Study Desk

"But our ancestors did not want to obey Moses. They rejected him. They wanted to go back to Egypt again.

They said to Aaron, ‘Moses led us out of the country of Egypt. But we don't know what has happened to him. So make some gods to go before us and lead us.'

But God turned against them and let them continue worshiping the army of false gods in the sky. This is what God says in the book that contains what the prophets wrote: ‘People of Israel, you did not bring me blood offerings and sacrifices in the desert for 40 years;

But Solomon was the one who built the Temple.

"But the Most High God does not live in houses built by human hands. This is what the prophet writes:

You are the people who received God's law, which he gave you through his angels. But you don't obey it!"

But Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit. He looked up into heaven and saw the glory of God. And he saw Jesus standing at God's right side.

Many of these people had evil spirits inside them, but Philip made the evil spirits leave them. The spirits made a lot of noise as they came out. There were also many weak and crippled people there. Philip made these people well too.

But Philip told the people the Good News about God's kingdom and the power of Jesus Christ. Men and women believed Philip and were baptized.

These people had been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus, but the Holy Spirit had not yet come down on any of them. This is why Peter and John prayed.

But Philip appeared in a city called Azotus. He was going to the city of Caesarea. He told people the Good News in all the towns on the way from Azotus to Caesarea.

The men traveling with Saul just stood there, unable to speak. They heard the voice, but they saw no one.

Saul got up from the ground and opened his eyes, but he could not see. So the men with him held his hand and led him into Damascus.

But Ananias answered, "Lord, many people have told me about this man. They told me about the many bad things he did to your holy people in Jerusalem.

But the Lord Jesus said to Ananias, "Go! I have chosen Saul for an important work. I want him to tell other nations, their rulers, and the people of Israel about me.

But Saul became more and more powerful in proving that Jesus is the Messiah. His proofs were so strong that the Jews who lived in Damascus could not argue with him.

They were watching the city gates day and night. They wanted to kill Saul, but he learned about their plan.

Then Saul went to Jerusalem. He tried to join the group of followers, but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe that he was really a follower of Jesus.

But Barnabas accepted Saul and took him to the apostles. He told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and how the Lord had spoken to Saul. Then he told them how boldly Saul had spoken for the Lord in Damascus.

He was hungry and wanted to eat. But while they were preparing the food for Peter to eat, he had a vision.