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Paragraph Topics - Acts and Romans Started 10-21-2023 last edit 11-2-2023
Copyright 2023 by Greg Clements
This document has my short descriptions of sets of verses (often more than one paragraph of the NT) This document was made after I typed a sort-of paraphrase of verses, and added explanatory notes. This document should, in no way, replace your own reading of the Bible. You should read the Bible to get more of the original meaning and to get context.
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Acts
Acts 1:1-5 Stay in Jerusalem until you are baptized with the Holy Spirit.
Ac 1:6 - 11 Jesus’ final instructions and ascension
Ac 1:12 - 26 Jesus’ followers meet and organize
Ac 2:1 - 4 Filled with the Holy Spirit on Pentecost
Ac 2:5 - 13 The gospel message is preached in many languages
Ac 2:14 - 36 Peter gives the gospel message to the group
Ac 2:37 - 41 about 3,000 receive Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of their sins
Ac 2:42 - 47 Spiritual growth, meeting needs, church growth
Ac 3:1 - 10 Lame man is healed at the Temple
Ac 3:11 - 26 Peter and John witness about Jesus in the Temple area
Ac 4:1 - 4 Religious leaders arrest Peter and John - more people believe
Ac 4:5 - 12 Peter and John preach to the religious leaders
Ac 4:13 - 22 Peter and John say they will obey God
Ac 4:23 - 31 Believers praise God- The gospel is proclaimed in the city
Ac 4:32 - 37 People who have possessions sell them to meet needs
Ac 5:1 - 4 Ananias and Sapphira lie to the Holy Spirit
Ac 5:5 - 11 Ananias and Sapphira die - People realize this is serious
Ac 5:12 - 16 The apostles did many miracles among the people
Ac 5:17 - 26 God rescues the apostles from jail
Ac 5:27 - 42 The apostles are punished but praise God and keep preaching
Ac 6:1-7 Deacons are appointed - Apostles preach - Even priests believe
Ac 6:8 - 15 Stephen faces accusations
Ac 7:1 - 50 Stephen recounts how God worked through their ancestors
Ac 7:51 - 53 Stephen confronts his accusers
Ac 7:54 - 60 Stephen is accused of blasphemy and is stoned
Ac 8:1 - 3 Persecution of believers begins
Ac 8:4 - 13 The believers are scattered and preach accompanied by spiritual signs
Ac 8:14 - 25 Peter and John proclaimed the gospel in Samaria
Ac 8:26 - 40 Philip witnesses to the Ethiopian and in Caesarea
Ac 9:1 - 9 Saul persecutes the church but meets Jesus
Ac 9:10 - 19 Ananias brings a message to Saul - Saul is healed and baptized
Ac 9:20 - 25 Saul preaches Jesus in Damascus
Ac 9:26 - 31 Barnabas takes Saul to the apostles - Saul is sent to Tarsus - The church grows
Ac 9:32 - 43 Peter ministers outside Jerusalem - Tabitha is raised from the dead
Ac 10:1 - 8 Cornelius sends for Peter
Ac 10:9 - 16 God instructs Peter that he makes things clean
Ac 10:17 - 23a Peter welcomes the messengers from Cornelius
Ac 10:23b - 33 Peter and Cornelius have a conversation
Ac 10:34 - 43 Peter accepts the Gentiles and preaches
Ac 10:44 - 48 The Holy Spirit fell on all who heard Peter’s message - Gentiles are baptized
Ac 11:1 - 18 Peter testifies about the Gentiles receiving the Holy Spirit
Ac 11:19 - 26 Persecution spreads the gospel message
Ac 11:27 - 30 Christians in Antioch give financial aid to believers in Judea
Ac 12:1 - 11 An angel rescues Peter from prison
Ac 12:12 - 17 Peter tells many believers how he had been freed
Ac 12:18 - 19 Herod executes the guards and then leaves Jerusalem
Ac 12:20 - 25 Herod does not give glory to God and then dies
Ac 13:1 - 12 Barnabas and Saul make a missions trip to Cyprus
Ac 13:13 - 52 Paul and the missions team preach to Jews and then to Gentiles in southern Turkey
Ac 14:1 - 7 Paul and Barnabas proclaim the good news in other cities until opposition arises
Ac 14:8 - 20 In Lystra, a lame man lame is healed, Paul preaches to worship God, Paul is stoned, Paul and Barnabas go to Derbe.
