Chaps 11-12
Which apostle was killed by the sword, and it was said that it pleased the Jews?
James, the brother of John
Acts 12:2-3 "And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)"
Who was the last of the judges (according to apostle Paul)?
Samuel
Acts 14:20-21 "And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years."
In Lystra, Paul found a disciple who was the son of a Jewish woman and a Greek man. What is the name of this disciple?
Timothy/Timotheus
Acts 16:1 "Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:"
Paul found a particular altar in Athens to be interesting and used it as a reference in one of his sermons to the Athenians. What was inscribed on the altar?
"TO THE UNKNOWN GOD"
Acts 17:23 "For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you."
According to Paul, what was the baptism of John?
Baptism of repentance
Acts 19:4 "Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus."
Complete the following: "John indeed baptized with water; but ..."
"...ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost"
Acts 11:16 "Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost."
Who said this to whom: "Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them."
The Holy Ghost said it to the prophets and the teachers
Acts 13:1-2 "Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them."
Who said the following: "If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there"
Lydia
Acts 16:14-15 "And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us."
Who said this to whom: "Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean; from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles"
Paul to the Jews in Corinth
Acts 18:6 "And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean; from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles."
Who said to whom: "It is more blessed to give than to receive"
Paul to the elders of Ephesus.
Acts 20:35 "I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive."
What caused an angel of the Lord to strike down Herod?
Herod did not give glory to God after many professed that he was a god and not a man
Acts 12:22-23 "And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost."
According to Acts chapter 14, what prompted Paul to heal the man in Lystra who was crippled from birth?
Paul saw that the man had faith to be healed
Acts 14: 8-10 "And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked."
According to Acts 16, the slave girl in Philipi was possessed with what kind of spirit?
A spirit of divination
Acts 16:16 "And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:"
According to Acts 18, which ruler of the synagogue in Corinth became a Christian with his household?
Crispus
Acts 18:8 "And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized."
According to Acts 19, by whose name did some "vagabond" Jewish exorcists tried to cast out evil spirits?
By Jesus whom Paul preacheth
Acts 19:13 "Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth."
In Acts 11, the Christians in Antioch sent relief to the Christians in Jerusalem due to a famine, by who's hands did they send the relief
Saul and Barnabas
Acts 11:29-30 "Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul."
What happened to Paul after the Jews from Antioch and Iconium convinced the people of Lystra that he was not a god?
They stoned him and left him for dead
Acts 14:19 "And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead."
The believing members of which sect rose up and said that it was necessary for gentiles to be circumcised and for them to keep the law of Moses
The Pharisees
Acts 15:5 "But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses."
In Thessalonica, the Jews who did not believed dragged Jason and others to the city's authorities. What did they accuse them of?
They accused them of professing that there was another king, Jesus.
Acts 17:6 "they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus."
According to Acts 19, what were two items that when they had touched Paul's skin were used for the healing of the sick?
Handkerchiefs and aprons
Acts 19:12 "So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them."
What is the name of the prophet who prophesied of the famine that would occur "throughout all the world"?
Agabus
Acts 11:28 "And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar."
What is the name of the sorcerer upon whom Paul pronounced blindness?
Barjesus (Elymas)
Acts 13:6, 8
"6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:"
"8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith."
Name two of the regulations that were placed upon the Christians by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem?
Abstain from meat offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled and from fornication.
Acts 15:29 "That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well."
When Paul went to the synagogue of the Jews in Thessalonica, he explained that two things were necessary for the Christ to do, what were those two things
That Christ had to suffer and rise again
Acts 17:3 "Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ."
Why were the silversmiths angry with Paul after his preaching in Ephesus?
Paul's preaching converted people, causing a decrease in sales of silver statues and the supposed goddess Diana being despised.
Acts 19:27 "So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth."