Study Desk

So Philip got ready and went. On the road he saw a man from Ethiopia, a eunuch. He was an important officer in the service of Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians; he was responsible for taking care of all her money. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship.

So when Philip ran toward the chariot, he heard the man reading from Isaiah the prophet. Philip asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?"

In Jerusalem Saul was still threatening the followers of the Lord by saying he would kill them. So he went to the high priest

So Saul headed toward Damascus. As he came near the city, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around him.

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

So Ananias went to the house of Judas. He laid his hands on Saul and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus sent me. He is the one you saw on the road on your way here. He sent me so that you can see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

But Saul grew more powerful. His proofs that Jesus is the Christ were so strong that his own people in Damascus could not argue with him.

And so Saul stayed with the followers, going everywhere in Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord.

So Peter got ready and went with them. When he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room where all the widows stood around Peter, crying. They showed him the shirts and coats Tabitha had made when she was still alive.

But the voice said to him again, "God has made these things clean, so don't call them ‘unholy'!"

So Peter went down to the men and said, "I am the one you are looking for. Why did you come here?"

They said, "A holy angel spoke to Cornelius, an army officer and a good man; he worships God. All the people respect him. The angel told Cornelius to ask you to come to his house so that he can hear what you have to say."

So Peter asked the men to come in and spend the night. The next day Peter got ready and went with them, and some of the followers from Joppa joined him.

So send some men to Joppa and ask Simon Peter to come. Peter is staying in the house of a man, also named Simon, who is a tanner and has a house beside the sea.'

So I sent for you immediately, and it was very good of you to come. Now we are all here before God to hear everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us."

So Peter ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.

So Peter explained the whole story to them.

But the voice from heaven spoke again, ‘God has made these things clean, so don't call them unholy.'

When the believers heard this, they stopped arguing. They praised God and said, "So God is allowing even other nations to turn to him and live."

The church in Jerusalem heard about all of this, so they sent Barnabas to Antioch.