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Bible Commentaries
Acts

Preacher's Complete Homiletical CommentaryPreacher's Homiletical

Chapter 1
Ascension of Jesus; Appointment of Matthias.
Chapter 2
Pentecost; Peter's Sermon; Birth of the Church.
Chapter 3
Healing of the Lame Man; Peter's Sermon.
Chapter 4
Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin; Early Church's Unity.
Chapter 5
Ananias and Sapphira; Apostles' Miracles and Imprisonment.
Chapter 6
Selection of the Seven Deacons; Stephen's Ministry.
Chapter 7
Stephen's Speech and Martyrdom.
Chapter 8
Persecution; Philip's Ministry in Samaria and with the Eunuch.
Chapter 9
Conversion of Saul; Peter's Miracles.
Chapter 10
Cornelius' Vision; Peter's Vision and Visit.
Chapter 11
Peter's Defense; Antioch's Church and Its Growth.
Chapter 12
James' Martyrdom; Peter's Miraculous Escape from Prison.
Chapter 13
Paul and Barnabas' First Missionary Journey Begins.
Chapter 14
Paul and Barnabas' Ministry; Return to Antioch.
Chapter 15
Jerusalem Council's Decision on Gentile Believers.
Chapter 16
Paul's Second Journey; Lydia's Conversion; Imprisonment in Philippi.
Chapter 17
Paul in Thessalonica, Berea, and Athens.
Chapter 18
Paul in Corinth; Return to Antioch.
Chapter 19
Paul in Ephesus; Riot at the Temple of Artemis.
Chapter 20
Paul's Farewell to the Ephesian Elders; Journey to Jerusalem.
Chapter 21
Paul's Arrival in Jerusalem; Arrest.
Chapter 22
Paul's Defense Before the Crowd.
Chapter 23
Paul Before the Sanhedrin; Conspiracy Against Him.
Chapter 24
Paul's Trial Before Felix.
Chapter 25
Paul Before Festus; Appeal to Caesar.
Chapter 26
Paul's Defense Before King Agrippa.
Chapter 27
Paul's Voyage to Rome; Shipwreck.
Chapter 28
Paul in Rome; Ministry and Witness.

- Acts

by Editor - Joseph S. Exell

CHAPTER 8
THE CHURCH PASSES BEYOND THE BOUNDS OF JUDÆA—MOVING TOWARDS THE GENTILES

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1. The Fires of Persecution rekindled; or, Evil overruled for Good (Acts 7:1-4).

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2. Philip the Deacon in Samaria; or, the Gospel spreading (Acts 7:5-8).

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3. The Accession of Simon Magus; or, the Reception of a doubtful convert (Acts 7:9-13).

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4. The Mission of Peter and John; or, the Confirmation of the Saints (Acts 7:14-17; Acts 7:25?).

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5. The Two Simons; or, the Detection of a Hypocrite (Acts 7:18-24).

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6. The Conversion of the Eunuch; or, the Gospel carried into Ethiopia (Acts 7:26-40).

 
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