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501   NTLet,  Gal    2:    1(1) |          Acts 15. See the notes on Acts 15:6-12, 13-35, the latter
502   NTLet,  Gal    2:    1(2) |             with whom Paul worked (Acts 4:36-37; 11:22, 25, 30;
503   NTLet,  Gal    2:    1(2) |           2:3), never mentioned in Acts. ~
504   NTLet,  Gal    2:    2(3) |           that led to the journey. Acts 15:2 states that the church
505   NTLet,  Gal    2:    4(5) |           to become Christians; cf Acts 15:1.~
506   NTLet,  Gal    2:    9(8) |           the Jerusalem church, cf Acts 3:1 and Acts 8:14. The order
507   NTLet,  Gal    2:    9(8) |            church, cf Acts 3:1 and Acts 8:14. The order here, with
508   NTLet,  Gal    2:    9(8) |           Peter (Kephas) departed (Acts 12:17).~
509   NTLet,  Gal    2:   12(12)|       strict Jewish Christians (cf Acts 15:1, 5; 21:20-21), either
510   NTLet,  Gal    3:    7(7) |       Genesis 18:18; Sirach 44:21; Acts 3:25.~
511   NTLet,  Gal    3:   17(11)|      contrast to Genesis 15:13 and Acts 7:6, for chronology.~
512   NTLet,  Gal    3:   19(14)|      diminish its significance (cf Acts 7:38, 53). A mediator: Moses.
513   NTLet,  Gal    4:   13(11)|       first (of two) visit(s)"; cf Acts 16:6; 18:23.~
514   NTLet,  Gal    5:   11(8) |            perhaps on the story in Acts 16:1-3 that Paul had circumcised
515   NTLet,  Gal    5:   20    |       jealousy, outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness, dissensions,
