Friday, March 6, 2015
Chronological New Testament Study Day 48
Acts 4; Acts 5; Acts 6
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1 The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the
Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. 2 They
were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people and
proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. 3 They
seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in jail until
the next day. 4 But many who heard the message believed, and
the number of men grew to about five thousand. 5 The next day
the rulers, elders and teachers of the law met in Jerusalem. 6 Annas
the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and the other
men of the high priest's family. 7 They had Peter and John
brought before them and began to question them: "By what power or what
name did you do this?" 8Then Peter, filled with the Holy
Spirit, said to them: "Rulers and elders of the people! 9 If
we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a cripple
and are asked how he was healed,10 then know this, you and all the
people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you
crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you
healed. 11 He is " 'the stone you builders rejected,
which has become the capstone. ' 12 Salvation is found in no
one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must
be saved." 13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John
and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and
they took note that these men had been with Jesus. 14 But
since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them,
there was nothing they could say. 15 So they ordered them to
withdraw from the Sanhedrin and then conferred together. 16 "What
are we going to do with these men?" they asked. "Everybody living in
Jerusalem knows they have done an outstanding miracle, and we cannot deny it. 17 But
to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn
these men to speak no longer to anyone in this name." 18 Then
they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in
the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John replied, "Judge
for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God. 20 For
we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard." 21 After
further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them,
because all the people were praising God for what had happened. 22 For
the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old. 23 On
their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all
that the chief priests and elders had said to them. 24 When
they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God.
"Sovereign Lord," they said, "you made the heaven and the earth
and the sea, and everything in them. 25 You spoke by the Holy
Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David: " 'Why do the
nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 26 The kings of the
earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and
against his Anointed One. ' 27 Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate
met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to
conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. 28 They
did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen. 29 Now,
Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with
great boldness. 30Stretch out your hand to heal and perform
miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus." 31 After
they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all
filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. 32 All
the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his
possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had. 33 With
great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus,
and much grace was upon them all. 34 There were no needy
persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold
them, brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the
apostles' feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need. 36 Joseph,
a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means Son of
Encouragement), 37 sold a field he owned and brought the money
and put it at the apostles' feet.
1 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira,
also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife's full
knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and
put it at the apostles' feet. 3 Then Peter said,
"Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied
to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received
for the land? 4Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And
after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of
doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God." 5 When
Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard
what had happened. 6 Then the young men came forward, wrapped
up his body, and carried him out and buried him. 7 About three
hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 Peter
asked her, "Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the
land?" "Yes," she said, "that is the price." 9 Peter
said to her, "How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look!
The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will
carry you out also." 10 At that moment she fell down at
his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried
her out and buried her beside her husband. 11Great fear seized the
whole church and all who heard about these events. 12 The
apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all
the believers used to meet together in Solomon's Colonnade. 13 No
one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people. 14 Nevertheless,
more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their
number. 15 As a result, people brought the sick into the
streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might
fall on some of them as he passed by. 16 Crowds gathered also
from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by
evil spirits, and all of them were healed. 17 Then the high
priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees,
were filled with jealousy. 18 They arrested the apostles and
put them in the public jail.19 But during the night an angel of the
Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. 20"Go,
stand in the temple courts," he said, "and tell the people the full
message of this new life." 21 At daybreak they entered
the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people. When
the high priest and his associates arrived, they called together the
Sanhedrin--the full assembly of the elders of Israel--and sent to the jail for
the apostles. 22 But on arriving at the jail, the officers did
not find them there. So they went back and reported, 23 "We
found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when
we opened them, we found no one inside." 24 On hearing
this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were
puzzled, wondering what would come of this. 25 Then someone
came and said, "Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple
courts teaching the people." 26 At that, the captain went
with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because
they feared that the people would stone them. 27 Having
brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be
questioned by the high priest. 28 "We gave you strict
orders not to teach in this name," he said. "Yet you have filled
Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man's
blood." 29 Peter and the other apostles replied: "We
must obey God rather than men! 30 The God of our fathers
raised Jesus from the dead--whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree. 31 God
exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might give
repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel. 32 We are
witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to
those who obey him." 33 When they heard this, they were
furious and wanted to put them to death. 34 But a Pharisee
named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood
up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while. 35 Then
he addressed them: "Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to
do to these men. 36 Some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming
to be somebody, and about four hundred men rallied to him. He was killed, all
his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing. 37 After
him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and led a band of
people in revolt. He too was killed, and all his followers were scattered. 38 Therefore,
in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if
their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. 39 But
if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find
yourselves fighting against God." 40 His speech persuaded
them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them
not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. 41 The
apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of
suffering disgrace for the Name.42 Day after day, in the temple
courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the
good news that Jesus is the Christ.
Romans 10
Romans 10 (New International Version, ©2010)
Romans 10
1 Brothers and sisters, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. 4 Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
5 Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: "The person who does these things will live by them."[a] 6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'"[b] (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 "or 'Who will descend into the deep?'"[c] (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,"[d] that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: 9 If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, "Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame."[e] 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."[f]
14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"[g]
16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?"[h] 17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. 18 But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did: "Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world."[i]
19 Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says, "I will make you envious by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding."[j]
20 And Isaiah boldly says, "I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me."[k]
21 But concerning Israel he says, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people."
Romans 10
1 Brothers and sisters, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. 4 Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
5 Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: "The person who does these things will live by them."[a] 6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'"[b] (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 "or 'Who will descend into the deep?'"[c] (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,"[d] that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: 9 If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, "Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame."[e] 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."[f]
14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"[g]
16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?"[h] 17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. 18 But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did: "Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world."[i]
19 Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says, "I will make you envious by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding."[j]
20 And Isaiah boldly says, "I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me."[k]
21 But concerning Israel he says, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people."
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