This is the passage the eunuch was reading: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth. In his humiliation he was deprived of justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth.” […]
Daily Devotional Acts 8:30-31 – How do I make Jesus known to others? – Free Online Bible Study – Commentary in easy English – Day 518
Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. (Acts 8:30-31) I have a friend, a former pastor, […]
Acts 8:26-29 – Why is it important to listen to God?
But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, “Arise and go south to the road that descends from Jerusalem to Gaza.” And he arose and went; and behold, there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had […]
Daily Devotional Acts 8:26-29 – Why is it important to listen to God? – Free Online Bible Study – Commentary in easy English – Day 517
But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, “Arise and go south to the road that descends from Jerusalem to Gaza.” And he arose and went; and behold, there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had […]
Acts 8:9-13 – What can we learn from the story of Simon the Sorcerer? – Part 1
But there was a man named Simon in that city who had been practicing magic for some time and mystifying the people of Samaria. He pretended that he was somebody great, and everyone from the lowest to the highest, was fascinated by him. Indeed they used to say, “This man must be that great power […]
Daily Devotional Acts 8:9-13 – What can we learn from Simon the Sorcerer? – Part 1 – Free Online Bible Study – Commentary in easy English – Day 514
But there was a man named Simon in that city who had been practicing magic for some time and mystifying the people of Samaria. He pretended that he was somebody great, and everyone from the lowest to the highest, was fascinated by him. Indeed they used to say, “This man must be that great power […]
Acts 6:5-7 – Does promotion come from God?
This proposal (that they choose seven deacons to be in charge of the food bank) pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed […]
Daily Devotional Acts 6:5-7 – Does promotion come from God? – Free Online Bible Study – Commentary in easy English – Day 492
This proposal (that they choose seven deacons to be in charge of the food bank) pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed […]