Friday, 18 March 2022
And now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing; Acts 5:38
Gamaliel, having given two historical examples of faile…
S aturday, 19 March 2022
but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it—lest you even be found to fight against God. Acts 5:39
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Sunday, 20 March 2022
And they agreed with him, and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. Acts 5:40
With Gamaliel’s recomm…
Monday, 21 March 2022
So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name. Acts 5:41
In the previous verse, the apostles were beaten. They were also com…
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. Acts 5:42
In the previous verse, the apostles had just “departed from the council.” As th…
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. Ac…
Thursday, 24 March 2022
Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables. Acts 6:2
Chapter 6 opened with a problem concerning a …
Friday, 25 March 2022
Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; Acts 6:3
The apostles just noted that it was no…
Saturday, 26 March 2022
but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word. Acts 6:4
The decision of the apostles was given in the previous verse concerning the daily distribution. Seven men…
Sunday, 27 March 2022
And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch, Act…
Monday, 28 March 2022
whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them. Acts 6:6
The previous verse saw the selection of the seven men who were to be responsible for the daily distribu…
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith. Acts 6:7
The words now follow immediately a…
Wednesday, 30 March 2022
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. Acts 6:8
The previous verse spoke of the multiplication of the number of disciples. It also referred to the fac…
Thursday, 31 March 2022
Then there arose some from what is called the Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia), disputing with Stephen. Acts 6:9
The previous verse referred to …
Friday, 1 April 2022
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke. Acts 6:10
The previous verses referred to Stephen. It next referred to some arising from the Synagogue of the Freedmen wh…
Saturday, 2 April 2022
Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” Acts 6:11
The words prior to this verse revealed that those of the Synagogue of the Freedme…
Sunday, 3 April 2022
And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; and they came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council. Acts 6:12
Charges of speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God …
Monday, 4 April 2022
They also set up false witnesses who said, “This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law; Acts 6:13
Stephen has been seized and brought to the council. Now t…
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses delivered to us. Acts 6:14
False witnesses were presented before the council to speak…
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
And all who sat in the council, looking steadfastly at him, saw his face as the face of an angel. Acts 6:15
To get the proper sense of the flow of the words, the verbs must be corrected, and the o…
Thursday, 7 April 2022
Then the high priest said, “Are these things so?” Acts 7:1
Chapter 6 ended with the charge of blasphemy raised against Stephen while he stood confidently before the council. As it noted of him, “hi…
Friday, 8 April 2022
And he said, “Brethren and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, Acts 7:2
At the beginning of Chapter 7, as seen in th…
Saturday, 9 April 2022
and said to him, ‘Get out of your country and from your relatives, and come to a land that I will show you.’ Acts 7:3
The previous verse revealed that God had appeared to Abraham in Mesopotamia, ev…
Sunday, 10 April 2022
Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans and dwelt in Haran. And from there, when his father was dead, He moved him to this land in which you now dwell. Acts 7:4
The previous verses referred t…