516   NTLet,  Gal    6:   17(13)|            31), such as floggings (Acts 16:22; 2 Cor 11:25) and
517   NTLet,  Gal    6:   17(13)|           Cor 11:25) and stonings (Acts 14:19), that mark him as
518   NTLet,  Eph  Int          |           for well over two years (Acts 19:10). Yet there is a curiously
519   NTLet,  Eph  Int          | imprisonment, perhaps in Caesarea (Acts 23:27-27:2). Since the early
520   NTLet,  Eph    4:   11(4) |           missionary preachers (cf Acts 21:8; 2 Tim 4:5), not those
521   NTLet,  Phi  Int          |           Paul's day a Roman town (Acts 16:21), with a Greek-Macedonian
522   NTLet,  Phi  Int          |           small group of Jews (see Acts 16:13). Originally founded
523   NTLet,  Phi  Int          |          there.~Paul, according to Acts (Acts 16:9-40), established
524   NTLet,  Phi  Int          |           Paul, according to Acts (Acts 16:9-40), established at
525   NTLet,  Phi  Int          |  accompanied by Silas and Timothy (Acts 15:40; 16:3; cf Philippians
526   NTLet,  Phi  Int          |          in the "we" references of Acts 16:10-17. The Acts account
527   NTLet,  Phi  Int          |   references of Acts 16:10-17. The Acts account tells of the conversion
528   NTLet,  Phi  Int          |           went on to Thessalonica (Acts 17:1-10), where several
529   NTLet,  Phi  Int          |            from Ephesus to Greece (Acts 20:1-2), and he definitely
530   NTLet,  Phi  Int          |         fateful trip to Jerusalem (Acts 20:6).~Paul's letter to
531   NTLet,  Phi  Int          |         between A.D. 59 and 63 (cf Acts 28:14-31). One modern view
532   NTLet,  Phi  Int          |          Palestine, A.D. 57 or 58 (Acts 23:23-26:32); another suggests
533   NTLet,  Phi    1:    1(2) |           at Ephesus, according to Acts 20:28), there was more than
534   NTLet,  Phi    1:   13(7) |           province (cf Mark 15:16; Acts 23:35). See Introduction
535   NTLet,  Phi    1:   30(13)|          imprisonment in Philippi (Acts 16:19-24; 1 Thes 2:2) and
536   NTLet,  Phi    2:   19(16)|          known to the Philippians (Acts 16:1-15; cf 1 Cor 4:17;
537   NTLet,  Phi    3:    7(7) |         years before (Gal 1:15-16; Acts 9:1-22).~
538   NTLet,  Phi    3:   20(13)|    Philippi was a colonia of Rome (Acts 16:12). The hope Paul expresses
539   NTLet,  Phi    4:   10(8) |           2:5-9; 1 Cor 9:15-18; cf Acts 18:2-3). In spite of this
540   NTLet,  Phi    4:   10(8) |            he was in Thessalonica (Acts 17:1-9), as he does now,
541   NTLet,  Phi    4:   15(9) |           Thessalonica and Beroea (Acts 16:9-17:14).~
542   NTLet,  Col  Int          |          freedom in preaching (see Acts 28:16-28), or a second Roman
543   NTLet,  Col  Int          |      imprisonment at Caesarea (see Acts 23:12-27:1) or in Ephesus (
544   NTLet,  Col    1:   12(5) |            forgiveness of sins (cf Acts 2:38; Romans 3:24-25; Eph
545   NTLet,  Col    1:   18(9) |        firstborn from the dead (cf Acts 26:23; Rev 1:5), he was
546   NTLet,  Col    4:    7(2) |                       7] Tychicus: Acts 20:4 mentions his role in
547   NTLet,  Col    4:   10(3) |         and on the voyage to Rome (Acts 19:29; 20:4; 27:2). Mark:
548   NTLet,  Col    4:   10(3) |            and, as "John Mark," in Acts (Acts 12:12, 25; 13:13;
549   NTLet,  Col    4:   10(3) |           as "John Mark," in Acts (Acts 12:12, 25; 13:13; 15:37-
550   NTLet, 1The  Int          |         Paul parted from Barnabas (Acts 15:36-41) at the beginning
551   NTLet, 1The  Int          |            Timothy along with him (Acts 16:1-3). Paul was now clearly
552   NTLet, 1The  Int          |         hurriedly left for Athens (Acts 16:11-17:15). Silvanus and
553   NTLet, 1The  Int          |           when he reached Corinth (Acts 18:1-18), probably in the
554   NTLet, 1The    2:   14(3) |          considerably schematized (Acts 16:11-40; 17:1-15). Paul
555   NTLet, 1The    3:    9(2) |           that Luke assigns to it, Acts 17:2).~
556   NTLet, 1Tim  Int          |      Jewish and Gentile parentage (Acts 16:1-3). He was the apostle'
557   NTLet, 1Tim  Int          |         third missionary journeys (Acts 16:3; 19:22) and was often
558   NTLet, 1Tim  Int          |           him on special missions (Acts 19:22; 1 Cor 4:17; 1 Thes
559   NTLet, 1Tim  Int          |          first Roman imprisonment (Acts 28:16) and his execution
560   NTLet, 1Tim    1:    3(2) |        initial task in Ephesus (cf Acts 20:17-35) is outlined: to
561   NTLet, 1Tim    1:   12(6) |          Christian communities (cf Acts 26:9-11) until his conversion
562   NTLet, 1Tim    1:   18(9) |         for missionary service; cf Acts 13:1-3. Such is probably
563   NTLet, 1Tim    4:    1(1) |        specified (1 Tim 4:1-2); cf Acts 20:29-30. The letter warns
564   NTLet, 1Tim    4:   14(8) |         into an office: the Seven (Acts 6:6) and Paul and Barnabas (
565   NTLet, 1Tim    4:   14(8) |             and Paul and Barnabas (Acts 13:3). Of the presbyterate:
