Acts 1 niv jesus taken up into heaven in my bible gateway. Several pieces of evidence help us know that this is true. Luke is normally proposed as the author of the acts of the apostles. Acts 16, new international version niv the bible app. Two angels appear and tell the disciples that jesus will return in the same manner acts 1. Acts of the apostles chapter sixteen objectives in studying this chapter 1 to trace the route of paul. Acts 1 full chapter the promise of the holy spirit in the first book, theophilus, i wrote about all that jesus did and taught from the beginning until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the holy spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. The book of the acts of the apostles typically shortened to simply acts was almost certainly written by luke or at least whoever recorded the book of luke. Acts of the apostles follows a similar pattern as it recounts the greatness of the apostles and the power of holy spirit.
This chapter has the continuation of the second missionary tour, relating the revisiting of lystra and derbe acts 16. This chapter records pauls encounter with lydia, the successful. Traditionally, the text is believed to have been written by luke the companion of paul named in colossians 4. Acts chapter 17 continues to describe the difficult circumstances that the apostles and disciples of christ had to face for preaching the gospel. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. He was also the author of its companion work, the gospel of luke. It is titled acts to emphasize that this book records the acts of. Paul had a vision of a man praying and asking him to go to macedonia. Traditionally called, the acts of the apostles, all evidence points to luke as being the author of the book of acts a fascinating account of life for those at the epicenter of one of the most pivotal times in history.
Acts 1 new international version niv jesus taken up into heaven. A disciple was there, named timothy, the son of a jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a greek. At the end of each section is a summary statement 6. Vocabulary and style are very similar in the two books. First, paul did have an extensive ministry during the first journey in southern galatia chapters and 14. Its subject and intention is nicely summarised by the words of the lord in chapter 1. In deference to the jews of the area, he arranged for timothy to be circumcised. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 3 scripture passage page 20. Luke acts makes up 28% of the new testamentmore than that written by either paul or john.
Study of the book of acts chapter 16 ivy baptist church. Just prior to acts, his gospel can be considered as a prequel. Although the bulk of acts is written in the third person, several brief sections of the book are written from a firstperson perspective. Luke talks about himself being part of the second missionary journey in troas and macedonia acts 16. The authorship of the gospel of luke and the acts of the apostles, collectively known as lukeacts, is an important issue for biblical exegetes who are attempting to produce critical scholarship on the origins of the new testament. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named timothy, the son of a certain jewish woman who believed, but his father was greek. Acts 1 niv bible in my former book, theophilus, i wrote. It portrays the beginning of the church from its roots at pentecost fifty days after the lords resurrection, to paul being held under house arrest.
Acts 16 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 16 in plain english. Acts chapter 16 acts chapter 17 acts chapter 18 acts chapter 19 acts chapter 20. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortunetelling. The book of acts is unique because it is the only book of church history in the new testament. It traces christianity from its beginnings in jerusalem, following jesus resurrection, to the arrest of the apostle paul in rome, the heart of the empire. He was the son of a jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was greek. In my former book, theophilus, i wrote about all that jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions. Luke wrote the book of acts and the gospel of luke and he dedicated his work to a man named theophilus as mentioned in the summary of the book of luke. Paul these two times, we have a gospel and a book of acts written by doctor luke.
But ye will receive power, the holy spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in jerusalem and in all judaea and samaria and to the end of the earth. The one written by the apostles and elders at jerusalem acts 16. Acts, chapter 16 king james version christian answers. Acts 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible. There was a synagogue where paul spent three days preaching about jesus. The brethren in lystra and iconium were witnesses to his worth. 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. Next chapter of acts the book of acts, chapter 16 we hope that you find the content of the book of acts, chapter 16 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. After paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for macedonia, concluding that god had. One piece of evidence that supports this is that, in luke 1. Paul wanted to take timothy with him when preaching, so he circumcised him.
Acts chapter 16 introduces timothy, the son of a greek man and a jewish mother. It alone presents an extensive picture of early church life and history. If he did, the book is a sequel to the gospel of luke. The dating of the book of acts is important because acts was written after luke. He talked about his teachings, his miracles, and the fact that. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early christian tradition uniformly affirmed that luke composed this book as well as. This great bible chapter could be described as bittersweet.
Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The acts of the apostles is a unique and therefore crucial book of the new testament. The tradition from the earliest days of the church has been that luke, a companion of the apostle paul, wrote the books of luke and acts colossians 4. Luke is uniformly identified as the author acts by the second century a. Luke was a companion of paul on his missionary journeys, and in many parts of the book of acts it says we did this or that acts 16. In this chapter, paul and silas are in thessalonica. All the books in the bible the journey to macedonia. Acts 16 commentary william barclays daily study bible. It records the second missionary journey of paul, together with silas and timothy. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. This title accurately reflects the contents of the book, which is a series of vignettes chronicling the lives of key apostles especially peter and paul in. Acts reveals a progression of the gospel that divides the book into six parts. Book of acts overview insight for living ministries.
The book of acts is the first history of the christian church. Chapter 27 ends with paul, under house arrest, just writing epistles of the new testament. He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at lystra. David guzik commentary on acts 16 introduces pauls second missionary. A disciple, whose mother was a jewish christian and father was greek 3. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. The book of acts is the link between the gospels and the epistles. Acts of the apostles 16, new living translation nlt. Acts 16 background information with maps and images. The promise of the holy spirit in the first book, theophilus, i wrote about all that jesus did and taught from the beginning until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the holy spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 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. The genre of the book of acts is narrative history with several sermons. Second, pauls alleged ministry in northern galatia was brief, even if.
First among such internal evidence are portions of the book which have come to be called the we passages acts 16. Acts 16 1 he came to derbe and then to lystra, where a disciple named timothy lived, whose mother was a jewess and a believer, but whose father was a greek. However acts chapter 27 is not the end but the beginning of the church, in fact acts is still going on, for we are now the church acting, we are now the bringers of the gospel, instrument of righteousness to be used by god for his glory. Chapter 21 chapter 22 chapter 23 chapter 24 chapter 25.
This is the first of the socalled wesections in acts, where luke writes as one of pauls. The study of acts is a challenge partly because of its length. His mother was a jewish believer, but his father was a greek. It is titled acts to emphasize that this book records the acts of the apostles through the work of the holy spirit. Third missionary journey first, back to ephesus chapter 18. Acts, chapter 16 united states conference of catholic bishops. The verb is the root of the noun from which we get our paroxysm, and which is translated by sharp contention in acts 15. The book of acts centers around 2 great men of god, name who and where there ministries were, and what chapters they cover. The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of the document. In acts 16 we will ultimately see, through paul and silas, how to live and hold on when the purposes of. Acts 16 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter. He took this to mean that he should head towards macedonia. Acts chapter 16 commentary northwest college of the bible. Athens, glorying now, as it had done in the days of sophocles.
After his suffering he presented himself alive to them by many. Third missionary journey part 2 strengthening the pastors chapter 20 68 22. Acts 16 background information with maps and images picture. Authorship of actsluke is the author of the book acts. Chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter 19 chapter 20. The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of. The book of acts, also called acts of the apostles, does not specifically identify its author. Study the bible online using commentary on acts 16 and more. Because luke is the author of the book of acts, many scholars have. On a personal note, i have found it difficult to study and write about this. Without acts, the actions of the early church would be unknown to us except for a few facts we could glean from the writings of paul.