ACTS - Week 1

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16Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.

17And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.

18And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

20teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

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42And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

43And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.

44And all who believed were together and had all things in common.

45And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.

46And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,

47praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

1In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach,

2We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers,

2until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

3remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

3He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.

4For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you,

4And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me;

5because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

5for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit,

6So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

7so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

7He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.

8For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything.

8But 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.”

9For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,

9And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.

10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

10And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes,

11and 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.”

12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

13And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.

14All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

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4“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

5You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.

6And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.

7You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.

8You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

9You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Rabbi

Rabbi (Heb., ‘my master’). A Jewish title of respect given to honoured teachers by disciples and others (Mt. 23:7). Christ is so addressed in the Gospels (Jn. 1:38, etc.)

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37The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.

38Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?”

39He said to them, “Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.

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26And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.”

27John answered, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.

28You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’

29The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.

30He must increase, but I must decrease.”

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8But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers.

9And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

10Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ.

11The greatest among you shall be your servant.

12Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

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1When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.

2And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.

3And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.

4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.