![]() ![]() Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food. (Acts 5:42 NASB)Īs the apostles faithfully teach and evangelize, the church continues to grow: Chapter 5 ends with these words:Īnd every day, in the temple and from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. Their Lord Jesus had told them to rejoice when they were persecuted, and they did. They left the Counsel beaten, bleeding, and rejoicing. The Sadducees on the Sanhedrin wanted to kill them, but a Pharisee named Gamaliel talked them out of it, so they beat them and let them go. In our last study we saw the apostle's third arrest and second trial for preaching the Gospel. ![]()
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