Psalms  119:130  

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

Ramnath Gunupudi

1.In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene 
2 during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 
3 He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 
4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: 
“A voice of one calling in the wilderness, 
‘Prepare the way for the Lord, 
 make straight paths for him. 
5 Every valley shall be filled in, 
 every mountain and hill made low. 
The crooked roads shall become straight, 
 the rough ways smooth. 
6 And all people will see God’s salvation.’”[a] 
7 John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 
8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 9 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” 
10 “What should we do then?” the crowd asked. 
11 John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.” 
12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?” 
13 “Don’t collect any more than you are required to,” he told them. 
14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” 
He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.” 
15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah. 
 16 John answered them all, “I baptize you with[b] water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with[c] the Holy Spirit and fire. 
17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” 
18 And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.

1.In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene
2 during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 
3 He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 
4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:
“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.
5 Every valley shall be filled in,
    every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
    the rough ways smooth.
6 And all people will see God’s salvation.’”[a]
7 John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 
8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to

John Prepares the Way for Jesus - Luke 3:1-18

41 Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. 
42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. 
43 After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. 
 44 Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. 
45 When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. 
46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 
47 Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. 
48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.” 
49 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”[a] 
 50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them. 
51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.

41 Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. 
42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. 
43 After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.
 44 Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. 
45 When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him.
46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 
47 Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. 
48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”
49 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?

Jesus as a Boy - Luke 2:41-51

1.Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” 
2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 
3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” 
4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 
 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 
6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 
7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. 
8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 
9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” 
10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” 
11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” 
12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” 
13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” 
The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 
14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, 
“Cursed are you above all livestock 
 and all wild animals! 
You will crawl on your belly 
 and you will eat dust 
 all the days of your life. 
15 And I will put enmity 
 between you and the woman, 
 and between your offspring[a] and hers; 
he will crush[b] your head, 
 and you will strike his heel.” 
16 To the woman he said, 
“I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; 
 with painful labor you will give birth to children. 
Your desire will be for your husband, 
 and he will rule over you.” 
17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ 
“Cursed is the ground because of you; 
 through painful toil you will eat food from it 
 all the days of your life. 
18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, 
 and you will eat the plants of the field. 
19 By the sweat of your brow 
 you will eat your food 
until you return to the ground, 
 since from it you were taken; 
for dust you are 
 and to dust you will return.”

1.Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 
3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”
4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman.
 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound 

Beginning of Sin - Gen 3:1-19 (The Fall)

1.After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites[a] came to wage war against Jehoshaphat. 
2 Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom,[b] from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi). 
 3 Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. 
4 The people of Judah came together to seek help from the Lord; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek him. 
5 Then Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem at the temple of the Lord in the front of the new courtyard 
6 and said: 
“Lord, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you. 
 7 Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? 
8 They have lived in it and have built in it a sanctuary for your Name, saying, 
 9 ‘If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of judgment, or plague or famine, we will stand in your presence before this temple that bears your Name and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.’ 
10 “But now here are men from Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, whose territory you would not allow Israel to invade when they came from Egypt; so they turned away from them and did not destroy them. 
11 See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession you gave us as an inheritance. 
12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” 
13 All the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, stood there before the Lord. 
14 Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly. 
15 He said: “Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s. 
16 Tomorrow march down against them. They will be climbing up by the Pass of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the gorge in the Desert of Jeruel. 
17 You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.’” 
18 Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the Lord. 
19 Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. 
20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.” 
21 After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his[c] holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: 
“Give thanks to the Lord, 
 for his love endures forever.” 
22 As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated. 
23 The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the men from Mount Seir to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another. 
24 When the men of Judah came to the place that overlooks the desert and looked toward the vast army, they saw only dead bodies lying on the ground; no one had escaped. 
25 So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found among them a great amount of equipment and clothing[d] and also articles of value—more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it. 
26 On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berakah, where they praised the Lord. This is why it is called the Valley of Berakah[e] to this day. 
27 Then, led by Jehoshaphat, all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the Lord had given them cause to rejoice over their enemies. 
28 They entered Jerusalem and went to the temple of the Lord with harps and lyres and trumpets

1.After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites[a] came to wage war against Jehoshaphat.
2 Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom,[b] from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).
 3 Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. 
4 The people of Judah came together to seek help from the Lord; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek him.
5 Then Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem at the temple of the Lord in the front of the new courtyard 
6 and said:
“Lord, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you.
 7 Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? 
8 They have lived in

2 Chronicles 20:1-28 - King prayer & thank to God (Jehoshaphat Defeats Moab and Ammon)

12.We stopped at the city of Syracuse. We stayed there three days and then left. 
13 We came to the city of Rhegium. The next day a wind began to blow from the southwest, so we were able to leave. A day later we came to the city of Puteoli. 
14 We found some believers there, who asked us to stay with them a week. Finally, we came to Rome. 
15 The brothers and sisters in Rome heard about us and came out to meet us at the Market of Appius[c] and at the Three Inns.[d] When Paul saw these believers, he thanked God and felt encouraged. 
 
