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The Acts of the Apostles

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I.  Introduction—1:1-2II.  The preparation—1:3-26A.  Christ's preparation—vv. 3-8
1.  Speaking to the disciples the things concerning the kingdom of God—v. 3
2.  Charging them to wait for the baptism in the Holy Spirit—vv. 4-8
B.  Christ's ascension—vv. 9-11C.  The disciples' preparation—vv. 12-26
1.  Persevering in prayer—vv. 12-14
2.  Choosing Matthias—vv. 15-26
III.  The propagation—2:1-28:31A.  In the Jewish land through the ministry of Peter's company—2:1-12:24
1.  The Jewish believers' baptism in the Holy Spirit—2:1-13
a.  The economical filling of the Holy Spirit—vv. 1-4b.  The peoples' amazement—vv. 5-13
2.  Peter's first message to the Jews—2:14-41
a.  Explaining the economical filling of the Holy Spirit—vv. 14-21b.  Witnessing of Jesus in His work, death, resurrection, and ascension—vv. 22-36c.  Entreating the Spirit-moved ones to repent, be baptized, and be saved—vv. 37-41
3.  The beginning of the church life—2:42-47
4.  Peter's second message to the Jews—3:1-26
a.  The healing of a lame man—vv. 1-10b.  The message—vv. 11-26(1)  Testifying of Jesus in His death and resurrection—vv. 11-18(2)  Exhorting people to repent and turn that they may partake of the ascended and coming Christ—vv. 19-26
5.  The beginning of the persecution by the Jewish religionists—4:1-31
a.  The arrest and inquiry by the Sanhedrin—vv. 1-7b.  Peter's testimony—vv. 8-12c.  The Sanhedrin's prohibition—vv. 13-18d.  Peter and John's reply—vv. 19-20e.  The Sanhedrin's release—vv. 21-22f.  The church's praise and prayer—vv. 23-31
6.  The continuation of the church life—4:32-5:11
a.  The positive scene—4:32-37b.  The negative scene—5:1-11
7.  The signs and wonders done through the apostles—5:12-16
8.  The continuation of the persecution by the Jewish religionists—5:17-42
a.  The Sanhedrin's arrest of the apostles and the Lord's rescue—vv. 17-28b.  The apostles' testimony—vv. 29-32c.  The Sanhedrin's prohibition and release—vv. 33-40d.  The apostles' rejoicing and faithfulness—vv. 41-42
9.  The appointment of seven deacons—6:1-6
10.  The growth of the word and the multiplication of the disciples—6:7
11.  The increase of the persecution by the Jewish religionists—6:8-8:3
a.  The martyrdom of Stephen—6:8-7:60(1)  Opposed and arrested—6:8-7:1(2)  Testifying—7:2-53(3)  Killed—7:54-60b.  The devastation of the church in Jerusalem—8:1-3
12.  The preaching by Philip—8:4-40
a.  In Samaria—vv. 4-25(1)  Proclaiming Christ and the kingdom of God—vv. 4-13(2)  Confirmed by the apostles—vv. 14-25b.  To an Ethiopian—vv. 26-39c.  Unto Caesarea—v. 40
13.  The conversion of Saul—9:1-30
a.  Appeared to by the Lord—vv. 1-9b.  Confirmed through Ananias—vv. 10-19c.  Beginning to preach—vv. 20-30
14.  The building up and multiplication of the church—9:31
15.  The spreading of Peter's ministry—9:32-43
a.  To Lydda—vv. 32-35b.  To Joppa—vv. 36-43
16.  The spreading to the Gentiles—10:1-11:18
a.  Cornelius's vision—10:1-8b.  Peter's vision—10:9-16c.  Peter's visit—10:17-33d.  Peter's message—10:34-43e.  The Gentile believers' baptism in the Holy Spirit—10:44-46f.  The Gentile believers' water baptism—10:47-48g.  The recognition by the apostles and the brothers in Judea—11:1-18
17.  The spreading to Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch—11:19-26
18.  The communication between the church in Antioch and the saints in Judea—11:27-30
19.  The persecution by the Roman politician—12:1-23
a.  The mistreatment of some believers and the martyrdom of James—vv. 1-2b.  The arrest of Peter—vv. 3-19a(1)  Guarded in prison—vv. 3-5a(2)  Rescued by the Lord—vv. 5b-19ac.  The fate of the persecutors—vv. 19b-23
