Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Acts+006   Acts 6        English Standard Version (ESV) Seven Chosen to Serve 1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Acts+005   Acts 5        English Standard Version (ESV) Ananias and Sapphira 1 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, 2 and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet. 3 But Peter…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Acts+004   Acts 4        English Standard Version (ESV) Peter and John Before the Council 1 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, 2 greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Acts+003   Acts 3        English Standard Version (ESV) The Lame Beggar Healed 1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 2 And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Acts+002   Acts 2        English Standard Version (ESV) The Coming of the Holy Spirit 1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Acts+001   Brief Introduction of the Book of Acts   Luke’s second volume is known as the book of Acts (see the Invitation to Luke–Acts for more detailed information on the Gospel of Luke). The six parts of the book of Acts each describe a new phase in the expansion of…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Deuteronomy+034   Deuteronomy 34 (ESV)   The Death of Moses 1 Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land, Gilead as far as Dan, 2 all Naphtali, the land of…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Deuteronomy+033   Deuteronomy 33 (ESV)   Moses’ Final Blessing on Israel 1 This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the people of Israel before his death. 2 He said,   “The Lord came from Sinai and dawned from Seir upon us; he shone forth from Mount…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Deuteronomy+032   Deuteronomy 32 (ESV)   1 “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak, and let the earth hear the words of my mouth. 2 May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Deuteronomy+031   Deuteronomy 31 (ESV)   Joshua to Succeed Moses 1 So Moses continued to speak these words to all Israel. 2 And he said to them, “I am 120 years old today. I am no longer able to go out and come in. The Lord has said to me, ‘You…