Paul in Rome 
16 When we came to Rome, Paul was allowed to live alone. But a soldier stayed with him to guard him. 
17 Three days later Paul sent for some of the most important Jews. When they came together, he said, “My brothers, I have done nothing against our people or against the customs of our fathers. But I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans. 
18 They asked me many questions, but they could not find any reason why I should be put to death. So they wanted to let me go free. 
19 But the Jews there did not want that. So I had to ask to come to Rome to have my trial before Caesar. That doesn’t mean I am accusing my people of doing anything wrong. 
 20 That is why I wanted to see you and talk with you. I am bound with this chain because I believe in the hope of Israel.” 
21 The Jews answered Paul, “We have received no letters from Judea about you. None of our Jewish brothers who have traveled from there brought news about you or told us anything bad about you. 
 22 We want to hear your ideas. We know that people everywhere are speaking against this new group.” 
23 Paul and the Jews chose a day for a meeting. On that day many more of these Jews met with Paul at his house. He spoke to them all day long, explaining God’s kingdom to them. He used the Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets to persuade them to believe in Jesus. 
24 Some of the Jews believed what he said, but others did not believe. 
 25 They had an argument among themselves and were ready to leave. But Paul said one more thing to them: “The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet. He said, 
26 ‘Go to this people and tell them: 
You will listen and you will hear, 
 but you will not understand. 
You will look and you will see, 
 but you will not understand what you see. 
27 Yes, the minds of these people are now closed. 
 They have ears, but they don’t listen. 
 They have eyes, but they refuse to see. 
If their minds were not closed, 
 they might see with their eyes; 
 they might hear with their ears; 
 they might understand with their minds. 
Then they might turn back to me and be healed.’ 
28 “I want you Jews to know that God has sent his salvation to the non-Jewish people. They will listen!” 
29 [e] 
30 Paul stayed two full years in his own rented house. He welcomed all the people who came and visited him. 
31 He told them about God’s kingdom and taught them about the Lord Jesus Christ. He was very bold, and no one tried to stop him from speaking.

12.We stopped at the city of Syracuse. We stayed there three days and then left. 
13 We came to the city of Rhegium. The next day a wind began to blow from the southwest, so we were able to leave. A day later we came to the city of Puteoli. 
14 We found some believers there, who asked us to stay with them a week. Finally, we came to Rome. 
15 The brothers and sisters in Rome heard about us and came out to meet us at the Market of Appius[c] and at the Three Inns.[d] When Paul saw these believers, he thanked God and felt encouraged.

Paul in Rome
16 When we came to Rome, Paul was allowed to live alone. But a soldier stayed with him to guard him.
17 Three days later Paul sent for some of the most important Jews. When they came together, he said, “My brothers, I have done nothing against our people or against the customs of our fathers. But I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
18 They asked me many questions, but they could not find any reason why I should be put to d

Acts 28:12-31  Paul Goes to Rome

39.When daylight came, the sailors saw land, but they did not know what land it was. They saw a bay with a beach and wanted to sail the ship to the beach if they could. 
 40 So they cut the ropes to the anchors and left the anchors in the sea. At the same time, they untied the ropes that were holding the rudders. Then they raised the front sail into the wind and sailed toward the beach. 
41 But the ship hit a sandbank. The front of the ship stuck there and could not move. Then the big waves began to break the back of the ship to pieces. 
42 The soldiers decided to kill the prisoners so that none of the prisoners could swim away and escape. 
43 But Julius the army officer wanted to let Paul live. So he did not allow the soldiers to kill the prisoners. He told the people who could swim to jump into the water and swim to land. 
44 The others used wooden boards or pieces of the ship. And this is how all the people went safely to land. 
acts 28:1 
When we were safe on land, we learned that the island was called Malta. 
2 The people who lived there were very good to us. It was raining and very cold, so they built a fire and welcomed all of us. 
 3 Paul gathered a pile of sticks for the fire. He was putting the sticks on the fire, and a poisonous snake came out because of the heat and bit him on the hand. 
4 When the people living on the island saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said, “This man must be a murderer! He did not die in the sea, but Justice[a] does not want him to live.” 
5 But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and was not hurt. 
6 The people thought he would swell up or fall down dead. They waited and watched him for a long time, but nothing bad happened to him. So they changed their opinion. They said, “He is a god!” 
7 There were some fields around that same area. They were owned by a man named Publius, the most important Roman official on the island. He welcomed us into his home and was very good to us. We stayed in his house for three days. 
8 Publius’ father was very sick. He had a fever and dysentery, but Paul went to him and prayed for him. He laid his hands on the man and healed him. 
9 After this happened, all the other sick people on the island came to Paul, and he healed them too. 
10-11 The people on the island gave us many honors. And after we had been there three months and were ready to leave, they provided us everything we needed for our trip. 
 
Paul Goes to Rome 
We got on a ship from Alexandria that had stayed on the island of Malta during the winter. On the front of the ship was the sign for the twin gods.[b]

39.When daylight came, the sailors saw land, but they did not know what land it was. They saw a bay with a beach and wanted to sail the ship to the beach if they could.
 40 So they cut the ropes to the anchors and left the anchors in the sea. At the same time, they untied the ropes that were holding the rudders. Then they raised the front sail into the wind and sailed toward the beach. 
41 But the ship hit a sandbank. The front of the ship stuck there and could not move. Then the big waves began to break the back of the ship to pieces.
42 The soldiers decided to kill the prisoners so that none of the prisoners could swim away and escape. 
43 But Julius the army officer wanted to let Paul live. So he did not allow the soldiers to kill the prisoners. He told the people who could swim to jump into the water and swim to land. 
44 The others used wooden boards or pieces of the ship. And this is how all the people went safely to land.
acts 28:1
When we were safe on land, we learned that the 

