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.
Patterns in the Book of Acts
Discover the repeated patterns in the Book of Acts, from Spirit-empowered witness to conversions, trials, and boundary-crossing mission that carries the gospel forward.
Conversion Narratives in the Book of Acts
Explore conversion narratives in the Book of Acts, from Pentecost to Paul and Cornelius, and see how the Spirit forms the church through repentance, baptism, and mission.
The Trials in the Book of Acts
Explore the trials in the Book of Acts, from the Sanhedrin to Roman courts, and see how Luke turns hearings into witness that carries the gospel forward.
Miracles in the Book of Acts
Explore the miracles in Acts: healings, deliverance, tongues, resurrections, and providence that reveal the risen Jesus still at work through the Holy Spirit.
Speeches in the Book of Acts
Explore the speeches in Acts from Peter's Pentecost sermon to Paul in Athens, showing how the early church proclaimed Jesus to diverse audiences with boldness.
Paul’s Missionary Journeys in Acts
Follow Paul's missionary journeys in Acts from Antioch through Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome, establishing churches and advancing the gospel across the empire.