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He Was Here – Acts 3
Deposition of Christ, 1507, drawing from Roman sarcophagi. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. But what God foretold by the mouth...
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Peter Doesn’t Hold Back – Acts 4
Luke says that the morning after Peter and John were arrested, the rulers, elders and scribes met together. This refers to the Sanhedrin council, of course.He mentions Annas as high priest, Caiaphas,...
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Sanhedrin Releases Peter and John – Acts 4
English: Illustration in 1883 encyclopaedia of the ancient Jewish Sanhedrin council (from Greek synedrion, synhedrion) Русский: Иллюстрация в старинной энциклопедии заседание Синедриона (Photo credit:...
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The Arrest of the Twelve – Acts 5
Verses 17-26 are some of the most truly remarkable verses of the Book of Acts. When we last left the apostles, they were teaching in the temple at Solomon’s Portico — the very same place where Peter...
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A Face Like an Angel – Acts 6
Verses 8-9 tell us of Stephen’s wisdom, grace and power, and the signs and wonders that he worked. But not everyone was impressed by either his words or the miracles he worked. Verse 9 speaks of...
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Stephen Preaching On Joseph – Acts 7
English: Joseph and His Brethren Welcomed by Pharaoh, watercolor by James Tissot (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Stephen’s speech before the Sanhedrin continues with the account of Joseph. He recounts how...
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Stephen Preaches On Rejecting God – Acts 7
Moses with the tablets of the Ten Commandments, painting by Rembrandt (1659) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Stephen continued speaking to the Sanhedrin, tells them that Moses had told the Israelites that...
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The Stoning of Stephen – Acts 7
Pietro da Cortona, Stoning of Saint Stephen, 1660. Acts 7:55 says that, as he was dying, Saint Stephen saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) As Stephen prepares to wind...
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Paul Before the Sanhedrin – Acts 23
English: St. Paul. From the Acts of the Apostles printed in , Georgia, in 1709 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Paul had just begun to speak to the Sanhedrin council, when the high priest unlawfully ordered...
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Paul Before the Tribune – Acts 22
Paul was arrested and beaten, and at the close of chapter 22 convinced the Roman tribune to allow him to speak to the mob. When he spoke in Hebrew, it settled them down and they listened. He then gave...
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