Acts 27:39-44,28:1-11 - The Ship is destroyed

1.When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment. 
2 We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us. 
3 The next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, in kindness to Paul, allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs. 
4 From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us. 
5 When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. 
6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board. 
7 We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to hold our course, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone. 
8 We moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea. 
9 Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous because by now it was after the Day of Atonement.[a] So Paul warned them, 
10 “Men, I can see that our voyage is going to be disastrous and bring great loss to ship and cargo, and to our own lives also.” 
11 But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship. 
12 Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided that we should sail on, hoping to reach Phoenix and winter there. This was a harbor in Crete, facing both southwest and northwest. 
The Storm 
13 When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. 
14 Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept down from the island. 
15 The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along. 
16 As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure, 
17 so the men hoisted it aboard. Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor[b] and let the ship be driven along. 
18 We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard. 
19 On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. 
 20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved. 
21 After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. 
22 But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed. 
23 Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me 
24 and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’ 
25 So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me. 
26 Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island.” 
The Shipwreck 
27 On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic[c] Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. 
28 They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet[d] deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet[e] deep. 
29 Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. 
30 In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow. 
31 Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.” 
 32 So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it drift away. 
33 Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you haven’t eaten anything. 
 34 Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.” 
35 After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat. 
ate some food themselves. 37 Altogether there were 276 of us on board. 38 When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea. 
39 When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

1.When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment. 
2 We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
3 The next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, in kindness to Paul, allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs. 
4 From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
5 When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.
6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board. 
7 We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to hold our course, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone. 
8 We moved along the coast with

Acts 27:1-39 - Paul sails for Rome

Festus Asks King Agrippa About Paul 
Paul Before King Agrippa 
Paul Tells About Seeing Jesus 
Paul Tells About His Work 
Paul Tries to Persuade Agrippa

Festus Asks King Agrippa About Paul Paul Before King Agrippa Paul Tells About Seeing Jesus Paul Tells About His Work Paul ...

Acts 25:13-27 &amp; 26C - Festus Asks King Agrippa About Paul

Paul Asks to See Caesar 
1Festus became governor, and three days later he went from Caesarea to Jerusalem. 
 2 The leading priests and the important Jewish leaders made charges against Paul before Festus. 
 3 They asked Festus to do them a favor. They wanted him to send Paul back to Jerusalem because they had a plan to kill Paul on the way. 
4 But Festus answered, “No, Paul will be kept in Caesarea. I will be going there soon myself, 
5 and your leaders can go with me. If this man has really done anything wrong, they can accuse him there.” 
6 Festus stayed in Jerusalem another eight or ten days and then went back to Caesarea. The next day Festus told the soldiers to bring Paul before him. Festus was seated on the judgment seat. 7 Paul came into the room, and the Jews who had come from Jerusalem stood around him. They made many serious charges against him, but they could not prove anything. 
8 Paul defended himself, saying, “I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish law, against the Temple, or against Caesar.” 
9 But Festus wanted to please the Jews. So he asked Paul, “Do you want to go to Jerusalem for me to judge you there on these charges?” 
10 Paul said, “I am standing at Caesar’s judgment seat now. This is where I should be judged. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, and you know it. 
11 If I have done something wrong and the law says I must die, then I agree that I should die. I don’t ask to be saved from death. But if these charges are not true, then no one can hand me over to these people. No, I want Caesar to hear my case!” 
12 Festus talked about this with his advisors. Then he said, “You have asked to see Caesar, so you will go to Caesar!”

Paul Asks to See Caesar 1Festus became governor, and three days later he went from Caesarea to Jerusalem. 2 The leading ...

Acts 25:1-12  Paul Appeals to Caesar

Pro 6:6-11- ????  Explain

12 The next morning some of the Jews made a plan to kill Paul. They made a promise to themselves that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed him. 
13 There were more than 40 of them who made this plan. 
14 They went and talked to the leading priests and the older Jewish leaders. They said, “We have promised ourselves that we will not eat or drink until we have killed Paul. 
15 So this is what we want you to do: Send a message to the commander from you and the high council. Tell him you want him to bring Paul out to you. Say that you want to ask him more questions. We will be waiting to kill him while he is on the way here.” 
16 But Paul’s nephew heard about this plan. He went to the army building and told Paul. 
 17 Then Paul called one of the army officers and said to him, “Take this young man to the commander. He has a message for him.” 
18 So the army officer brought Paul’s nephew to the commander. The officer said, “The prisoner Paul asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.” 
19 The commander led the young man to a place where they could be alone. The commander asked, “What do you want to tell me?” 
20 The young man said, “Some Jews have decided to ask you to bring Paul down to their council meeting tomorrow. They want you to think that they plan to ask Paul more questions. 
21 But don’t believe them! More than 40 of them are hiding and waiting to kill him. They have all promised not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Now they are waiting for you to say yes.” 
22 The commander sent the young man away, telling him, “Don’t tell anyone that you have told me about their plan.” 
Paul Is Sent to Caesarea 
23 Then the commander called two army officers. He said to them, “I need some men to go to Caesarea. Get 200 soldiers ready. Also, get 70 soldiers on horses and 200 men to carry spears. Be ready to leave at nine o’clock tonight. 
24 Get some horses for Paul to ride so that he can be taken to Governor Felix safely.” 
25 The commander wrote a letter that said: 
26 From Claudius Lysias, 
To the Most Honorable Governor greetings: 
 
27 Some Jews had taken this man and planned to kill him. But I learned that he is a Roman citizen, so I went with my soldiers and saved him. 
28 I wanted to know why they were accusing him. So I brought him before their council meeting. 
29 This is what I learned: The Jews said this man did some things that were wrong. But these charges were about their own Jewish laws, and there was nothing worthy of jail or death. 
 30 I was told that some of the Jews were making a plan to kill him. So I decided to send him to you. I also told those Jews to tell you what they have against him. 
 
