Paul Warned By the Christians It was hard for Paul to leave the Ephesian Elders. Luke implies
that he had to literally tear himself away from these dear
friends (v.1). He found a ship going to Phoenicia, so he got on
board and sailed off (v. 2). From there he headed south. The
voyage itself was uneventful and probably took ...
Paul’s Determination despite Warning Another warning came to Paul from a man named Agabus, who
was a prophet from Judea (v. 10). He had prophesied that a
widespread famine would affect the world (Acts 11:27-28) and
his prophecy came true. He bound himself with Paul’s belt,
using it as an object lesson, showing that ...
Paul arrives in Jerusalem Paul finally arrived in Jerusalem and went before the church
leaders to give a missionary report of what God had done in
his journeys (vv. 17-19). They listened very politely but when
he was finished, they told him they had a local situation that
perhaps he could help them settle ...
Boldness at the Barracks It was the time of Pentecost, and Jews were present in
Jerusalem from all over the world. Some Asian Jews saw Paul
and his companions in the Temple area. In their mind Paul was
a strong opponent of Judaism, the temple, the priesthood, and
the law. They had heard him preach against ...
Boldness At the Barracks Just as Paul was about to be taken into the barracks, he asked
the commandant, May I say
something to you (v. 37). The chief
captain was surprised to hear Paul speak in the cultured Greek
language. He had thought that
Paul was perhaps the Egyptian
who had led a group of bandits t …
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Paul Warned By the Christians
It was hard for Paul to leave the Ephesian Elders. Luke implies that he had to literally tear himself away from these dear friends (v.1). He found a ship going to Phoenicia, so he got on board and sailed off (v. 2). From there he headed south. The voyage itself was uneventful and probably took ...
Paul’s Determination despite Warning
Another warning came to Paul from a man named Agabus, who was a prophet from Judea (v. 10). He had prophesied that a widespread famine would affect the world (Acts 11:27-28) and his prophecy came true. He bound himself with Paul’s belt, using it as an object lesson, showing that ...
Paul arrives in Jerusalem
Paul finally arrived in Jerusalem and went before the church leaders to give a missionary report of what God had done in his journeys (vv. 17-19). They listened very politely but when he was finished, they told him they had a local situation that perhaps he could help them settle ...
Boldness at the Barracks
It was the time of Pentecost, and Jews were present in Jerusalem from all over the world. Some Asian Jews saw Paul and his companions in the Temple area. In their mind Paul was a strong opponent of Judaism, the temple, the priesthood, and the law. They had heard him preach against ...
Boldness At the Barracks
Just as Paul was about to be taken into the barracks, he asked the commandant, May I say something to you (v. 37). The chief captain was surprised to hear Paul speak in the cultured Greek language. He had thought that Paul was perhaps the Egyptian who had led a group of bandits t …