It is interesting to note that thirty minutes after pentecost the apostles knew more about christ than they. Third missionary journey first, back to ephesus chapter 18. But it is more likely that theophilus was a real person. Paul was a chosen vessel of mine to bear my name before gentiles, kings, and the children of israel. It was my personal revival after a three year wandering in the desert while i put off letting god take over. The priests, the captain of the temple, and the sadducees arrested peter and john and tried them before. David guzik commentary on acts 3 describes the encounter of peter and john with a lame man begging for alms, and healing him instead. At the same time there was a man crippled from birth being carried up. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. Welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. The first disciples experienced considerable opposition at the hands of jewish leaders. That is the way god often works, using vessels of clay through which to.
This chapter is concerned exclusively with the conversion of cornelius, the same event also being under consideration in acts 11. As the book of acts makes clear, christians are not obligated to follow this holiness code. We must be constant to our duty because that is the way to be happy, proverbs 3. A large and ornate gate inside the temple mount on the eastern side, separating the court of the gentiles. And a certain man lame from his mothers womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple. Acts chapter 10 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Acts of the apostles chapter three objectives in studying this chapter 1 to study the healing of the lame man, noting various aspects of the miracle 2 to examine peters second gospel sermon, his call to repent and the blessings to follow summary the chapter opens with peter and john going to the temple where they encounter a man lame from.
Acts 3 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Verses 111 the apostles and the first believers attended the temple worship at the hours of prayer. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. Third missionary journey part 2 strengthening the pastors chapter 20 68 22. Study of acts discussion notes chapter 3 introduction we previously discussed the fact that the holy spirit is in fact christ dwelling in us and among us. The tradition from the earliest days of the church has been that luke, a companion of the apostle paul, wrote the books of luke and acts colossians 4. What two apostles, was it saidwent up to the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. The two apostles set out for a temple called beautiful because it was the ninth hour, a time for prayer. The second sermon is interrupted by the arrest of peter and john. Proverbs chapter 3 matthew henry complete commentary on. The people are astonished, and the apostles inform them that it was not by their own power they had healed the man, but through the power of jesus of nazareth, whom they had crucified, acts 3. Acts overview, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this one volume commentary.
Christ having ordered them not to depart thence, but to wait for the pouring out of the holy spirit. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. He said to abraham, through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed. From what standpoints can the book of acts be approached. Acts 3, new international version niv the bible app. In this part, the writer tells us how paul met jesus. Acts is the second book in the history that luke wrote. Peter and john go to the temple at the hour of prayer, and heal a man who had been lame from his mothers womb, acts 3. Acts 3 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. The meaning of acts chapter 3 missionlink fellowship. The remaining chapters of acts will be devoted to about four years of pauls life, all of it spent as. The absence of chronological data in the acts, as a book written by one who in the. Ezekiel built a model to portray the babylonian siege of jerusalem 4.
And after they had drawn this up, they applied means of protection, undergirding the ship. Acts 3 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. Luke told us how the church was formed by the gift of the holy spirit and baptism and gathered around the apostles teaching and now moves on to narrate examples of the apostles ministry in jerusalem. Perhaps luke was using it to mean any christian reader. For i will show him how many things he must suffer for my names sake acts 9. Furthermore, acts chapter two tended to focus on the last days, the day of the lord as prophesied by joel, while the second sermon tends to go back to the early days of israels beginnings, to the days of the patriarchs abraham, isaac, and jacob, 3. Acts chapter 24 begins five days after paul is sent to caesarea. Tagged acts 34, answers bsf lesson 3, answers bsf lesson 3 day 2, bible study fellowship, bsf, bsf acts, bsf acts lesson 3, bsf acts lesson 3 day 2, bsf acts of the apostles, bsf answers lesson 3, bsf answers lesson 3 day 2, bsf book of acts, bsf lesson 3, bsf lesson 3 day 2, bsf lessons, ephesians 2. Acts overview mcgarveys original commentary on acts. Are you sitting in judgment over me according to the law of moses and yet do you order me to be hit contrary to that law. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Using that criterion, the second chapter would have been a great start to the book of acts, as the holy spirit came with fiery tongues and the.
A commentary on the acts of the apostles, chapter 3 9 kindle edition by stob, william s download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Study the bible online using commentary on acts 3 and more. Peter and john seem to have been led by a divine direction, to work a miracle on a man above forty years old, who had been a cripple. Acts 3 new international version niv peter heals a lame beggar. A commentary on the acts of the apostles, chapter 39 kindle edition by stob, william s download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Ch 34 the healing of a sick person and the consequences. The ninth hour the jews divided the time from sunrise to sunset into twelve hours. Acts 3 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Finally, the primary theme of chapter 2 was judgment. Acts chapter 3 is where we find peter and john healing a crippled man as they continue to tell people with boldness about jesus christ. Acts 3 niv peter heals a lame beggar one day bible gateway. He has been kept in herods judgment hall when ananias, the high priest, comes into his cell with several elders and with tertullus, a lawyer. This passage in which peter and john heal a lame man is the first scene in the book of acts after the story of pentecost in chapter 2.
An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of acts. According to the acts of the apostles, chapter 10, saint peter had a vision of a vessel full of. The book of acts course a, lesson 3 free bible study. Lukes devoting so much space to the narrative of a single conversion indicates the importance of it. The third chapter of acts almost sounds like the story after the headlines. The apostles and the first believers attended the temple worship at the hours of prayer. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. At what time did peter and john go to the temple in jerusalem. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. We must live a life of dependence upon god because that is the way to be safe, proverbs 3. The origin of it appears to have been their partnership in the fishingboats in which. Acts of the apostles 3 commentary new testament matthew. The book of acts, also called acts of the apostles, does not specifically identify its author.
Proverbs 3 this chapter is one of the most excellent in all this book, both for argument to persuade us to be religious and for directions therein. Acts chapter 10 kjv king james version 1 there was a certain man in caesarea called cornelius, a centurion of the band called the italian band. The story of the healing of the lame man in acts chapter 3 is one of the delightful. Acts, chapter 3 king james version christian answers webbible.