a paraphrased study
1 - Then Paul joined the men who had taken a vow, and the next day purified himself along with them and they went into the temple, giving notice when the days of the vow would be fulfilled and the offering made for each one. 27 When the seven days were almost completed, the Judean from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hold of him, 28 crying out, “Men of Israel! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against us and against the law and against this temple! Moreover, he even brought Greeks (unbelievers not adhering to the society preserving laws of Moses) into the temple and has desolated this holy place!” 29 For they had previously seen Trophimus the Gentile Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. 30 Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran as one and seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. And at once the gates were shut. 31 And as they were planning to kill him, word came to the tribune of the centurions that all Jerusalem was in confusion. 32 So he took soldiers and centurions and ran to the uproar. When the people saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. 33 Then the tribune arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. And he asked who he was and what he had done. 34 Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, some another. And as he could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks. 35 And when he came to the steps, he was actually carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd, 36 for the mob of people were following crying out, “Away with him!” 37 But as Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the tribune, “May I say something to you?” And the tribune said, “Do you know Greek? 38 Aren’tyou the Egyptian who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand Assassins out into the wilderness?” 39 Paul replied, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a (Roman) citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.” 40 And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people. And when they quieted, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying - (Continued next week, and in our bibles, lol..)
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Very Brief Outline of Acts:
Jesus returns to where he was with the Father before his advent/visit (his brief first one).
The Holy Spirit/Presence of God is poured out on the believers who were in Jerusalem on the late Spring holy day of Pentecost. Peter speaks, there are 3000 new believers that day.
The good news message spreads, Peter is invited and goes to a Roman’s house and all believe. The first record of non Hebrew believers (besides likely some on Pentecost).
Persecution breaks out.. jail. stoning. Pharisee Saul leads the persecution, but on his way to Damascus with papers for arrests, Jesus makes himself seen but is so bright Paul falls to the ground and is blinded. After two days he is healed and is a believer, and soon is called Paul. He wrote many (to most) of the New Testament letters, but spent a few years (it seems to me) exclusively listening to the Lord. He established many ‘churches’ in what’s called three missionary journeys, and met and worked with Mark and Luke, and quite a few others. (Luke wrote this Book of Acts.) His fourth journey is to Rome to trial as a prisoner. There’s a shipwreck on the way.. He wrote many of his letters while in prison and under ‘house’ arrest. ..And yes he was executed because of what he taught, as were all the original disciples turned apostles, except for probably John, who in his later years wrote three short letters and the vision and book of Revelation.
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