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Acts 8:35

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Philip began to speak. He started with this same Scripture and told the man the Good News about Jesus.

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Then he began to explain everything that had been written about himself in the Scriptures. He started with the books of Moses and then he talked about what the prophets had said about him.

He argued very strongly against the Jews before all the people. He clearly proved that the Jews were wrong. He used the Scriptures and showed that Jesus is the Messiah.

I decided that while I was with you I would forget about everything except Jesus Christ and his death on the cross.

Paul and the Jews chose a day for a meeting. On that day many more of these Jews met with Paul at his house. He spoke to them all day long, explaining God’s kingdom to them. He used the Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets to persuade them to believe in Jesus.

Then Jesus began teaching the people. He said,

The apostles did not stop teaching the people. They continued to tell the Good News—that Jesus is the Messiah. They did this every day in the Temple area and in people’s homes.

I know that you heard about him, and in him you were taught the truth. Yes, the truth is in Jesus.

We have spoken freely to you people in Corinth. We have opened our hearts to you.

But this is the message we tell everyone: Christ was killed on a cross. This message is a problem for Jews, and to other people it is nonsense.

Some Jews also were traveling around forcing evil spirits out of people. The seven sons of Sceva, one of the leading priests, were doing this. These Jews tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus to make the evil spirits go out of people. They all said, “By the same Jesus that Paul talks about, I order you to come out!”

Some of these believers were men from Cyprus and Cyrene. When these men came to Antioch, they began speaking to people who were not Jews. They told them the Good News about the Lord Jesus.

Peter began to speak: “I really understand now that God does not consider some people to be better than others.

Soon he began to go to the synagogues and tell people about Jesus. He told the people, “Jesus is the Son of God!”

Then the Lord will give you times of spiritual rest. He will send you Jesus, the one he chose to be the Messiah.

Some of the Epicurean and some of the Stoic philosophers argued with him. Some of them said, “This man doesn’t really know what he is talking about. What is he trying to say?” Paul was telling them the Good News about Jesus and the resurrection. So they said, “He seems to be telling us about some other gods.”

The official said to Philip, “Please, tell me, who is the prophet talking about? Is he talking about himself or about someone else?”




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