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Acts 16–21
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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.
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Reading Plan
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Monday
- Verse of the Day: Acts 16:30-32
- Scripture: Acts 16:1-40
- Video: Seeking Jesus - Lydia Strengthens the Church
- Commentary: Acts 16:1–15. Precedent 35: Establishing the Church
- Commentary: Acts 16:16–40. Precedent 36: Delivered from Prison
Tuesday
- Verse of the Day: Acts 17:22-23
- Scripture: Acts 17:1-34
- Commentary: Acts 17:1–15. Precedent 37: Averting Legal Problems
- Commentary: Acts 17:15–34. Precedent 38: Testifying in Athens
Wednesday
- Verse of the Day: Acts 18:9-10
- Scripture: Acts 18:1-28
- Commentary: Acts 18:1–17. Precedent 39: Exonerated in Corinth
- Commentary: Acts 18:17–21. Precedent 40: Keeping a Temple Vow
Thursday
- Verse of the Day: Acts 19:5-6
- Scripture: Acts 19:1-22
- Commentary: Acts 18:22–19:12. Precedent 41: Baptismal Practices
- Commentary: Acts 19:11–22. Precedent 42: Illegal Magic
Friday
- Verse of the Day: Acts 19:28
- Scripture: Acts 19:23-41
- Scripture: Acts 20:1-6
- Commentary: Acts 19:20–41. Precedent 43: Dodging Litigation
Saturday
- Verse of the Day: Acts 20:22
- Scripture: Acts 20:7-38
- Commentary: Acts 20:1–15. Precedent 44: Easter and Sabbath
- Commentary: Acts 20:15–38. Precedent 45: Farewell Instructions
Sunday
- Verse of the Day: Acts 21:13
- Scripture: Acts 21:1-40
- Commentary: Acts 21:1–14. Precedent 46: The Gift of Prophecy
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 16 JST Variants
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(13) And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither. |
(13) And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where the people resorted for prayer to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither. |
Acts 17 JST Variants
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(19) And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? |
(19) And they took him, and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? |
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(27) That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: |
(27) That they should seek the Lord, if they are willing to find him, for he is not far from every one of us. |
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(31) Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. |
(31) Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by him whom he hath ordained. And he hath given assurance unto all of this, in that he hath raised him from the dead. |
Acts 20 JST Variants
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(20) And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, |
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(21) Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. |
(21) Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
Acts 21 JST Variants
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(25) As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. |
(25) As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication. |
Reading Resources
Acts 16–21
Lynne Hilton Wilson, "Acts 16–21," Come Follow Me: The New Testament, 2019.
Taylor Halverson, “The Role and Purpose of Synagogues in the Days of Jesus and Paul,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 34 (2020): 41-52.
Eric D. Huntsman, “‘The Wisdom of Men’: Greek Philosophy, Corinthian Behavior, and the Teachings of Paul,” Shedding Light on the New Testament: Acts–Revelation, ed. Ray L. Huntington, Frank F. Judd Jr., and David M. Whitchurch (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009), 67–97.
Ted L. Gibbons, “Paul as a Witness of the Work of God,” 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), 27–40.
J. Philip Schaelling, “The Western Text of the Book of Acts: a Mirror of the Doctrinal Struggles in the Early Christian Church,” in Apocryphal Writings and the Latter-day Saints, ed. C. Wilfred Griggs (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1986), 155–72.
Kevin R. Duncan, “The Sacred Roles of the Holy Ghost,” Ensign October 2014.
Dallin H. Oaks, “Sharing the Restored Gospel,” General Conference October 2016.
David A. Bednar, “Come and See,” General Conference October 2014.
Neil L. Anderson, “A Witness of God,” General Conference October 2016.
Mervyn B. Arnold, “To the Rescue: We Can Do It,” General Conference April 2016.
Elder S. Gifford Nielsen, “Hastening the Lord's Game Plan!” General Conference October 2013.
Dallin H. Oaks, "Sharing the Gospel," General Conference October 2001 .
D. Todd Christofferson, "Why We Share the Gospel," Ensign August 2014.