566   NTLet, 2Tim  Int          |           Timothy (2 Tim 1:3-5; cf Acts 16:1-4). It points to his
567   NTLet, 2Tim    2:   22(5) |            Lord, i.e., Christians (Acts 9:14-16.20-21; Romans 10:
568   NTLet, 2Tim    4:    7(4) |            to suffer for my name" (Acts 9:16).~
569   NTLet, 2Tim    4:    9(6) |         third missionary journeys (Acts 16:10-12; 20:5-7). Notice
570   NTLet, 2Tim    4:    9(6) |     personal pronoun "we" in these Acts passages, suggesting to
571   NTLet, 2Tim    4:    9(6) |          Paul's) was the author of Acts. Mark, once rejected by
572   NTLet, 2Tim    4:    9(6) |             once rejected by Paul (Acts 13:13; 15:39), is now to
573   NTLet, 2Tim    4:    9(6) |    Tychicus, see Eph 6:21; cf also Acts 20:4; Col 4:7.~
574   NTLet, 2Tim    4:   19(9) |           his ministry in Corinth (Acts 18:2-3) and Ephesus (Acts
575   NTLet, 2Tim    4:   19(9) |          Acts 18:2-3) and Ephesus (Acts 18:19, 26; 1 Cor 16:19).
576   NTLet, 2Tim    4:   20(10)|             Romans 16:24); cf also Acts 19:22. Trophimus: from the
577   NTLet, 2Tim    4:   20(10)|         Paul from Greece to Troas (Acts 20:4-5).~
578   NTLet,  Tit  Int          |          to Jerusalem (Gal 2:1; cf Acts 15:2). According to 2 Corinthians (
579   NTLet,  Tit  Int          |        however, does not appear in Acts. Besides being the bearer
580   NTLet,  Tit    1:    5(2) |            15. In Titus 1:5, 7 and Acts 20:17, 28, the terms episkopos
581   NTLet,  Phl    0:   15(12)|        verb means simply "left" in Acts 18:1. It is a euphemism
582   NTLet,  Phl    0:   23(15)|         and fellow worker of Paul (Acts 19:29; 20:4; 27:2). For
583   NTLet,  Heb  Int          |           to a synagogue sermon in Acts 13:15. Hebrews is probably
584   NTLet,  Heb    1:    1(1) |           of the old covenant (see Acts 7:53; Gal 3:19). Finally,
585   NTLet,  Heb    1:    5(2) |       Jesus' messianic sonship (cf Acts 13:33) through his resurrection
586   NTLet,  Heb    1:    5(2) |    resurrection and exaltation (cf Acts 2:33-35); those in Hebrews
587   NTLet,  Heb    2:    4    |            signs, wonders, various acts of power, and distribution
588   NTLet,  Heb    6:    2(1) |             Laying on of hands: in Acts 8:17; 19:6 this rite effects
589   NTLet,  Heb    6:    2(1) |    infusion of the holy Spirit; in Acts 6:6; 13:3; 1 Tim 4:14; 5:
590   CathL,  Jam  Int          |             pillars" (Gal 2:9). In Acts he appears as the authorized
591   CathL,  Jam  Int          |      position in the early Church (Acts 12:17; 15:13-21). According
592   CathL,  Jam    1:    2(2) |       Matthew 5:10-12; John 10:11; Acts 5:41).~
593   CathL,  Jam    1:   25    |         who forgets but a doer who acts, such a one shall be blessed
594   CathL,  Jam    5:   14(6) |        authority in the church (cf Acts 15:2, 22-23; 1 Tim 5:17;
595   CathL, 1Pet  Int          |         areas evangelized by Paul (Acts 16:6-7; 18:23). Christians
596   CathL, 1Pet    4:    1(1) |        Peter 4:5; cf John 5:22-27; Acts 10:42; 2 Tim 4:1). ~
597   CathL, 1Pet    5:   13(7) |           John Mark referred to in Acts 12:12, 25; 13:5, 13; and
598   CathL, 1Pet    5:   13(7) |           12, 25; 13:5, 13; and in Acts 15:37-39, a companion of
599   CathL, 2Pet    1:    1(1) |          the Hebrew name Simon, cf Acts 15:14. The greeting is especially
600   CathL, 2Pet    3:   12(10)|      Testament. Jewish sources and Acts 3:19-20 assume that proper
601   CathL, 2Pet    3:   13(11)|       justice; cf Isaiah 65:17-18; Acts 3:21; Romans 8:18-25; Rev
602   CathL, 1Joh    2:   29    |        also know that everyone who acts in righteousness is begotten
603   CathL, 1Joh    3:    7    |        deceive you. The person who acts in righteousness is righteous,
604   CathL, 1Joh    3:   11(5) |             This includes concrete acts of charity, out of our material
605   CathL, 3Joh    0:    7(5) |          Name: of Jesus Christ (cf Acts 5:41; 1 John 2:12; 3:23;
606   CathL, Jude               |          of the Twelve (Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13; cf John 14:22). The
607   CathL, Jude    0:   18(12)|        this theme (see Mark 13:22; Acts 20:30; 1 Tim 4:1-3; 2 Peter
608   CathL,  Rev    1:   20(19)|        individuals (Matthew 18:10; Acts 12:15). Some have seen in
609   CathL,  Rev    2:    2(4) |          perverse missionaries; cf Acts 20:29-30.~
610   CathL,  Rev    2:    6(5) |         from Antioch, mentioned in Acts 6:5.~
611   CathL,  Rev    2:    9(9) |      persecution of Christians; cf Acts 14:2, 19; 17:5, 13.~
612   CathL,  Rev    2:   18(17)|            its workers' guilds (cf Acts 16:14), membership in which
613   CathL,  Rev    3:    8(6) |          proclaiming the faith; cf Acts 14:27; 1 Cor 16:9; 2 Cor
614   CathL,  Rev    5:    6(4) |        Isaiah 53:7; John 1:29, 36; Acts 8:32; 1 Peter 1:18-19. This
615   CathL,  Rev   15:    4    |            you, for your righteous acts have been revealed." ~