Acts 13:7
who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.
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- Acts 13:12 : 12 Then when the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, because he was greatly astounded at the teaching about the Lord.
- Acts 19:38 : 38 If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against someone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there.
- Acts 18:12 : 12 Paul Before the Proconsul Gallio Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together and brought him before the judgment seat,
- Acts 13:8 : 8 But the magician Elymas(for that is the way his name is translated) opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
- Prov 18:15 : 15 The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge.
- Hos 14:9 : 9 Concluding Exhortation Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the LORD are right; the godly walk in them,but in them the rebellious stumble.
- Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.
- Prov 14:15 : 15 A naive person will believe anything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.
- Prov 14:18 : 18 The naive have inherited folly, but the shrewd will be crowned with knowledge.
- Acts 17:11-12 : 11 These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so. 12 Therefore many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
- 1 Thess 5:21 : 21 But examine all things; hold fast to what is good.
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- Acts 13:8-92 verses85%
8 But the magician Elymas(for that is the way his name is translated) opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
9 But Saul(also known as Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at him
- Acts 13:4-63 verses79%
4 Paul and Barnabas Preach in Cyprus So Barnabas and Saul, sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
5 When they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.(Now they also had John as their assistant.)
6 When they had crossed over the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus,
- Acts 13:11-166 verses76%
11 Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!” Immediately mistiness and darkness came over him, and he went around seeking people to lead him by the hand.
12 Then when the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, because he was greatly astounded at the teaching about the Lord.
13 Paul and Barnabas at Pisidian Antioch Then Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.
14 Moving on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian Antioch, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.
15 After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying,“Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it.”
16 So Paul stood up, gestured with his hand and said,“Men of Israel, and you Gentiles who fear God, listen:
- Acts 13:42-443 verses75%
42 As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people were urging them to speak about these things on the next Sabbath.
43 When the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and were persuading them to continue in the grace of God.
44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city assembled together to hear the word of the Lord.
- Acts 13:1-22 verses75%
1 The Church at Antioch Commissions Barnabas and Saul Now there were these prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen(a close friend of Herod the tetrarch from childhood) and Saul.
2 While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
- Acts 11:21-255 verses74%
21 The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
22 A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
24 because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people were brought to the Lord.
25 Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to look for Saul,
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11 Then the Lord told him,“Get up and go to the street called‘Straight,’ and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,
- Acts 14:12-132 verses72%
12 They began to call Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
13 The priest of the temple of Zeus, located just outside the city, brought bulls and garlands to the city gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifices to them.
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27 But Barnabas took Saul, brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.
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7 Now in the region around that place were fields belonging to the chief official of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us hospitably as guests for three days.
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46 Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously,“It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles.
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19 When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
- Acts 15:36-372 verses71%
36 Paul and Barnabas Part Company After some days Paul said to Barnabas,“Let’s return and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord to see how they are doing.”
37 Barnabas wanted to bring John called Mark along with them too,
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12 The whole group kept quiet and listened to Barnabas and Paul while they explained all the miraculous signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
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30 They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
- Acts 18:11-133 verses70%
11 So he stayed there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
12 Paul Before the Proconsul Gallio Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together and brought him before the judgment seat,
13 saying,“This man is persuading people to worship God in a way contrary to the law!”
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7 There they continued to proclaim the good news.
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9 This man was listening to Paul as he was speaking. When Paul stared intently at him and saw he had faith to be healed,
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30 When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.
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10 After Paul saw the vision, we attempted immediately to go over to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.
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15 “Men, why are you doing these things? We too are men, with human natures just like you! We are proclaiming the good news to you, so that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.
- Acts 18:26-272 verses70%
26 He began to speak out fearlessly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the way of God to him more accurately.
27 When Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he assisted greatly those who had believed by grace,
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15 When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me about him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.
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19 So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying,“May we know what this new teaching is that you are proclaiming?
- Acts 13:49-502 verses70%
49 So the word of the Lord was spreading through the entire region.
50 But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high social standing and the prominent men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their region.
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22 But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know that people everywhere speak against it.”
- Acts 16:16-172 verses69%
16 Paul and Silas Are Thrown Into Prison Now as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit that enabled her to foretell the future by supernatural means. She brought her owners a great profit by fortune-telling.
17 She followed behind Paul and us and kept crying out,“These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation.”
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7 Then Paul left the synagogue and went to the house of a person named Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.