31 The soldiers did what they were told. They got Paul and took him to the city of Antipatris that night. 
 32 The next day the soldiers on horses went with Paul to Caesarea, but the other soldiers and the spearmen went back to the army building in Jerusalem. 33 The soldiers on horses entered Caesarea, gave the letter to Governor Felix, and then turned Paul over to him. 
 
34 The governor read the letter and asked Paul, “What country are you from?” The governor learned that Paul was from Cilicia. 35 The governor said, “I will hear your case when the Jews who are accusing you come here too.” Then the governor gave orders for Paul to be kept in the palace built by Herod.

12 The next morning some of the Jews made a plan to kill Paul. They made a promise to themselves that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed him. 
13 There were more than 40 of them who made this plan. 
14 They went and talked to the leading priests and the older Jewish leaders. They said, “We have promised ourselves that we will not eat or drink until we have killed Paul. 
15 So this is what we want you to do: Send a message to the commander from you and the high council. Tell him you want him to bring Paul out to you. Say that you want to ask him more questions. We will be waiting to kill him while he is on the way here.”
16 But Paul’s nephew heard about this plan. He went to the army building and told Paul.
 17 Then Paul called one of the army officers and said to him, “Take this young man to the commander. He has a message for him.” 
18 So the army officer brought Paul’s nephew to the commander. The officer said, “The prisoner Paul asked me to bring this young m

Acts 23:12-35  Some Jews Plan to Kill Paul

22.30 
Paul Speaks to the Jewish Leaders 
30 The next day the commander decided to learn why the Jews were accusing Paul. So he ordered the leading priests and the whole high council to meet together. He had Paul’s chains taken off and had him brought in to face the council. 
acts 23:1-11 
1.Paul looked at the council members and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life in a good way before God. I have always done what I thought was right.” 
2 Ananias,[a] the high priest, was there. When he heard this, he told the men who were standing near Paul to hit him in the mouth. 
 3 Paul said to Ananias, “God will hit you too! You are like a dirty wall that has been painted white. You sit there and judge me, using the Law of Moses. But you are telling them to hit me, and that is against the law.” 
4 The men standing near Paul said to him, “Are you sure you want to insult God’s high priest like that?” 
5 Paul said, “Brothers, I did not know this man was the high priest. The Scriptures say, ‘You must not say bad things about a leader of your people.’[b]” 
6 Paul knew that some of the men in the council meeting were Sadducees and some were Pharisees. So he shouted, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee and my father was a Pharisee! I am on trial here because I believe that people will rise from death.” 
7 When Paul said this, a big argument started between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. The group was divided. 
 8 (The Sadducees believe that after people die, they will not live again as an angel or as a spirit. But the Pharisees believe in both.) 
9 All these Jews began shouting louder and louder. Some of the teachers of the law, who were Pharisees, stood up and argued, “We find nothing wrong with this man. Maybe an angel or a spirit really did speak to him.” 
10 The argument turned into a fight, and the commander was afraid that the Jews would tear Paul to pieces. So he told the soldiers to go down and take Paul away from these Jews and put him in the army building. 
11 The next night the Lord Jesus came and stood by Paul. He said, “Be brave! You have told people in Jerusalem about me. You must do the same in Rome.”

22.30
Paul Speaks to the Jewish Leaders
30 The next day the commander decided to learn why the Jews were accusing Paul. So he ordered the leading priests and the whole high council to meet together. He had Paul’s chains taken off and had him brought in to face the council.
acts 23:1-11
1.Paul looked at the council members and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life in a good way before God. I have always done what I thought was right.” 
2 Ananias,[a] the high priest, was there. When he heard this, he told the men who were standing near Paul to hit him in the mouth.
 3 Paul said to Ananias, “God will hit you too! You are like a dirty wall that has been painted white. You sit there and judge me, using the Law of Moses. But you are telling them to hit me, and that is against the law.”
4 The men standing near Paul said to him, “Are you sure you want to insult God’s high priest like that?”
5 Paul said, “Brothers, I did not know this man was the high priest. The Scriptures say, ‘You must not s

Acts 22:30 & 23:1:11 - The Jerusalem Jews Plot to Kill Paul

6 They were saying this to trick Jesus. They wanted to catch him saying something wrong so that they could have a charge against him. But Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with his finger. 
7 The Jewish leaders continued to ask him their question. So he stood up and said, “Anyone here who has never sinned should throw the first stone at her.” 
 8 Then Jesus stooped down again and wrote on the ground. 
9 When they heard this, they began to leave one by one. The older men left first, and then the others. Jesus was left alone with the woman standing there in front of him. 
10 He looked up again and said to her, “Where did they all go? Did no one judge you guilty?” 
11 She answered, “No one, sir.” 
Then Jesus said, “I don’t judge you either. You can go now, but don’t sin again.”[a]

6 They were saying this to trick Jesus. They wanted to catch him saying something wrong so that they could have a charge against him. But Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with his finger. 
7 The Jewish leaders continued to ask him their question. So he stood up and said, “Anyone here who has never sinned should throw the first stone at her.”
 8 Then Jesus stooped down again and wrote on the ground.
9 When they heard this, they began to leave one by one. The older men left first, and then the others. Jesus was left alone with the woman standing there in front of him. 
10 He looked up again and said to her, “Where did they all go? Did no one judge you guilty?”
11 She answered, “No one, sir.”
Then Jesus said, “I don’t judge you either. You can go now, but don’t sin again.”[a]

Teacher of the Law - John 8:6-11 - explain

1.Paul said, “My brothers and fathers, listen to me! I will make my defense to you.” 
 
