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Sidney King's painting, "Day of Pentecost," depicting the baptisms occurring in the titular event in the New Testament
Come Follow Me 2023: Acts 1–5
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Acts 1–5

July 3–9
“Ye Shall Be Witnesses unto Me”

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Commentary

The New Testament Minute is a commentary series made especially for the free ScripturePlus app, which features insights from New Testament scholars. many of the insights in the New Testament Minute are gleaned from the BYU New Testament Commentary series. Lynne Hilton Wilson has written a commentary to supplement her New Testament video series.

cover of New Testament Minute: Acts
John W. Welch
Taylor Halverson, General Editor

Reading Plan

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Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

  • Verse of the Day: Acts 2:37-38
  • Scripture: Acts 2:14-47
  • Video: Messages of Christ - Understanding Pentecost and the Feast of Weeks
  • Additional Study:
    • Commentary: Acts 2:37–43. Precedent 5: Peter’s Instructions to Take the Gospel Abroad
    • Commentary: Acts 2:44–47. Precedent 6: Unity and Miracles by Having All in Common and Honoring God
    • Quote: “Relying upon the totality of Bible teachings and upon clarifications received through modern revelation, we testify that being cleansed from sin through Christ’s Atonement is conditioned upon the individual sinner’s faith, which must be manifested by obedience to the Lord’s command to repent, be baptized, and receive the Holy Ghost (Acts 2:37–38) ‘Verily, verily, I say unto thee,’ Jesus taught, ‘Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God’ (John 3:5) (Mark 16:16) (Acts 2:37–38) Believers who have had this required rebirth at the hands of those having authority have already been saved from sin conditionally, but they will not be saved finally until they have completed their mortal probation with the required continuing repentance, faithfulness, service, and enduring to the end.” (Dallin H. Oaks, “Have You Been Saved?”, April 1998 General Conference)

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Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Joseph Smith Translation Variants

Explore Joseph Smith's inspired translation of the bible by comparing his changes to the King James Version of the New Testament. To learn more, see Joseph Smith's Translation of the Bible: The Joseph Smith Translation and the King James Translation in Parallel Columns.

Acts 1 JST Variants

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JST

(3) To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

(3) To whom also he showed himself alive after his sufferings by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

(4) And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

(4) And being with them when they were assembled together commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

Acts 2 JST Variants

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JST 

(3) And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 

(3) And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it rested upon each of them. 

(27) Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 

(27) Because thou wilt not leave my soul in prison, neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. 

Acts 3 JST Variants

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JST 

(1) Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. 

(1) Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the ninth hour for prayer. 

(4) And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. 

(4) And Peter and John, fastening their eyes upon him, said, Look on us. 

(12) And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? 

(12) And when Peter saw this, he answered and said unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? 

(16) And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. 

 (16) And this man, through faith in his name hath been made strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is in him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. 

(17) And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. 

(17) And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance ye have done this, as also your rulers. 

(20) And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: 

(20) And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you, whom ye have crucified, 

(21) Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. 

(21) Whom the heavens must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. 

Acts 4 JST Variants

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JST 

(21) So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done. 

(21) So, when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people. For many glorified God for that which was done. 

Acts 5 JST Variants

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JST 

(13) And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them. 

(13) And of the rulers durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them. 

(39) But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. 

(39) But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it. Be careful therefore, lest ye be found even to fight against God. 

Reading Resources

Acts 1–5

Lynne Wilson, "Acts 1–5," Come Follow Me: The New Testament, 2019.

The Book of Acts

Forty-day Ministry

Christ’s Ascension and the Day of Pentecost

Healing Outside the Temple

  • Jennifer C. Lane, “Healing, Wholeness, and Repentance in Acts 3,” in The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr., Eric D. Huntsman, and Shon D. Hopkin (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2014), 151–68.

Peter Testifies of the Risen Lord

  • A. Burt Horsley, “Simon Peter,” in Peter and the Popes (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1989), 5–28.
  • L. Aldin Porter, “He is Risen,” in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002), 1–12.
  • Andrew C. Skinner, “Peter—the Chief Apostle,” in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002), 187–219.

Gift of Tongues

The Gift of the Holy Ghost

Robert D. Hales, “The Holy Ghost,” General Conference April 2016.

President Russell M. Nelson, "Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives", General Conference April 2018.