“Since we have heard that some of our number to whom we gave no instruction have disturbed you with their words, unsettling your souls,” (15:24). Continue reading →

Therefore they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders be done by their hands, (14:3). Continue reading →

Assignment: “a particular task or duty to which one is appointed.”
Appointment: “the act of appointing: to name or designate to a position.” Continue reading →

Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them. ² And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword.³ When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also… (12:1-3). Continue reading →

And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, “Send to Joppa and have Simon, who is also called Peter, brought here; ¹⁴ and he will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household,” (11:13-14). Continue reading →

They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, was divinely directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and hear a message from you,” (10:22). Continue reading →

Antithetical: “the nature of or involving antithesis: opposition; contrast; the direct opposite.”
Approach: “to set about; to make advances; to bring near to something.” Continue reading →