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    century; complete) Acts 15:16: Amos 9:11 Acts 15:7: Acts 10:20 and Acts 11:13 Acts 15:9: Acts 10:43 and 1 Corinthians 1:2 Acts 15:10: Matthew 23:4 Cilicia...
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    The Acts of the Apostles (Koinē Greek: Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, Práxeis Apostólōn; Latin: Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells...
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  • English versions translated the same root as it is used in John 19:15 and Luke 23:18 and Acts 21:36 and elsewhere, in the sense of killing or removing (in the...
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    The historical reliability of the Acts of the Apostles, the principal historical source for the Apostolic Age, is of interest for biblical scholars and...
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    Research Acts 9:26–27 Galatians 1:17–18 Acts 11:29–30, Acts 12:25 Acts 11:30, 12:25 Acts 15 Galatians 2:1 Acts 15:1–19 Acts 15:36–40 Acts 18:21–22 Acts 21:17ff...
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    Acts 2:16–21: Joel 2:28–32 and Isaiah 44:3 Acts 2:25–28: Psalm 16:8–11 Acts 2:29: 1 Kings 2:10 Acts 2:30: Psalm 132:11 Acts 2:31: Psalms 16:11 Acts 2:34–35:...
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    Mark the Evangelist (category People in Acts of the Apostles)
    distinguishes Mark the Evangelist (2 Timothy 4:11), John Mark (Acts 12:12, 25; 13:5, 13; 15:37), and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (Colossians 4:10; Philemon...
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    Council of Jerusalem (category Acts of the Apostles)
    of Jerusalem or Apostolic Council is a council described in chapter 15 of the Acts of the Apostles, allegedly held in Jerusalem around c. 48–50 AD. The...
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    Judas Iscariot (redirect from Acts 1:18-20)
    Barsabbas (Acts 15:22–33), Jesus's brother Jude (Mark 6:3; Matt 13:55; Jude 1), and the apostle Judas the son of James (Luke 6:14–16; Acts 1:13; John...
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    Council of Jerusalem gives a different point of view from the description in Acts 15:2–29, if it is, in fact, describing the Jerusalem Council. A majority of...
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    Laudianus (~550) Acts 1:16: Psalms 41:9 Acts 1:20: Psalm 69:25; Psalm 109:8 Acts 1:1–3: Luke 1:1–4 Acts 1:4: Luke 24:49 Acts 1:5: Matthew 3:11 Acts 1:9: Luke...
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  • Ḥul. 137b; et al. John 3:2 John 19:38 Acts 15:5 "Acts 22:3 Greek Text Analysis". biblehub.com. Acts 5:39 "Acts 23:6 Greek Text Analysis". biblehub.com...
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    James, brother of Jesus (category People in Acts of the Apostles)
    Bible parts: Matthew 13, Matthew 27, Mark 6, Mark 15, Mark 16, Acts 12, Acts 15, Acts 21, 1 Corinthians 15, Galatians 1, Galatians 2; James 1; Epistle of...
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    Acts 13:23: Isaiah 11:1 Acts 13:33: Psalm 2:7 Acts 13:34: Isaiah 55:3 Acts 13:35: Psalm 16:10 Acts 13:36: Psalms 16:11 Acts 13:38: 1 Kings 2:10 Acts 13:40–41:...
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    Acts 17 is the seventeenth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the second missionary journey of...
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  • from blood." — Acts 15:19–20 This Apostolic Decree is still observed by the Eastern Orthodox Church. The historical reliability of the Acts of the Apostles...
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  • Acts 15 is theorized to parallel the seven Noahide laws found in the Old Testament. However, modern scholars dispute the connection between Acts 15 and...
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    journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Acts 15 Genesis 17:9–14 Acts 15:19–21 Acts 15:19 Karl Josef von Hefele's Commentary on canon II of...
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    palimpsest (7th century; extant verses 1–13) Acts 11:15: Acts 1:4 Acts 11:16: John 1:26 Acts 11:19: Acts 8:1 Cilicia Tarsus Antioch       Syria Cyprus...
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    is generally dated to 48 AD, roughly 15 to 25 years after the crucifixion of Jesus, between 26 and 36 AD. Acts 15 and Galatians 2 both suggest that the...
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  • various aberrant and licentious acts to them. A biblical example of such criticism can be found in Revelation 2:6–15, which criticizes the Nicolaitans...
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    Acts 9 is the ninth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records Saul's conversion and the works of Saint...
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    prominent place in both Paul's writings and in Acts. According to Galatians 2:1–10 and Acts chapter 15, fourteen years after his conversion Paul visited...
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  • Genesis 12:5 Acts 2:9–11 Acts 18:1 Titus 1:5 Acts 15:39 2 Timothy 4:10 Numbers 33:37 Genesis 12:10 Acts 8:27 1 Maccabees 8:2 Zechariah 9:13 Acts 20:2 Daniel...
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  • necessary for new Gentile converts (a record of the council is found in Acts 15); Pauline Christianity was instrumental in the split of early Christianity...
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  • Incident at Antioch God-fearer Acts 11:26 Smith's Bible Dictionary Acts 11:19–26 Acts 15:1 Acts 13:1–3 Acts 14:26 Acts 15:36,18:22–23 Faussett's Bible Dictionary...
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    Acts 12 is the twelfth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the death of the first apostle, James...
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    2:36–38) Agabus (Acts of the Apostles 11:27–28) Asaph (2 Chronicles 29:30) Azariah (2 Chronicles 15:1–8) Azur (Jeremiah 28:1) Daniel (Matthew 24:15) David (Hebrews...
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    Acts 7:10: Genesis 41:37 Acts 7:12: Genesis 42:1 Acts 7:13: Genesis 45:4 Acts 7:14: Exodus 1:5 Acts 7:15: Genesis 46:5 Acts 7:16: Genesis 49:33 Acts 7:20:...
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  • college of ordained presbyters (Greek: πρεσβύτεροι elders). In Acts 11:30 and Acts 15:22, we see a collegiate system of government in Jerusalem though...
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