Acts
Verse-by-Verse Commentary, Chapter Outlines, and Study Guides for Acts
Choose a Path Through Acts
Select a starting point below to read Acts by chapter, passage, or theme.
Introduction to Acts
Authorship, date, historical context, and a big-picture guide for reading Acts well.
Read Acts Verse by Verse
Passage-by-passage commentary that follows Acts from Jerusalem to Rome, one scene at a time.
Read Acts by the Chapter
Chapter outlines and summaries for Acts 1–28, highlighting key movements and meaning.
Themes and Guides
Study guides on the Holy Spirit, mission, the church, speeches, trials, miracles, and the Roman world.
What is Roman Citizenship?
Learn what Roman citizenship meant in the first century and how Paul's legal status as a citizen shaped his ministry and trials throughout the Book of Acts.
Acts as the Second Volume of Luke
Discover how Acts continues Luke's Gospel as a unified two-volume work, tracing God's salvation from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth through the Spirit.
How reliable is Acts historically?
How reliable is Acts historically? Explore evidence, speeches, Roman context, and where Acts aligns with Paul’s letters and first-century history.
Acts and the Roman Empire
Acts and the Roman Empire explained: Roman rule, citizenship, emperor worship, public trials, and how the gospel spread from Jerusalem to Rome.
The Historical Context for the Book of Acts
Historical context of the Book of Acts explained: Roman rule, Jewish life, Pentecost, persecution, and the spread of the early church from Jerusalem to Rome.