They learned the island was called Malta. The native people were kind and welcomed them. Paul gathered sticks for fire and a viper bit him on the hand. The people assumed this was justice for being a murderer, but he shook the creature off into the fire and didn’t suffer any harm, and they changed…
They delivered Paul with other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius. They sailed in a ship of Adramyttium (accompanied by Aristarchus). Julius treated Paul kindly giving him leave to go to his friends to be cared for (at Sidon). The winds were against them and they came to Myra and Lycia…
Agrippa gave Paul permission to speak, so Paul made his defense against the Jews’ accusation. Paul’s manner of life was known to the Jews – he had lived as a Pharisee – but now he’s on trial because his hope is in the promise made by God to the Jews’ fathers. Why is it thought…
Festus went to Jerusalem, the Jews laid out their case against Paul. He proposed to let the men of authority come to Caesarea to make their charge. In Caesarea Festus and the Jews were there, and the Jews couldn’t prove their serious accusations. Paul argued in defense that he hadn’t broken any laws. Festus asked…
Ananias (high priest) came with elders and a spokesman (Tertullus). They argued the case against Paul. Tertullus accused Paul: (1) He’s a plague, (2) Stirs riots, (3) Ringleader of Nazarenes, and (4) Tried to profane the temple. The Jews affirmed the charge. Paul replied in cheerful defense: (1) 12 days since going to the temple to worship…
Paul told the council that he lived his life in good conscience up to that day. Ananias ordered those to strike Paul on the mouth. Paul said, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! You are sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet contrary to the law you order me…
Paul spoke his defense when arrested at the temple in Jerusalem in Hebrew. He is a Jew from Tarsus, educated by Gamiliel, and persecuted the Way. On the way to persecute the church in Damascus he fell to the ground at a great light and heard a voice say, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting…
They sailed to Cos, Rhodes, and Patara. Then crossed to Phoenicia, past Cyprus, to Syria landing at Tyre. There they stayed with the disciples. Through the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go to Jerusalem. They left and were greeted by the brothers at Ptolemais, then went to Philip the evangelist’s house in Caesarea.…
After the Ephesus riot Paul encouraged the disciples and went to Macedonia. He encouraged believers in that region and went to Greece. The Jews plotted against him so he sailed to Syria returning through Macedonia. Sopater, Aristarchus, Secundus, Gaius, Timothy, Tychicus, and Trophimus accompanied him. They went ahead and waited at Troas, then we (Luke…
While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul came to Ephesus. He found some disciples and asked if they received the Holy Spirit when they believed. They said “no” and that they hadn’t heard that there is a Holy Spirit. They were baptized into John’s baptism. Paul said John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the…