Acts
Verse-by-Verse Commentary, Chapter Outlines, and Study Guides for Acts
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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.
Acts 28 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 28 recounts Paul’s ministry on Malta after the shipwreck and his final arrival in Rome, where believers meet him and the gospel reaches the heart of the empire.
Acts 27 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 27 follows Paul’s voyage toward Rome, the violent storm that drives the ship for days, and the shipwreck where God spares every life even as the vessel is lost.
Acts 26 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 26 records Paul’s defense before Agrippa, his Damascus road testimony, and his claim that Jesus’ suffering and resurrection fulfill Moses and the prophets, leaving officials convinced he is innocent.
Acts 25 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 25 recounts Festus hearing charges against Paul, Paul appealing to Caesar to avoid a Jerusalem trap, and Festus seeking Agrippa’s help because he lacks a clear accusation.
Acts 24 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 24 shows Paul's trial before Felix, where he defends himself against false charges, proclaims the gospel, and remains imprisoned for two years as Felix hopes for a bribe.
Acts 23 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 23 recounts Paul before the Sanhedrin, conflict over resurrection, Jesus’ promise that Paul will testify in Rome, and the foiled plot that sends Paul under guard to Caesarea.
Acts 22 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 22 recounts Paul’s defense in Hebrew, his testimony of meeting Jesus and being sent to the Gentiles, and how his Roman citizenship stops a flogging and shifts the case.
Acts 21 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 21 shows Paul traveling to Jerusalem despite warnings, participating in purification rites to demonstrate respect for Jewish customs, and being arrested in the temple on false charges.
Acts 20 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 20 shows Paul traveling through Macedonia and Greece, raising Eutychus from death, and delivering a farewell address to Ephesian elders, warning them to guard the church against false teachers.
Acts 19 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 19 recounts Paul’s Spirit-filled ministry in Ephesus, years of teaching in Tyrannus, extraordinary miracles and public repentance, and a riot as Artemis worship and profit are threatened.
Acts 18 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 18 describes Paul's eighteen-month ministry in Corinth, Gallio dismissing charges against him, and Priscilla and Aquila mentoring Apollos in the way of God more accurately.
Acts 17 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 17 follows Paul through Thessalonica, Berea, and Athens—facing riots, finding noble-minded Bereans who examine Scripture, and engaging philosophers with the gospel at the Areopagus.
Acts 16 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 16 sends Paul into Macedonia, records Lydia’s conversion in Philippi, and tells how imprisonment leads to the Philippian jailer’s faith as God guides mission and exposes injustice.
Acts 15 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 15 describes the Jerusalem Council deciding that Gentiles are saved by grace through faith alone, not by keeping Jewish law, and Paul and Barnabas parting ways over John Mark.
Acts 14 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 14 follows Paul and Barnabas through Iconium and Lystra, where belief and violence collide, and shows them strengthening new churches and appointing elders on the return.
Acts 13 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 13 shows the Holy Spirit sending Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey, Paul's sermon connecting Jesus to Israel's history, and the gospel turning to the Gentiles when Jews reject it.
Acts 12 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 12 recounts Herod’s persecution, Peter’s miraculous escape after the church prays, Herod’s death for accepting worship, and the word of God growing and spreading.
Acts 11 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 11 shows Peter defending Gentile inclusion after the Spirit falls on Cornelius’ household and introduces Antioch as a new mission center marked by teaching and generosity.
Acts 10 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 10 shows God orchestrating the gospel's reach to Gentiles through visions to Cornelius and Peter, resulting in Gentiles receiving the Holy Spirit and being baptized without becoming Jews first.
Acts 9 Outline Summary and Meaning
Acts 9 recounts Saul’s encounter with the risen Jesus, Ananias’ costly obedience, Saul’s early preaching and persecution, and Peter’s healings of Aeneas and Dorcas.