Ac 14:21 - 28 Paul and Barnabas revisit cities, appoint elders, return to Antioch and give a report Gentiles are believing
Ac 15:1 - 21 Paul and Barnabas argue against circumcision for Gentile believers. Peter declares that people are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus. James suggests that a letter be written to Gentiles to tell them to abstain from some things
Ac 15:22 - 35 The church in Jerusalem sends leaders to Antioch with the letter - no circumcision requirement. The people rejoiced and were encouraged.
Ac 15:36 - 41 Paul and Barnabas disagree on taking John Mark. They go on separate missions trips
Ac 16:1 - 5 Paul finds Timothy, who is then circumcised. The local churches were strengthened in faith and increased in numbers.
Ac 16:6 - 10 Paul and the group including Luke are guided to Macedonia by a vision
Ac 16:11 - 15 In Philippi, Lydia and her household believed in Paul’s gospel message
Ac 16:16 - 24 Paul frees a slave girl from a spirit. Paul and SIlas are put in prison
Ac 16:25 - 40 An earthquake frees the prisoners. The jailer and his famly were baptized. The magistrates apologize to Paul.
Ac 17:1 - 9 Paul preaches to Jews in Thessalonica. Unbelieving Jews stir up trouble
Ac 17:10 - 15 Paul and Silas go to Berea Many of the Jews and many prominent Greek men and women believe. Opposition leads Paul to go to Athens
Ac 17:16 - 34 Paul preaches in Athens Some people believed and joined Paul.
Ac 18:1 - 11 Paul goes to Corinth and meets Aquila and Priscilla. Paul preaches to Jews and then to Gentiles. The Lord told Paul in a vision in the night to not be afraid. Paul stayed in Corinth for 18 months, teaching the word of God to the people.
Ac 18:12 - 17 The Jews bring charges against Paul and attack new believers
Ac 18:18 - 23 Paul sails to Ephesus, goes to Jerusalem, to Antioch, and central Turkey
Ac 18:24 - 28 Priscilla and Aquila teach Apollos. Apollos preaches in Greece
Ac 19:1 - 7 Paul explains Spirit baptism to believers in Ephesus
Ac 19:8 - 10 Paul preached to Jews for three months, and then to Gentiles. He was there for two years so all who lived in the surrounding area heard the gospel
Ac 19:11 - 20 Amazing miracles through Paul - Jesus name is praised - Word of the Lord grows
Ac 19:21 - 41 Silversmiths in Ephesus stir up trouble
Ac 20:1 - 12 Paul goes to Macedonia and Greece, then to Troas-Paul preaches long-Eutchus lives after a fall
Ac 20:13 - 17 Paul meets elders from Ephesus south of Ephesus
Ac 20:18 - 38 Paul reminds the elders of his ministry events-Paul presses on into persecution
Ac 21: 1 - 14 Paul is told prophetic word of his persecution in Jerusalem-the Lord’s will be done
Ac 21:15 - 40 Christians in Jerusalem welcome Paul and his report of ministry-Paul goes to the Temple - Jews stir up the crowd - Roman soldiers protect him
Ac 22:1 -.21 Paul addressed the crowd in Aramaic-Tells his background-Gives his testimony of Jesus appearing to him near Damascus and having sight healed-called to be a witness to Gentiles for Jesus
Ac 22:22 - 29 The crowd riots - Paul tells the commander he is a Roman citizen
Ac 22:30 - Ac 23:5 Sanhedrin speaks to Paul
Ac 23:6 - 11 Paul divides the Sadducees and Pharisees - Jesus tells Paul he will testify about him in Rome.
Ac 23:12 - 24 Jews plan to kill Paul - Romans are informed
Ac 23:25 - 35 Paul is transferred with an escort to Caesarea
Ac 24:1 - 9 Jewish leaders bring charges against Paul to the governor.
Ac 24:10 - 23 Felix lets Paul speak - Paul is accused concerning resurrection of the dead
Ac 24:22 - 27 Felix keeps Paul in prison for two years - Festus succeeded Felix and keeps Paul in prison as a favor to the Jews
Ac 25:1 - 12 Jewish leaders bring charges against Paul to Festus - Paul appeals to Caesar
Ac 25:13 - 27 King Agrippa visits and hears Paul
Ac 26: 1 - 23 Paul gives his testimony and witnesses that Christ rose from the dead
Ac 26:24 - 32 Paul could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.
