The Book of Acts records the birth and growth of the early church after Jesus' ascension into heaven. This book focuses on the ministry of the apostles, especially Peter and Paul, in proclaiming the Gospel from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. The story highlights the work of the Holy Spirit in guiding, strengthening, and expanding the church amid persecution and challenges.
Author: Luke (a physician and Paul's ministry companion)
Date of Writing: Around AD 62–70, likely written before Paul's death.
Read Acts 1 – The Holy Spirit Promised, Jesus Ascends to Heaven, the Apostles Wait, Matthias Chosen in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 2 – Pentecost, Peter’s Sermon, and the Early Church in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 3 – Peter Heals the Lame Man, Peter’s Sermon in Solomon’s Colonnade in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 4 – Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin, the Believers’ Prayer, and the Life of the Church in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 5 – Ananias and Sapphira, Signs and Wonders, Apostles Freed from Prison, Before the Sanhedrin (Gamaliel’s Advice) in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
1 At that time, when the number of the disciples was increasing, a complaint arose among the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2 Then the twelve called the whole body of the disciples together and said, “It is not fitting that we should neglect the word … Baca Selengkapnya
Read Acts 7 – Stephen’s Defense, Stephen Is Killed, Saul Present in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 8 – Persecution in Jerusalem, Philip in Samaria, and the Ethiopian Eunuch in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 9 – Saul’s Conversion, Fellowship with the Believers, Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Dorcas in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 10 – Peter and Cornelius in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 11 – Peter Explains Cornelius’s Baptism in Jerusalem; Barnabas and Saul to Antioch in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
1 About that time King Herod laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. 2 He killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the Days of Unleavened Bread. 4 And when he had … Baca Selengkapnya
Read Acts 13 – Saul and Barnabas on Cyprus, in Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 14 – Return to Antioch in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 15 – The Jerusalem Council, the Reply to Antioch, and the Dispute Between Paul and Barnabas in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 16 – Timothy Joins Paul, Paul Crosses to Macedonia, Paul in Philippi, The Philippian Jailer in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 17 – Riot in Thessalonica, Paul and Silas in Berea, Paul in Athens in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 18 – Paul in Corinth, Return to Antioch, and Apollos in Ephesus in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 19 – Paul in Ephesus, the Sons of Sceva, and the Riot in Ephesus in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 20 – From Macedonia to Troas and Miletus, Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesian Elders in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 21 – Paul in Tyre and Caesarea, Meeting James in Jerusalem, Paul Arrested in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 22 – Paul Speaks to the Jewish People and Defends Himself in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 23 – Jewish Plot, Paul Sent to Caesarea in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 24 – Paul Before Felix in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 25 – Paul Before Festus, Agrippa, and Bernice in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 26 – Paul’s Defense Before Agrippa, His Conversion and Call, and an Appeal to Believe in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Acts 27 – Paul Sails for Rome, Shipwrecked in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
1 After we had safely reached the shore, we learned that the island was called Malta. 2 The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed us all because it had started to rain and was cold. 3 When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, … Baca Selengkapnya