2 When the Jews heard Paul speaking Aramaic, they became very quiet. Then Paul said, 
 
3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in the country of Cilicia. I grew up in this city. I was a student of Gamaliel,[a] who carefully taught me everything about the law of our fathers. I was very serious about serving God, the same as all of you here today. 
 4 I persecuted the people who followed the Way. Some of them were killed because of me. I arrested men and women and put them in jail. 
 
5 “The high priest and the whole council of older Jewish leaders can tell you that this is true. One time these leaders gave me some letters. The letters were to the Jewish brothers in the city of Damascus. I was going there to arrest the followers of Jesus and bring them back to Jerusalem for punishment. 
 
Paul Tells About His Conversion 
6 “But something happened to me on my way to Damascus. It was about noon when I came close to Damascus. Suddenly a bright light from heaven shined all around me. 
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ 
 
8 “I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The voice said, ‘I am Jesus from Nazareth, the one you are persecuting.’ 
9 The men who were with me did not understand the voice, but they saw the light. 
 
10 “I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord answered, ‘Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that I have planned for you to do.’ 
11 I could not see, because the bright light had made me blind. So the men led me into Damascus. 
 
12 “In Damascus a man named Ananias[b] came to me. He was a man who was devoted to God and obeyed the Law of Moses. All the Jews who lived there respected him. 
 13 He came to me and said, ‘Saul, my brother, look up and see again!’ Immediately I was able to see him. 
 
14 “Ananias told me, ‘The God of our fathers chose you long ago to know his plan. He chose you to see the Righteous One and to hear words from him. 
15 You will be his witness to all people. You will tell them what you have seen and heard. 
16 Now, don’t wait any longer. Get up, be baptized and wash away your sins, trusting in Jesus to save you.[c]’ 
 
17 “Later, I came back to Jerusalem. I was praying in the Temple area, and I saw a vision. 
 18 I saw Jesus, and he said to me, ‘Hurry and leave Jerusalem now! The people here will not accept the truth you tell them about me.’ 
 
19 “I said, ‘But, Lord, the people know that I was the one who put the believers in jail and beat them. I went through all the synagogues to find and arrest the people who believe in you. 
 20 The people also know that I was there when Stephen, your witness, was killed. I stood there and agreed that they should kill him. I even held the coats of the men who were killing him!’ 
 
21 “But Jesus said to me, ‘Leave now. I will send you far away to the non-Jewish people.’” 
 
22 The people stopped listening when Paul said this last thing. They all shouted, “Get rid of this man! He doesn’t deserve to live.” 23 They kept on shouting, ripping off their clothes and throwing dust into the air.[d] 
24 Then the commander told the soldiers to take Paul into the army building and beat him. He wanted to make Paul tell why the people were shouting against him like this. 
25 So the soldiers were tying Paul, preparing to beat him. But he said to an army officer there, “Do you have the right to beat a Roman citizen[e] who has not been proven guilty?” 
 
26 When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and told him about it. The officer said, “Do you know what you are doing? This man is a Roman citizen!” 
 
27 The commander came to Paul and said, “Tell me, are you really a Roman citizen?” 
 
He answered, “Yes.” 
 
28 The commander said, “I paid a lot of money to become a Roman citizen.” 
 
But Paul said, “I was born a citizen.” 
 
29 The men who were preparing to question Paul moved away from him immediately. The commander was afraid because he had already put Paul in chains, and he was a Roman citizen.

1.Paul said, “My brothers and fathers, listen to me! I will make my defense to you.”

2 When the Jews heard Paul speaking Aramaic, they became very quiet. Then Paul said,

3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in the country of Cilicia. I grew up in this city. I was a student of Gamaliel,[a] who carefully taught me everything about the law of our fathers. I was very serious about serving God, the same as all of you here today.
 4 I persecuted the people who followed the Way. Some of them were killed because of me. I arrested men and women and put them in jail.

5 “The high priest and the whole council of older Jewish leaders can tell you that this is true. One time these leaders gave me some letters. The letters were to the Jewish brothers in the city of Damascus. I was going there to arrest the followers of Jesus and bring them back to Jerusalem for punishment.