Ac 27:1 - 8 Paul sails for Rome under guard
Ac 27:9 - 26 The sea voyage was dangerous - Paul tells them God will protect them
Ac 27:27 - 38 Fourteen days in the storm - Paul encourages the people
Ac 27:39 - 44 The ship runs aground - all were brought safely to land.
Ac 28:1 – 10 Poisonous snake doesn’t kill Paul - Father of island leader is healed
Ac 28:11 - 16 After three months they sailed to Italy - Believers from Rome encourage Paul
Ac 28:17 - Paul witnesses to Jewish leaders
End of Acts
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Romans
Rom Chp 1: 1 – 7 Paul was called to be an apostle to lead Gentiles to faith in Jesus
Rom 1:8 – 17 Paul was not ashamed of the gospel, for“The righteous will live by faith.”
Rom 1:18 - 23 God’s eternal power and divine nature have been in evidence to all by seeing what he has made. People have no excuse
Rom 1:24 - 32 People refused to honor God - he let them be impure - They put away the truth about God and replaced it with a lie.
Rom 2:1 - 16 God judges - He will render each one according to his works - It is not those who hear the law who are righteous before God, but those who do the law will be declared righteous.
Rom 2:17 - 25 Those who have an inward circumcision receive praise from God and not just from people.
Rom 3:1 - 8 The Jews have a spiritual advantage - God is the judge of the world
Rom 3:9 - 30 Faithfulness of Jesus Christ reveals God’s righteousness
Rom 4:1 - 25 Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness - believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
Rom 5:1 - 11 Righteous in God’s eyes by faith in Jesus
Rom 5:12 - 21 The obedience of one man (glc…Jesus) results in many becoming righteous. Rom 6:1 - 14 Those who died to sin should not live in sin. - consider yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Rom 6:15 - 23 Present your body as slaves to righteousness that leads to sanctification.- the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Rom 7:1 - 12 We have now been released from the law, we may serve in the new life of the Spirit
Rom 7:13 - 25 Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!
Rom 8:1 - 11 Those who are in Christ Jesus are not condemned.
Rom 8:12 - 25 Those who obey and follow the Spirit of God are children of God. - Our hope and faith in Jesus saved us.
Rom 8:26 - 31 All events and circumstances result in good (glc…the ultimate, eternal good) for those who have faith and love God
Rom 8:31 - 39 God is for us so none can be effectively against us.
Rom 9:1 - 18 The children brought forth through God’s promise are counted as descendants.
Romans 9:19 - 33 In the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
Romans 10:1 - 13 Everyone who believes in Jesus can have righteousness.
Romans 10:14 - 21 Ffaith comes from what people hear, and what they hear comes through the word of Christ that is preached to them.
Romans 11:1 - 12 God has not rejected his people, Israel.
Romans 11:13 - 36 Don’t think too highly of your position, but have a reverent fear of God!
Romans 12:1 - 8 Use your body as a living, holy, and pleasing sacrifice to God
Romans 12: 9 - 21 Do not let evil have victory over you but let good have victory over evil.
Rom 13:1 - 7 Obey the governing authorities.
Rom 13:8 - 14 Don’t owe anyone anything, except to love each other
Rom 14:1 - 12 Be caring for the one who has weak faith
Rom 14:13 - 23 Therefore, don’t make a final judgment on other Christians
Romans 15:1 - 6 All should please their neighbor for their good to help him improve.
Rom 15:7 - 13 Accept one another, just as Christ accepted you, to God’s glory.
Rom 15:14 - 21 Paul served the gospel of God like a priest, so the Gentiles would be sanctified by the Holy Spirit and thus be an acceptable offering.
Rom 15:22 – 32 Paul has wanted to come to them for many years. Paul urges the brothers and sisters to fervently support Paul in prayer to God through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Holy Spirit.
Rom 16:1 - 16 Paul recommends people and sends greetings
Rom 16:17 - 23 Be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.
Rom 16:24 - 27 To him who has all ability to strengthen you according to Paul’s message and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, in line with the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages, but is now revealed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all the nations, following the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith - to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be glory forever! Amen.
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