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Bible Study Acts (Chapter 11)

Posted in Acts, tagged , , , , on July 10, 2025|

Read Acts Chapter 11
1. What news had spread to the apostles and others according to Acts 11:1?

2. How was Peter treated when he went up to Jerusalem? By whom?

3. What did they say in Acts 11:3?

4. How did Peter respond in Acts 11:4-14?

5. What did the Spirit tell Peter before he left according to Acts 11:12?

6. What does Peter say happened when he began to speak in Acts 11:15?

7. What came to Peter’s memory at that time according to Acts 11:16?

8. What conclusion does Peter draw from these things in Acts 11:17?

9. What was the reaction to Peter in Acts 11:18?

10. To where did those forced to scatter because of the death of Stephen flee according to Acts 11:19?

11. To whom did those scattered speak?

12. Who did the men of Cyprus and Cyrene speak to according to Acts 11:20?

Going deeper: Where was Cyprus? Where was Cyrene? How far were they from Jerusalem?

13. Copy Acts 11:21. Meditate on this. Have you experienced this? What happened? If you haven’t experienced it, do you wish to? Have a conversation with God about this.

14. Why was Barnabas sent to Antioch?

Going deeper: Where was Antioch?

15. What did Barnabas see when he arrived in Antioch? What did he tell them in according to Acts 11:23?

16. How is Barnabas described in Acts 11:24?

17. Why did Barnabas go to Tarsus according to Acts 11:25?

Going deeper: Where was Tarsus?

18. What does Barnabas do when he locates Saul? What did they do in Antioch according to Acts 11:26?

19. According to Acts 11:27, who came down from Jerusalem to Antioch?

20. Who was Agabus? What did he foretell in Acts 11:28 through the Spirit?

21. What did the disciples do as a result of hearing this prophecy in Acts 11:29-30?

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Bible Study Acts Chapter 7

Posted in Acts, tagged , , on March 13, 2025|

Read Acts Chapter 7
1. What does the high priest ask Stephen in Acts 7:1?

2. Whose story does Stephen begin with in Acts 7:2-8? What is his point in re-telling this story?

3. Whose story does Stephen turn to in Acts 7:9-16? What point is he making in telling this story?

4. Whose story does Stephen turn to in Acts 7:17-29? What is the point of this part of the story?

5. Whose story is being continued in Acts 7:30-34? What is the point of this part of the story?

6. What commentary does Stephen provide about the life and ministry of Moses in Acts 7:35-41? What is the point he is making here?

7. What does Stephen say that God did in Acts 7:42-43?

8. What does Stephen go on to say about the “tent of witness” or Tabernacle in Acts 7:44-47?

9. What does Stephen say about the dwelling place of the Most High in Acts 7:48-50? What passage is he quoting here?

10. How does Stephen address the people in Acts 7:51?

Isaiah 66:1-2

11. What do you learn from the following verses?
Exodus 32:9

Exodus 33:3, 5

Deuteronomy 9:6

Deuteronomy 10:16

Deuteronomy 30:6

Jeremiah 4:4

12. What does he say of their fathers (ancestors) in Acts 7:51-52?

13. Copy Acts 7:53. Meditate on this. Record your thoughts and impressions.

14. What was the reaction of the crowd listening to Stephen according to Acts 7:54?

15. What did Stephen do according to Acts 7:55-56?

16. What happened in Acts 7:57-58?

17. What does Stephen do according to Acts 7:59-60 as he was being stoned?

18. Copy Acts 7:58. What is your heart’s reaction to this scene? Are you sad? Angry? Rejoicing? How might the onlookers who loved Stephen be feeling? What about those who stoned him? How might the scene have impacted Saul?

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