Paul Tells About His Conversion
6 “But something happened to me on my way to Damascus. It was about noon when I came close to Damasc

Acts 22:1-29 - Paul Tells About His Conversion

The Trip From Troas to Miletus 
13 We went on ahead of Paul and sailed for the city of Assos, planning to meet him there. This is what he told us to do because he wanted to go by land. 
14 When he caught up with us at Assos, we took him on board, and we all sailed to Mitylene. 
15 The next day, we sailed away from there and came to a place near the island of Chios. Then the next day, we sailed to the island of Samos. A day later, we came to the city of Miletus. 
16 Paul had already decided not to stop at Ephesus. He did not want to stay too long in Asia. He was hurrying because he wanted to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost if possible. 
Paul Speaks to the Elders From Ephesus 
17 In Miletus Paul sent a message back to Ephesus, telling the elders of the church in Ephesus to come to him. 
18 When they came, Paul said to them, “You know about my life from the first day I came to Asia. You know the way I lived all the time I was with you. 
19 The Jews planned things against me, and this gave me much trouble. But you know that I always served the Lord, sometimes with tears. I never thought about myself first 
 20 I always did what was best for you. I told you the Good News about Jesus in public before the people and also taught in your homes. 
21 I told everyone—Jewish and non-Jewish people—to change and turn to God. I told them all to believe in our Lord Jesus. 
22 “But now I must obey the Spirit and go to Jerusalem. I don’t know what will happen to me there. 
 23 I know only that in every city the Holy Spirit tells me that troubles and even jail wait for me. 
24 I don’t care about my own life. The most important thing is that I finish my work. I want to finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do—to tell people the Good News about God’s grace. 
25 “And now listen to me. I know that none of you will ever see me again. All the time I was with you, I told you the Good News about God’s kingdom. 
26 So today I can tell you one thing that I am sure of: God will not blame me if some of you are not saved. 
27 I can say this because I know that I told you everything that God wants you to know. 28 Be careful for yourselves and for all the people God has given you. The Holy Spirit gave you the work of caring for[a] this flock.[b] You must be shepherds to the church of God,[c] the people he bought with his own blood.[d] 
 29 I know that after I leave, some men will come into your group. They will be like wild wolves and will try to destroy the flock. 
 30 Also, men from your own group will begin to teach things that are wrong. They will lead some of the Lord’s followers away from the truth to follow them. 
31 So be careful! And always remember what I did during the three years I was with you. I never stopped reminding each one of you how you should live, counseling you day and night and crying over you. 
32 “Now I am putting you in God’s care. I am depending on the message about his grace to make you strong. That message is able to give you the blessings that God gives to all his holy people. 
 33 When I was with you, I never wanted anyone’s money or fine clothes. 
 34 You know that I always worked to take care of my own needs and the needs of the people who were with me. 
35 I always showed you that you should work just as I did and help people who are weak. I taught you to remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘You will have a greater blessing when you give than when you receive.’” 
36 When Paul finished speaking, he knelt down, and they all prayed together. 
 37-38 They cried and cried. They were especially sad because Paul had said they would never see him again. They hugged him and kissed him. Then they went with him to the ship to say goodbye.

The Trip From Troas to Miletus
13 We went on ahead of Paul and sailed for the city of Assos, planning to meet him there. This is what he told us to do because he wanted to go by land. 
14 When he caught up with us at Assos, we took him on board, and we all sailed to Mitylene. 
15 The next day, we sailed away from there and came to a place near the island of Chios. Then the next day, we sailed to the island of Samos. A day later, we came to the city of Miletus. 
16 Paul had already decided not to stop at Ephesus. He did not want to stay too long in Asia. He was hurrying because he wanted to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost if possible.
Paul Speaks to the Elders From Ephesus
17 In Miletus Paul sent a message back to Ephesus, telling the elders of the church in Ephesus to come to him.
18 When they came, Paul said to them, “You know about my life from the first day I came to Asia. You know the way I lived all the time I was with you. 
19 The Jews planned things against me, and this 

Acts 20:13-38 - Paul’s Farewell to Ephesian Elders

Paul Goes to Macedonia and Greece 
1 When the trouble stopped, Paul invited the Lord’s followers to come visit him. After encouraging them, he told them goodbye and left for Macedonia. 
2 On his way through Macedonia he had many words of encouragement for the followers in various places. Then he went to Greece 
3 and stayed there three months. 
Paul was ready to sail for Syria, but some Jews were planning something against him. So he decided to go back through Macedonia to Syria. 
4 These men were traveling with him: Sopater, the son of Pyrrhus, from the city of Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus, from the city of Thessalonica; Gaius, from the city of Derbe; Timothy; and two men from Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. 
 5 These men went first, ahead of Paul. They waited for us in the city of Troas. 
 6 We sailed from the city of Philippi after the Festival of Unleavened Bread. We met these men in Troas five days later and stayed there seven days. 
Paul’s Last Visit to Troas 
7 On Sunday[a] we all met together to eat the Lord’s Supper.[b] Paul talked to the group. Because he was planning to leave the next day, he continued talking until midnight. 
8 We were all together in a room upstairs, and there were many lights in the room. 
9 There was a young man named Eutychus sitting in the window. Paul continued talking, and Eutychus became very, very sleepy. Finally, he went to sleep and fell out of the window. He fell to the ground from the third floor. When the people went down and lifted him up, he was dead. 
10 Paul went down to where Eutychus was, knelt down beside him, and put his arms around him. He said to the other believers, “Don’t worry. He is alive now.” 
11 Then Paul went upstairs again, broke off some pieces of bread and ate. He spoke to them a long time. It was early morning when he finished, and then he left. 
12 The Lord’s followers took Eutychus home alive, and they were all greatly comforted. 
Eutychus became very sleepy. Finally, he went to sleep and fell out of the window. He fell to the ground from the third floor. When the people went down and lifted him up, he was dead.

Paul Goes to Macedonia and Greece
1 When the trouble stopped, Paul invited the Lord’s followers to come visit him. After encouraging them, he told them goodbye and left for Macedonia. 
2 On his way through Macedonia he had many words of encouragement for the followers in various places. Then he went to Greece 
3 and stayed there three months.
Paul was ready to sail for Syria, but some Jews were planning something against him. So he decided to go back through Macedonia to Syria. 
4 These men were traveling with him: Sopater, the son of Pyrrhus, from the city of Berea; Aristarchus and Secundus, from the city of Thessalonica; Gaius, from the city of Derbe; Timothy; and two men from Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
 5 These men went first, ahead of Paul. They waited for us in the city of Troas.
 6 We sailed from the city of Philippi after the Festival of Unleavened Bread. We met these men in Troas five days later and stayed there seven days.
Paul’s Last Visit to Troas
7 On Sunday[a] we all me

Acts 20 :1- 12 - Paul in Macedonia & Greece - (sleep & fell out by window 3 floor)

Paul Plans a Trip 
21 After this, Paul made plans to go to Jerusalem. He planned to go through the regions of Macedonia and Achaia, and then go to Jerusalem. He thought, “After I visit Jerusalem, I must also visit Rome.” 
22 Timothy and Erastus were two of his helpers. Paul sent them ahead to Macedonia. But he stayed in Asia for a while. 
Trouble in Ephesus 
23 But during that time there was some trouble in Ephesus about the Way. This is how it all happened: 
24 There was a man named Demetrius. He worked with silver. He made little silver models that looked like the temple of the goddess Artemis. The men who did this work made a lot of money. 
25 Demetrius had a meeting with these men and some others who did the same kind of work. He told them, “Men, you know that we make a lot of money from our business. 
 26 But look at what this man Paul is doing. Listen to what he is saying. He has convinced many people in Ephesus and all over Asia to change their religion. He says the gods that people make by hand are not real. 
27 I’m afraid this is going to turn people against our business. But there is also another problem. People will begin to think that the temple of the great goddess Artemis is not important. Her greatness will be destroyed. And Artemis is the goddess that everyone in Asia and the whole world worships.” 
28 When the men heard this, they became very angry. They shouted, “Great is Artemis, the goddess of Ephesus!” 
 29 The whole city was thrown into confusion. The people grabbed Gaius and Aristarchus, men from Macedonia who were traveling with Paul, and rushed all together into the stadium. 
 30 Paul wanted to go in and talk to the people, but the Lord’s followers did not let him go. 
31 Also, some leaders of the country who were friends of Paul sent him a message telling him not to go into the stadium. 
32 Some people were shouting one thing and others were shouting something else. The meeting was very confused. Most of the people did not know why they had come there. 
33 Some Jews made a man named Alexander stand before the crowd, and they told him what to say. Alexander waved his hand, trying to explain things to the people. 
34 But when the people saw that Alexander was a Jew, they all began shouting the same thing. For two hours they continued shouting, “Great is Artemis of Ephesus! Great is Artemis of Ephesus! Great is Artemis …!” 
35 Then the city clerk persuaded the people to be quiet. He said, “Men of Ephesus, everyone knows that Ephesus is the city that keeps the temple of the great goddess Artemis. Everyone knows that we also keep her holy rock.[a] 
36 No one can deny this, so you should be quiet. You must stop and think before you do anything else. 
37 “You brought these men[b] here, but they have not said anything bad against our goddess. They have not stolen anything from her temple. 
38 We have courts of law and there are judges. Do Demetrius and those men who work with him have a charge against anyone? They should go to the courts. Let them argue with each other there. 
39 “Is there something else you want to talk about? Then come to the regular town meeting of the people. It can be decided there. 
40 I say this because someone might see this trouble today and say we are rioting. We could not explain all this trouble, because there is no real reason for this meeting.” 
41 After the city clerk said this, he told the people to go home.

Paul Plans a Trip
21 After this, Paul made plans to go to Jerusalem. He planned to go through the regions of Macedonia and Achaia, and then go to Jerusalem. He thought, “After I visit Jerusalem, I must also visit Rome.” 
22 Timothy and Erastus were two of his helpers. Paul sent them ahead to Macedonia. But he stayed in Asia for a while.
Trouble in Ephesus
23 But during that time there was some trouble in Ephesus about the Way. This is how it all happened: 
24 There was a man named Demetrius. He worked with silver. He made little silver models that looked like the temple of the goddess Artemis. The men who did this work made a lot of money.
25 Demetrius had a meeting with these men and some others who did the same kind of work. He told them, “Men, you know that we make a lot of money from our business.
 26 But look at what this man Paul is doing. Listen to what he is saying. He has convinced many people in Ephesus and all over Asia to change their religion. He says the gods that people 

Acts 19:21- 41  Paul Plans a Trip

The Sons of Sceva 
11 God used Paul to do some very special miracles. 
12 Some people carried away handkerchiefs and clothes that Paul had used and put them on those who were sick. The sick people were healed, and evil spirits left them. 
13-14 Some Jews also were traveling around forcing evil spirits out of people. The seven sons of Sceva, one of the leading priests, were doing this. These Jews tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus to make the evil spirits go out of people. They all said, “By the same Jesus that Paul talks about, I order you to come out!” 
15 But one time an evil spirit said to these Jews, “I know Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” 
16 Then the man who had the evil spirit inside him jumped on these Jews. He was much stronger than all of them. He beat them up and tore their clothes off. They all ran away from that house. 
17 All the people in Ephesus, Jews and Greeks, learned about this. They were all filled with fear and gave great honor to the Lord Jesus. 
18 Many of the believers began to confess, telling about all the evil things they had done. 
19 Some of them had used magic. These believers brought their magic books and burned them before everyone. These books were worth about 50,000 silver coins.[a] 
20 This is how the word of the Lord was spreading in a powerful way, causing more and more people to believe.

