Bible Language Cross References for the verse Acts 13:0 in NET
- 1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
- 2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
- 3 He went into all the region around the Jordan River, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
- 4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one shouting in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.
- 5 Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be brought low, and the crooked will be made straight, and the rough ways will be made smooth,
- 6 and all humanity will see the salvation of God.'"
- 7 So John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, "You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
- 8 Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance, and don't begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
- 9 Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire."
- 10 So the crowds were asking him, "What then should we do?"
- 11 John answered them, "The person who has two tunics must share with the person who has none, and the person who has food must do likewise."
- 12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what should we do?"
- 13 He told them, "Collect no more than you are required to."
- 14 Then some soldiers also asked him, "And as for us� what should we do?" He told them, "Take money from no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your pay."
- 15 While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,
- 16 John answered them all, "I baptize you with water, but one more powerful than I am is coming� I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
- 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to clean out his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse, but the chaff he will burn up with inextinguishable fire."
- 18 And in this way, with many other exhortations, John proclaimed good news to the people.
- 19 But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and because of all the evil deeds that he had done,
- 20 Herod added this to them all: He locked up John in prison.
- 21 Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, the heavens opened,
- 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight."
- 23 So Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years old. He was the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
- 24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
- 25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
- 26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,
- 27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
- 28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
- 29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
- 30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
- 31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
- 32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
- 33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
- 34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
- 35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
- 36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
- 37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Kenan,
- 38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
- 1 Now in those days, when the disciples were growing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Hebraic Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
- 2 So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.
- 3 But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.
- 4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."
- 5 The proposal pleased the entire group, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaism from Antioch.
- 6 They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
- 7 The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
- 8 Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.
- 9 But some men from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen.
- 10 Yet they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
- 11 Then they secretly instigated some men to say, "We have heard this man speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God."
- 12 They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.
- 13 They brought forward false witnesses who said, "This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.
- 14 For we have heard him saying that Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us."
- 15 All who were sitting in the council looked intently at Stephen and saw his face was like the face of an angel.
- 1 After we had safely reached shore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
- 2 The local inhabitants showed us extraordinary kindness, for they built a fire and welcomed us all because it had started to rain and was cold.
- 3 When Paul had gathered a bundle of brushwood and was putting it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.
- 4 When the local people saw the creature hanging from Paul's hand, they said to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer! Although he has escaped from the sea, Justice herself has not allowed him to live!"
- 5 However, Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.
- 6 But they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
- 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.
- 8 The father of Publius lay sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and after praying, placed his hands on him and healed him.
- 9 After this had happened, many of the people on the island who were sick also came and were healed.
- 10 They also bestowed many honors, and when we were preparing to sail, they gave us all the supplies we needed.
- 11 After three months we put out to sea in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island and had the "Heavenly Twins" as its figurehead.
- 12 We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days.
- 13 From there we cast off and arrived at Rhegium, and after one day a south wind sprang up and on the second day we came to Puteoli.
- 14 There we found some brothers and were invited to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome.
- 15 The brothers from there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. When he saw them, Paul thanked God and took courage.
- 16 When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.
- 17 After three days Paul called the local Jewish leaders together. When they had assembled, he said to them, "Brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, from Jerusalem I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans.
- 18 When they had heard my case, they wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
- 19 But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar� not that I had some charge to bring against my own people.
- 20 So for this reason I have asked to see you and speak with you, for I am bound with this chain because of the hope of Israel."
- 21 They replied, "We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor have any of the brothers come from there and reported or said anything bad about you.
- 22 But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know that people everywhere speak against it."
- 23 They set a day to meet with him, and they came to him where he was staying in even greater numbers. From morning until evening he explained things to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.
- 24 Some were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
- 25 So they began to leave, unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah
- 26 when he said, 'Go to this people and say, "You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive.
- 27 For the heart of this people has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have closed their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them."'
- 28 "Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!"
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- 30 Paul lived there two whole years in his own rented quarters and welcomed all who came to him,
- 31 proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete boldness and without restriction.
- 1 So, since Christ suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same attitude, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin,
- 2 in that he spends the rest of his time on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.
- 3 For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to do what the non-Christians desire. You lived then in debauchery, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking bouts, and wanton idolatries.
- 4 So they are astonished when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you.
- 5 They will face a reckoning before Jesus Christ who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.
- 6 Now it was for this very purpose that the gospel was preached to those who are now dead, so that though they were judged in the flesh by human standards they may live spiritually by God's standards.
- 7 For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.
- 8 Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins.
- 9 Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
- 10 Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.
- 11 Whoever speaks, let it be with God's words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
- 12 Dear friends, do not be astonished that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as though something strange were happening to you.
- 13 But rejoice in the degree that you have shared in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice and be glad.
- 14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, who is the Spirit of God, rests on you.
- 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker.
- 16 But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear such a name.
- 17 For it is time for judgment to begin, starting with the house of God. And if it starts with us, what will be the fate of those who are disobedient to the gospel of God?
- 18 And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of the ungodly and sinners?
- 19 So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good.