20.  The growth and multiplication of the word—12:24
B.  In the Gentile lands through the ministry of Paul's company—12:25-28:31
1.  The initiation—12:25
2.  Set apart and sent by the Holy Spirit—13:1-4a
3.  The first journey—13:4b-14:28
a.  To Paphos of Cyprus—13:4b-12b.  To Pisidian Antioch—13:13-52(1)  Preaching the crucified and resurrected Christ as the Savior—vv. 13-43(2)  Rejected by the Jews—vv. 44-52c.  To Iconium—14:1-5d.  To Lystra and Derbe of Lycaonia—14:6-21ae.  Establishing the disciples and appointing elders on the way back—14:21b-25af.  Back to Antioch, ending the first journey—14:25b-28
4.  The trouble concerning circumcision—15:1-34
a.  A conference of the apostles and elders held in Jerusalem—vv. 1-21b.  The solution—vv. 22-34
5.  The problem of Barnabas—15:35-39
6.  The second journey—15:40-18:22
a.  To Syria and Cilicia—15:40-41b.  To Derbe and Lystra—16:1-5c.  To Philippi of Macedonia—16:6-40(1)  The vision of a Macedonian—vv. 6-10(2)  The preaching and its fruits—vv. 11-18(3)  The imprisonment and the release—vv. 19-40d.  To Thessalonica—17:1-9e.  To Berea—17:10-13f.  To Athens—17:14-34(1)  Sent by the brothers—vv. 14-15(2)  Reasoning with the Jews and confronting the Gentile philosophers—vv. 16-18(3)  Preaching on the Areopagus—vv. 19-34g.  To Corinth—18:1-17(1)  Meeting Aquila and Priscilla—vv. 1-4(2)  Preaching to the Jews and encountering their opposition—vv. 5-17h.  To Ephesus—18:18-21ai.  Back to Antioch, ending the second journey—18:21b-22
7.  The third journey—18:23-21:17
a.  To the country of Galatia and Phrygia—18:23b.  To Ephesus again—18:24-19:41(1)  The ministry of Apollos—18:24-28(2)  Filling up the deficiency in the ministry of Apollos—19:1-7(3)  The ministry and its fruits—the Lord's word growing and prevailing—19:8-20(4)  Purposing to go to Jerusalem and to Rome—19:21-22(5)  The disturbance—19:23-41(a)  The cause—vv. 23-34(b)  The quieting—vv. 35-41c.  Through Macedonia and Greece to Troas—20:1-12d.  To Miletus, meeting with the elders of the church in Ephesus—20:13-38e.  To Tyre—21:1-6f.  To Ptolemais—21:7g.  To Caesarea—21:8-14h.  To Jerusalem, ending the third journey—21:15-17
8.  The negative influence of Judaism—21:18-26
9.  The ultimate persecution of the Jews—21:27-26:32
a.  An uproar against Paul—21:27-23:15(1)  Seized by the Jews—21:27-30(2)  The intervention of the Roman commander—21:31-39(3)  Defending himself before the rioting Jews—21:40-22:21(4)  Bound by the Romans—22:22-29(5)  Defending himself before the Sanhedrin—22:30-23:10(6)  Encouraged by the Lord—23:11(7)  The plot of the Jews—23:12-15b.  Transferred by the commander to the Roman governor Felix—23:16-24:27(1)  The secrecy of the transfer—23:16-35(2)  Accused by the Jews' advocate—24:1-9(3)  Defending himself before Felix—24:10-21(4)  Kept in the custody of the unjust and corrupt Roman politician—24:22-27c.  Left to Festus, the successor of Felix—25:1-26:32(1)  The request of the leaders of the Jews rejected—25:1-5(2)  Defending himself before Festus—25:6-8(3)  Appealing to Caesar—25:9-12(4)  Referred by Festus to King Agrippa—25:13-27(5)  Defending himself before King Agrippa—26:1-29(6)  King Agrippa's judgment—26:30-32
10.  The fourth journey—27:1-28:31
a.  To Fair Havens—27:1-12b.  The storm and Paul's prediction of safety—27:13-26c.  The ascendancy and wisdom of Paul in contrast to the baseness and folly of the sailors and soldiers—27:27-44d.  To the island of Malta—28:1-10e.  To Rome, ending the fourth journey—28:11-31(1)  Through Syracuse to Rome—vv. 11-16(2)  Contacting the Jewish leaders—vv. 17-22(3)  Ministering in Rome—vv. 23-31Outline of Acts
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