When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs? We who are […]
SOAP Devotional Acts 28:17-20 –- How should I respond to someone who has hurt me? – Free online Bible study – Commentary in easy English – Day 703
Three days later he called together the local Jewish leaders. When they had assembled, Paul said to them: “My brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or against the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans. They examined me and wanted to release me, because […]
SOAP Daily Devotional Acts 28:7-10 – Why should we show hospitality? – Free online Bible Study – Day 701
There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and showed us generous hospitality for three days. His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and […]
SOAP Daily Devotional Acts 28:1-6 – Why does God allow us to suffer? – Free online Bible study – Commentary in easy English – Day 700
Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold. Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out b the heat […]
SOAP Devotional Acts 27:42-44 – How can I avoid a shipwrecked life? – Free online Bible study – Commentary in easy English – Day 699
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping. But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. The rest were to get there on planks […]
SOAP Devotional Acts 27:33-38 – How do you help yourself heal? – Free online Bible study – Commentary in easy English – Day 697
Just before dawn, Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you haven’t eaten anything. Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.” […]
SOAP Devotional Acts 27:21-22 – Whose advice should we take? – Free online Bible study – Commentary in easy English – Day 694
After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said, “Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. But now I urge you to keep up your courage because not one of you will be […]
SOAP Daily Devotional Acts 26:30-32 – Will God help you fulfill your destiny? – Free online Bible study – Commentary in easy English – Day 688
The king rose and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them. After they left the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is not doing anything that deserves death or imprisonment.” Agrippa said to Festus. “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.” […]