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Acts 28:30-31 (end) and the Epistle of James 1:1-18 in Codex Alexandrinus (folio 76r) from 5th century. The content of Paul's preaching to the local community was not recorded, but it can be inferred as a repetition of the arguments presented elsewhere in the book of Acts (verse 23). [2]
The KJV has 23 verses in chapter 14 and 33 verses in chapter 15 of Romans. Most translations follow KJV (based on Textus Receptus) versification and have Romans 16:25–27 and Romans 14:24–26 do not exist. The WEB bible, however, moves Romans 16:25–27 (end of chapter verses) to Romans 14:24–26 (also end of chapter verses).
The name "Acts of the Apostles" was first used by Irenaeus in the late 2nd century. It is not known whether this was an existing name for the book or one invented by Irenaeus; it does seem clear that it was not given by the author, as the word práxeis (deeds, acts) only appears once in the text (Acts 19:18) and there it refers not to the apostles but to deeds confessed by their followers.
The term is adopted from the New Testament phrase "a sign that is spoken against", found in Luke 2:34 [1] and in Acts 28:22, [2] where the texts refer first to Jesus Christ, and then to the early Christians. Contradiction comes from the Latin contra, "against", and dicere, "to speak".
The Lost Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, also known as the Sonnini Manuscript, is a short text purporting to be the translation of a manuscript containing the 29th chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, detailing Paul the Apostle's journey to Britannia, where he preached to a tribe of Israelites on "Mount Lud" (Ludgate Hill), later the site of St Paul's Cathedral, and met with Druids, who ...
Iberia (modern Spain and Portugal) [21] [22] [23] Illyricum (territories near the Adriatic from modern day Slovenia to Albania) [24] India [25] Israel [26] Italy (Italy generally [27] and the cities of Syracuse [28] and Rome specifically [29])
Verse 2:1 is translated in the King James Version: If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, [38] Meyer notes Paul's use of "four stimulative elements", which are assumed to apply and are not conditional. [37] H. C. G.
Acts 23 is the twenty-third chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the period of Paul's imprisonment in Jerusalem and then in Caesarea. The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that Luke composed this book as well as the Gospel of Luke. [1]