Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Acts+011      Acts 11     English Standard Version (ESV) Peter Reports to the Church 1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the gentiles also had received the word of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying, 3 “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” 4 But Peter…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Acts+010      Acts 10     English Standard Version (ESV) Peter’s Vision 9 The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. 10 And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance11 and…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Acts+009      Acts 9      English Standard Version (ESV) The Conversion of Saul 1 But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Acts+008     Acts 8       English Standard Version (ESV) Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27 And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian,…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Acts+007     Acts 7       English Standard Version (ESV) Stephen’s Speech 1 And the high priest said, “Are these things so?” 2 And Stephen said: “Brothers and fathers, hear me… 35 “This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer by the hand of…

Read chapter in full: 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,…

Read chapter in full: 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…

Read chapter in full: 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…

Read chapter in full: 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…

Read chapter in full: 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…