Acts - FTVs, Chapters 1-28, Longer Jump Words

About midnight Paul and Silas

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were unfastened. Acts 16:25-26

Ftv. "Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient

to the heavenly vision, but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance." (Acts 26:19-20)

"Men, why are you doing these things?

"Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them." Acts 14:15

Ftv. Paul argued in his defense,

"Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I committed any offense." (Acts 25:8)

"After this I will return,

"After this I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it, that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things known from of old." Acts 15:16-18

"And God, who knows the heart,

"And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith." Acts 15:8-9

"And he commanded us to preach to the people

"And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead." Acts 10:42

"And now I commend you to God

"And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified." Acts 20:32

"And now, behold I am going to Jerusalem,

"And now, behold I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me." Acts 20:22-23

"And there is salvation in no one else,

"And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12

"And we bring you the good news

"And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers, this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, "You are my Son, today I have begotten you." Acts 13:32-33

"As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus,

"As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me. And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, `Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'" Acts 22:6-7

"Being then God's offspring,

"Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man." Acts 17:29

"But I do not account my life of any value

"But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God." Acts 20:24

"But this I confess to you,

"But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets, having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust." Acts 24:14-15

"But we believe that we will be saved

"But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will." Acts 15:11

"But we will devote ourselves

"But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." Acts 6:4

"But you will receive power

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." Acts 1:8

"For John baptized with water,

"For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." Acts 1:5

"For so the Lord has commanded us,

"For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, `I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'" Acts 13:47

"God, having raised up his servant,

"God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness." Acts 3:26

"Heaven is my throne,

"Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me," says the Lord, "or what is the place of my rest? Did not my hand make all these things?" Acts 7:49-50

"If then God gave the same gift to them

"If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?" Acts 11:17

"In all things I have shown you

"In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said: `It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" Acts 20:35

"Let all the house of Israel therefore know

"Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified." Acts 2:36

"Let it be known to all of you

"Let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead - by him this man is standing before you well." Acts 4:10

"So I always take pains

"So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man." Acts 24:16

"The God who made the world

"The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything." Acts 17:24-25

"The times of ignorance God overlooked,

"The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead." Acts 17:30-31

"This is the Moses who said to the Israelites,

"This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers.'" Acts 7:37

"To him all the prophets bear witness

"To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name." Acts 10:43

"Yet he did not leave himself without witness,

"Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for He did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness." Acts 14:17

"You stiff-necked people,

"You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you." Acts 7:51

But Saul was ravaging the church,

But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison. Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. Acts 8:3-4

And God was doing extraordinary miracles

And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. Acts 19:11-12

And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly,

And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles." Acts 13:46

And Paul said, "John baptized

And Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus." On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts 19:4-5

And Paul went in, as was his custom,

And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ." Acts 17:2-3

And Peter said to them, "Repent

And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Acts 2:38

And Saul approved of his execution.

And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Acts 8:1

And a number of those who had practiced magic arts

And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. Acts 19:19

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night:

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Acts 16:9

And after there had been much debate,

And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them: "Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe." Acts 15:7

And all who believed were together

And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. Acts 2:44-45

And as they were stoning Stephen,

And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this, he fell asleep. Acts 7:59-60

And coming to us, he took Paul's belt

And coming to us, he took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'" Acts 21:11

And day by day, attending the temple together

And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. Acts 2:46-47

And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them

And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts 2:3-4

And every day, in the temple

And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus. Acts 5:42

And he said to me, 'Go, for I will send

And he said to me, 'Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'" Acts 22:21

And he said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful

And he said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation, but God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean." Acts 10:28

And he said, "The God of our fathers appointed

And he said, "The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth; for you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard." Acts 22:14-15

And more than ever believers were added to the Lord,

And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. Acts 5:14-15

And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision,

And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, "Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people." Acts 18:9-10

And the believers from among the circumcised

And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. Acts 10:45

And the jailer called for lights and rushed in,

And the jailer called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." Acts 16:29-31

And the people were shouting, "The voice

And the people were shouting, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!" Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last. Acts 12:22-23

And the word of God continued to increase,

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith. Acts 6:7

And there came a voice to him: "Rise, Peter;

And there came a voice to him: "Rise, Peter; kill and eat." But Peter said, "By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean." And the voice came to him again a second time, "What God has made clean, do not call common." Acts 10:13-15

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42

And when they had appointed elders for them

And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord, in whom they had believed. Acts 14:23

And when they opposed and reviled him,

And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." Acts 18:6

And while they were gazing into heaven as he went,

And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven." Acts 1:10-11

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus. Acts 9:27

But Peter and the apostles answered:

But Peter and the apostles answered: "We must obey God rather than men." Acts 5:29

But Peter said to him, "May your silver

But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God." Acts 8:20-21

But Peter said, "I have no silver and gold,

But Peter said, "I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." Acts 3:6

But Saul increased all the more in strength,

But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ. Acts 9:22

But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is

But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel. For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name." Acts 9:15-16

But the evil spirit answered them,

But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?" And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. Acts 19:15-16

For the Sadducees say

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all. Acts 23:8

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue,

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. Acts 18:26

Now the full number of those who believed

Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. Acts 4:32

Now these Jews were more noble

Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. Acts 17:11

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John,

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. Acts 4:13

Ftv. "For this people's heart has grown dull,

and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them." (Acts 28:27)

So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,

So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. Acts 11:25-26

So Peter opened his mouth and said:

So Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him." Acts 10:34-35

So the church throughout all Judea

So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied. Acts 9:31

The following night the Lord stood by him and said,

The following night the Lord stood by him and said, "Take courage, for as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must testify also in Rome." Acts 23:11

Then Paul answered, "What are you doing,

Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." Acts 21:13

Then they left the presence of the council,

Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. Acts 5:41

When Peter came to himself, he said,

When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting." Acts 12:11

When the day of Pentecost arrived,

When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Acts 2:1-2

When they heard these things they fell silent.

When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, "Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life." Acts 11:18

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting,

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. Acts 13:2-3

Ftv. "Go to this people, and say,

You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive." (Acts 28:26)

Ftv. "For this very night there stood before me

an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, and he said, "Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you." (Acts 27:23-24)

Ftv. "If then I am a wrongdoer

and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar." (Acts 25:11)

Ftv. He lived there two whole years at his own expense,

and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance. (Acts 28:30-31)

Ftv. "And now I stand here on trial

because of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers, to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope I am accused by Jews, O king!" (Acts 26:6-7)

Ftv. "But rise and stand upon your feet,

for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles--to whom I am sending you." (Acts 26:16-17)

Ftv. "So take heart, men,

for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told." (Acts 27:25)

Ftv. And when he had said these things,

he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat. (Acts 27:35)

Ftv. "Therefore let it be known to you

that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!" (Acts 28:28)