the saints that dwelt at Lydda. 33 And there he found a certain man
named Aeneas, who had kept his bed eight years; for he was palsied. 34 And
Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ healeth thee: arise and make thy
bed. And straightway he arose. 35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and in Sharon
saw him, and they turned to the Lord. Acts 9:36-43
36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by
interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and
almsdeeds which she did. 37 And it came to pass in those days, that she
fell sick, and died: and when they had washed her, they laid her in an
upper chamber. 38 And as Lydda was nigh unto Joppa, the disciples, hearing
that Peter was there, sent two men unto him, entreating him, Delay not to
come on unto us. 39 And Peter arose and went with them. And when he was
come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by
him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while
she was with them. 40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down and
prayed; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened
her eyes; and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 41 And he gave her his hand,
and raised her up; and calling the saints and widows, he presented her
alive. 42 And it became known throughout all Joppa: and many believed on
the Lord. 43 And it came to pass, that he abode many days in Joppa with one
Simon a tanner.

-+-

http://www.getoutandvote.us - Conservative Politics Web Portal

http://www.cyber-missions.com - Bob and Maureen Hoffman, Missionaries to Cyberspace

http://www.ekklesia-online.org - Affordable domain name registration,
hosting, email, loads more.

http://www.kjv-1611.com - King James Version Top Bible Sites

--- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5