Thursday, 6 April 2023
Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing.” Acts 15:36
The previou…
Friday, 7 April 2023
Now Barnabas was determined to take with them John called Mark. Acts 15:37
In the previous verse, Paul suggested to Barnabas that they go back and visit the brethren in all the places they had previo…
Saturday, 8 April 2023
But Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work. Acts 15:38
The previous verse noted that Barnabas had …
Sunday, 9 April 2023
Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another. And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus; Acts 15:39
The previous verse revealed Paul’s insistence that John Mark should n…
Monday, 10 April 2023
but Paul chose Silas and departed, being commended by the brethren to the grace of God. Acts 15:40
The great dispute that led to the parting of Paul and Barnabas came about in the previous verse. Be…
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. Acts 15:41
The previous verse noted Paul’s choosing of Silas to join him on his second missionary trip. Upon their departure, they…
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Then he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek. Acts 16:1
Acts 15 ended with a…
Thursday, 13 April 2023
He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium. Acts 16:2
In the previous verse, Paul had arrived at the area of Derbe and Lystra. Upon his arrival, the words introduced Timo…
Friday, 14 April 2023
Paul wanted to have him go on with him. And he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that region, for they all knew that his father was Greek. Acts 16:3
The words now continue…
Saturday, 15 April 2023
And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem. Acts 16:4
In the previous verse, Timothy was taken a…
Sunday, 16 April 2023
So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily. Acts 16:5
The previous verse noted that Paul and his companions went through the cities and delivered the decrees of th…
Monday, 17 April 2023
Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. Acts 16:6
The previous verse noted the strengthening of the churc…
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. Acts 16:7
In the previous verse, Luke recorded that Paul and his company had gone through Phrygia a…
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. Acts 16:8
The previous verse revealed the inability of the missionary team to enter Bithynia because the Spirit would not allow them to. With that, i…
Thursday, 20 April 2023
And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” Acts 16:9
Note: The verse as presented by the NKJV misses t…
Friday, 21 April 2023
Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them. Acts 16:10
In the previous verse, Paul had seen the v…
Saturday, 22 April 2023
Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis, Acts 16:11
The previous verse had the group of men, including Luke as evidenced by using “…
Monday, 24 April 2023
And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there. Acts 16:13
In the previous verse, Luke noted…
Monday, 24 April 2023
And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there. Acts 16:13
In the previous verse, Luke noted…
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul. Acts 16:14
Note: The …
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” So she persuaded us. Acts 16:15
In the last ver…
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. Acts 16:16
Note: The verbs in…
Friday, 28 April 2023
This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” Acts 16:17
In the previous verse, the girl with the…
Saturday, 29 April 2023
And this she did for many days.
But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:18
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