The Sons of Sceva 11 God used Paul to do some very special miracles. 12 Some people carried away handkerchiefs and clothes ...

Acts 19:11-20 - 7 Sons of Sceva (Evil spirit said to Jews, “I know Jesus &amp; Paul, but who are you?”)

Paul in Ephesus 
1.While Apollos was in the city of Corinth, Paul was visiting some places on his way to Ephesus. In Ephesus he found some other followers of the Lord. 
 2 He asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” 
These followers said to him, “We have never even heard of a Holy Spirit!” 
3 Paul asked them, “So what kind of baptism did you have?” 
They said, “It was the baptism that John taught.” 
4 Paul said, “John told people to be baptized to show they wanted to change their lives. He told people to believe in the one who would come after him, and that one is Jesus.” 
5 When these followers heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 
6 Then Paul laid his hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them. They began speaking different languages and prophesying. 
7 There were about twelve men in this group. 
8 Paul went into the synagogue and spoke very boldly. He continued doing this for three months. He talked with the Jews, trying to persuade them to accept what he was telling them about God’s kingdom. 
9 But some of them became stubborn and refused to believe. In front of everyone, they said bad things about the Way. So Paul left these Jews and took the Lord’s followers with him. He went to a place where a man named Tyrannus had a school. There Paul talked with people every day. 
10 He did this for two years. Because of this work, everyone in Asia, Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.

Paul in Ephesus
1.While Apollos was in the city of Corinth, Paul was visiting some places on his way to Ephesus. In Ephesus he found some other followers of the Lord.
 2 He asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”
These followers said to him, “We have never even heard of a Holy Spirit!”
3 Paul asked them, “So what kind of baptism did you have?”
They said, “It was the baptism that John taught.”
4 Paul said, “John told people to be baptized to show they wanted to change their lives. He told people to believe in the one who would come after him, and that one is Jesus.”
5 When these followers heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 
6 Then Paul laid his hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them. They began speaking different languages and prophesying.
7 There were about twelve men in this group.
8 Paul went into the synagogue and spoke very boldly. He continued doing this for three months. He talked with the Jews, trying to persuade them 

Acts 19:1-10 - Paul in Ephesus (Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed ?)

Paul Is Brought Before Gallio 
12 During the time that Gallio was the governor of Achaia, some of the Jews came together against Paul. They took him to court. 
13 They said to Gallio, “This man is teaching people to worship God in a way that is against our law!” 
14 Paul was ready to say something, but Gallio spoke to the Jews. He said, “I would listen to you if your complaint was about a crime or other wrong. 
15 But it is only about words and names—arguments about your own law. So you must solve this problem yourselves. I don’t want to be a judge of these matters.” 
16 So Gallio made them leave the court. 
17 Then they all grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue. They beat him before the court. But this did not bother Gallio. 
Paul Returns to Antioch 
18 Paul stayed with the believers for many days. Then he left and sailed for Syria. Priscilla and Aquila were also with him. At Cenchrea Paul cut off his hair,[a] because he had made a promise to God. 
 19 Then they went to the city of Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. While Paul was in Ephesus, he went into the synagogue and talked with the Jews. 
 20 They asked him to stay longer, but he refused. 
 21 He left them and said, “I will come back to you again if God wants me to.” And so he sailed away from Ephesus. 
22 When Paul arrived at Caesarea, he went to Jerusalem and visited the church there. After that he went to Antioch. 
23 Paul stayed in Antioch for a while. Then he left there and went through the countries of Galatia and Phrygia. He traveled from town to town in these countries, helping all the followers of Jesus grow stronger in their faith. 
Apollos in Ephesus and Corinth 
24 A Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. Born in the city of Alexandria, he was an educated man who knew the Scriptures well. 
25 He had been taught about the Lord and was always excited[b] to talk to people about Jesus. What he taught was right, but the only baptism he knew about was the baptism that John taught. 26 Apollos began to speak very boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him speak, they took him to their home and helped him understand the way of God better. 
27 Apollos wanted to go to Achaia. So the believers in Ephesus helped him. They wrote a letter to the Lord’s followers in Achaia and asked them to accept Apollos. When he arrived there, he was a great help to those who had believed in Jesus because of God’s grace. 
 28 He argued very strongly against the Jews before all the people. He clearly proved that the Jews were wrong. He used the Scriptures and showed that Jesus is the Messiah.

Paul Is Brought Before Gallio
12 During the time that Gallio was the governor of Achaia, some of the Jews came together against Paul. They took him to court. 
13 They said to Gallio, “This man is teaching people to worship God in a way that is against our law!”
14 Paul was ready to say something, but Gallio spoke to the Jews. He said, “I would listen to you if your complaint was about a crime or other wrong. 
15 But it is only about words and names—arguments about your own law. So you must solve this problem yourselves. I don’t want to be a judge of these matters.”
16 So Gallio made them leave the court.
17 Then they all grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue. They beat him before the court. But this did not bother Gallio.
Paul Returns to Antioch
18 Paul stayed with the believers for many days. Then he left and sailed for Syria. Priscilla and Aquila were also with him. At Cenchrea Paul cut off his hair,[a] because he had made a promise to God.
 19 Then they went to the city of 

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