We have just added many new sources, including the expositors bible commentary, bengels gnomon, langes commentary, hastings great texts and many more. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. This commentary has been through advanced checking. Imagine what it would be like if the book of acts wasnt in the bible. Read the book of acts from the bible with full chapters, highlighted popular verses, and helpful bible commentary for studying scripture. Acts 1 new international version niv jesus taken up into heaven.
Here is a bible study with commentary and a summary of acts chapter three. The gospel of luke and the book of acts form a single, twovolume work. This is a book that will help the pastor, strengthen the student, and point. But you shall receive power ability, efficiency, and might when the holy spirit has come. For permission to reproducedistribute these resources from steve cole including the word document and audio files found on the individual lesson pages below please see bible. The book of acts provides a detailed, orderly, eyewitness account of the birth and growth of the early church and the spread of the gospel immediately after the resurrection of jesus christ.
Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of. The book of acts, also called acts of the apostles, does not specifically identify its author. Let me mention just a few of the reasons why actsand thus our study of this bookis so important. Acts 1, new international version niv the bible app. At one time the gospel of luke and the book of acts were joined together as one book with two volumes. At troas, luke, the writer of the book, evidently joined paul, for in verses 4, 6, 7, 8, it is uniformly they, whereas in verse 10 the pronoun suddenly becomes we, and that and us continue well into the account of the doings at philippi. Book of acts matthew henrys bible commentary concise. The theology of work bible commentary is the only commentary covering what every book of the bible says about work.
After choosing a bible book, select a verse you desire. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. The last recorded words of jesus prior to his ascension back to heaven are recorded in the book of acts. In this passage, luke is restating the great commission challenge jesus gave in luke 24. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the. Believers church bible commentary believers church bible commentary series richard gardner.
Study acts using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. The gospel of luke, as well as the book of acts, is addressed to a certain theophilus cf luke 1. In the first verse of the book of acts the author mentions the fact that he has already written an earlier report concerning all things which jesus began both to do and to teach, until that day in which he was taken up. This versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you. Verse 1 demonstrates clearly that the unnamed author of acts is the same person as the unnamed author of the third gospel luke 1.
Click the commentary tab or pulldown menu for a full selection of commentaries over any bible passage you are researching. Audio and manuscripts are available for each lesson. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. The theology of work bible commentary bible commentary. The author quite certainly was luke for the following reason. The exact phrase is only found in acts, where it occurs twice in t. Luke was the author of two booksthe gospel of luke which tells the story of the life of jesus and the acts of the apostles which tells the story of the early church. You pick up your bible and see the ministry of jesus ending in the gospel of john.
An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of acts. The importance of the book of acts one can hardly overstate the importance of the book of acts or its contribution to the canon of scripture. Browse studies about 200 articles, over 5,100 versebyverse studies. The new apostle would be a witness to the fact jesus was alive. First, acts combined with the gospel of luke makes up over onefourth of the entire new testament.
Read acts commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. Bible exposition commentary versebyverse commentary. Covering almost passages of scripture, it incorporates a wealth of applications, examples, and ilustrations in formats ranging from video and audio to. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Resource scripture quotations are from the holy bible, king james version. In the book of acts, we discover how gods multiethnic, international church grew through persecution and missionary journeys throughout the world. A good study bible we recommend the following features. 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. Galatians believers church bible commentary series book 27 george brunk. The book of acts tells how the multiethnic, international. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew.
Approximately 2 million christians who work, pastors, scholars and others access it free online every year. The most popular bible verses from acts top verses bible. Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. There is some overlap between the end of the gospel and the beginning of acts.
It opens with a greeting to theophilus, who was also the intended recipient of lukes gospel. Blue letter bible is a free, searchable online bible program providing access to many different bible translations including. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Acts 19 commentary acts chapter 19 commentary bible study. Study the bible online using commentary on acts and more. Two men joseph, called barsabbas also known as justus and matthias were nominated. Its narrative supplies a bridge connecting the life and ministry of jesus to the life of the church and the witness of the earliest believers. This verse by verse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you. This 71 part expository study of acts was preached at flagstaff christian fellowship in 20002002. Acts 19 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 19 in plain english. The most popular bible verses from acts found 1,007 verses acts 1. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations. The gospel and acts volume of the holman apologetics commentary on the bible provides, in a single book, a treasure trove of answers and resources for the defense of the reliability of scripture as well as indepth analysis of many socalled bible difficulties.
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