(Mostly) Chapter 19
Chapter 19 is about Paul's ____ Missionary Journey (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.).
3rd
What happens to Eutychus on Paul's final visit to Troas?
Acts 20:9-10 "As Paul spoke on and on, a young man named Eutychus, sitting on the windowsill, became very drowsy. Finally, he fell sound asleep and dropped three stories to his death below. Paul went down, bent over him, and took him into his arms. 'Don't worry,' he said, 'he's alive!'"
What did Agabus prophesy?
Acts 21:10-11 "Several days later a man named Agabus, who also had the gift of prophecy, arrived from Judea. He came over, took Paul’s belt, and bound his own feet and hands with it. Then he said, 'The Holy Spirit declares, "So shall the owner of this belt be bound by the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem and turned over to the Gentiles."'"
What language does Paul address the angry mob in? (More than one right answer)
Acts 21:40, 22:1-2 "The commander agreed, so Paul stood on the stairs and motioned to the people to be quiet. Soon a deep silence enveloped the crowd, and he addressed them in their own language, Aramaic [or Hebrew]. 'Brothers and esteemed fathers,' Paul said, 'listen to me as I offer my defense.' When they heard him speaking in their own language [in Aramaic, or in Hebrew], the silence was even greater."
Why does Paul apologize?
Acts 23:4-5 "Those standing near Paul said to him, 'Do you dare to insult God’s high priest?' 'I’m sorry, brothers. I didn’t realize he was the high priest,' Paul replied, 'for the Scriptures say, "You must not speak evil of any of your rulers."'"
What does the mob in Ephesus shout at the amphitheater for hours?
Acts 19:34 "But when the crowd realized he [Alexander] was a Jew, they started shouting again and kept it up for about two hours: 'Great is Artemis of the Ephesians! Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!'"
Where is Paul "bound by the Spirit" to go to? What does Paul know will happen there?
Acts 20:22-23 "'And now I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem. I don't know what awaits me, except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead."
After being told that "'the owner of this belt" (Paul) will "be bound by the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem and turned over to the Gentiles," many believers beg Paul not to travel to Jerusalem. What is Paul's response?
Acts 21:13-14 "But he said, 'Why all this weeping? You are breaking my heart! I am ready not only to be jailed at Jerusalem but even to die for the sake of the Lord Jesus.' When it was clear that we couldn’t persuade him, we gave up and said, 'The Lord’s will be done.'"
Where was Paul educated and who was his teacher?
Acts 22:3 "Then Paul said, 'I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel. As his student, I was carefully trained in our Jewish laws and customs. I became very zealous to honor God in everything I did, just like all of you today.'"
What does Paul shout that divides the council? Why does it divide them?
Acts 23:6-9 "Paul realized that some members of the high council were Sadducees and some were Pharisees, so he shouted, 'Brothers, I am a Pharisee, as were my ancestors! And I am on trial because my hope is in the resurrection of the dead!' This divided the council—the Pharisees against the Sadducees—for the Sadducees say there is no resurrection or angels or spirits, but the Pharisees believe in all of these. So there was a great uproar. Some of the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees jumped up and began to argue forcefully. 'We see nothing wrong with him,' they shouted. 'Perhaps a spirit or an angel spoke to him.'"
Some Jews were trying to cast an evil spirit out of a man "in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches," using the name of Jesus as if it were a magic word. What does the evil spirit say and do in response?
Acts 19:15-16 "[T]he evil spirit replied, 'I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but who are you?' Then the man with the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them, and attacked them with such violence that they fled from the house, naked and battered."
Paul quotes Jesus in chapter 20. What "words of the Lord Jesus" does he urge them to remember?
Acts 20:35 "And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
Why did the Jews from the province of Asia say that Paul "'defiles [the Temple] by bringing in Gentiles'"? (The Gentile they are referring to is named Trophimus, a man from Ephesus.)
Acts 21:29 "(For earlier that day they had seen him in the city with Trophimus, a Gentile from Ephesus, and they assumed Paul had taken him into the Temple.)"
What did Ananias tell Paul after restoring his sight?
Acts 22:14-16 "'Then [Ananias] told me, "The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and hear him speak. For you are to be his witness, telling everyone what you have seen and heard. What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord."'"
A boy overhears a group of Jews' plan to kill Paul. How is he related to Paul?
Acts 23:12-16 "The next morning a group of Jews got together and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. There were more than forty of them in the conspiracy. They went to the leading priests and elders and told them, 'We have bound ourselves with an oath to eat nothing until we have killed Paul. So you and the high council should ask the commander to bring Paul back to the council again. Pretend you want to examine his case more fully. We will kill him on the way.' But Paul’s nephew—his sister’s son—heard of their plan and went to the fortress and told Paul."
Who was Apollos?
Acts 18:24 "Meanwhile, a Jew named Apollos, an eloquent speaker who knew the Scriptures well, had arrived in Ephesus from Alexandria in Egypt."
Paul says in chapter 20, "'But my life is worth nothing to me unless _____." Fill in the blank.
Acts 20:24 "But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned to me by the Lord Jesus---the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God."
How did the soldiers have to transport Paul while taking him to the fortress, just to keep him safe from the angry mob?
Acts 21:35-36 "As Paul reached the stairs, the mob grew so violent the soldiers had to lift him to their shoulders to protect him. And the crowd followed behind, shouting, 'Kill him, kill him!'"
What word provokes the crowd's anger once again, while Paul is giving his defense?
Acts 22:21-22 "'But the Lord said to me, "Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles!"' The crowd listened until Paul said that word. Then they all began to shout, 'Away with such a fellow! He isn’t fit to live!'"
How does the commander respond when he hears of the plot to kill Paul?
Acts 23:22-24 "'Don’t let anyone know you told me this,' the commander warned the young man. Then the commander called two of his officers and ordered, 'Get 200 soldiers ready to leave for Caesarea at nine o’clock tonight. Also take 200 spearmen and 70 mounted troops. Provide horses for Paul to ride, and get him safely to Governor Felix.'"
Where does the Lord tell Paul "Don't be afraid! Speak out! Don't be silent! For I am with you. . ."? (The words of Jesus are in red in some Bibles.)
Acts 18:9-10
What does Paul compare false teachers to in chapter 20?
Acts 20:29 "I know that false teachers, like vicious wolves, will come in among you after I leave, not sparing the flock."
Last week while playing The Bible is Funny, one of the cards said, "Do you know Greek?" Where in chapter 21 is this question found?
Acts 21:37-40 "As Paul was about to be taken inside, he said to the commander, 'May I have a word with you?' 'Do you know Greek?' the commander asked, surprised. 'Aren’t you the Egyptian who led a rebellion some time ago and took 4,000 members of the Assassins out into the desert?' 'No,' Paul replied, 'I am a Jew and a citizen of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is an important city. Please, let me talk to these people.' The commander agreed, so Paul stood on the stairs and motioned to the people to be quiet. Soon a deep silence enveloped the crowd, and he addressed them in their own language, Aramaic [or Hebrew]."
Why did "the soldiers who were about to interrogate Paul quickly [withdraw]" and the commander become "frightened" in chapter 22?
Acts 22:29 "The soldiers who were about to interrogate Paul quickly withdrew when they heard he was a Roman citizen, and the commander was frightened because he had ordered him bound and whipped."
What is the name of the commander who sends Paul to Governor Felix?
Acts 23:25-26 "Then he wrote this letter to the governor: 'From Claudius Lysias, to his Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings!'"