Tag: New Testament study
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🌸Paul Before Felix🌻
Acts 24:1–27 (NKJV) đź“– Full Scripture Reading 1 Now after five days Ananias the the high priest came down with the elders and a certain orator named Tertullus. These gave evidence to the governor against Paul. 2 And when he was called upon, Tertullus began his accusation, saying: “Seeing that through you we enjoy great…
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🌸 Paul Before the Sanhedrin 🌻
Acts 22:30–23:35 🕊️ “Be of Good Cheer — You Must Also Bear Witness at Rome.” In this section, the story moves from chaos to courtroom. Paul, still under Roman protection, is brought before the Jewish council — the Sanhedrin — to explain himself. What begins as an attempt at justice quickly turns into division and fury.…
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🌸 Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesian Elders 🌻
Acts 20:13–38 🕊️ “Serving the Lord with all humility and tears.” đź“– Full NKJV Scripture Reading đź“š 13 Then we went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, there intending to take Paul on board; for so he had given orders, intending himself to go on foot. 14 And when he met us at Assos, we…
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🌸 Eutychus Raised at Troas 🌻 “Life Restored in the Upper Room”
đź“– Acts 20:1–12 (NKJV) đź“š 1 After the uproar had ceased, Paul called the disciples to himself, embraced them, and departed to go to Macedonia. 2 Now when he had gone over that region and encouraged them with many words, he came to Greece 3 and stayed three months. And when the Jews plotted against him as…
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🌸 Division in Iconium 🌻
Acts 14:1–7 — Division in Iconium đź“– Full NKJV Scripture Reading đź“š 1 Now it happened in Iconium that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed. 2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds…
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✨ Barnabas and Saul Sent Out ✨
đź“– Scripture Reading (NKJV) Acts 13:1–3 1 Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now…
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✨ Herod’s Death and God’s Triumph ✨
đź“– Scripture Reading Acts 12:20-25 (NKJV) 20 Now Herod had been very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus the king’s personal aide their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food by the king’s country. 21 So on…
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✨ Peter’s Miraculous Escape ✨
đź“–Â Scripture Reading Acts 12:6-19 (NKJV) 6 And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison. 7 Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison;…
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✨ Herod’s Persecution of the Church ✨
đź“– Scripture Reading Acts 12:1-5 (NKJV) 1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. 2 Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3 And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was…