The story in brief
The fisherman who denied him three times now leads in Jerusalem. A lame man walks, a council threatens, the first martyr falls, and a Roman officer opens his door. Acts follows Peter from the Temple gate to a king’s prison; tradition follows him to Rome.
The chapters
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Chapter 1 · 5 min · Free
Silver and Gold
A beggar asks for coins. He gets back the use of his legs.
Sources: Acts 1:12–26; 3:1–4:31; Matthew 27:3–10
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Chapter 2 · 5 min · Free
All Things in Common
They share everything. Then the council wants them dead.
Sources: Acts 2:42–47; 4:32–5:42; Mishnah, Sotah 9:15
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Chapter 3 · 5 min
The First Martyr
A quarrel over widows’ bread ends with a young man holding the coats.
Sources: Acts 6:1–8:4; 11:19; Luke 23:34
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Chapter 4 · 5 min
What God Has Cleansed
A sorcerer, a queen’s treasurer, a sheet from the sky and a Roman officer.
Sources: Acts 8:4–40; 9:32–11:18; Isaiah 53:7; Dante, Inferno 19
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Chapter 5 · 5 min
Quo Vadis
A king’s prison, a girl too happy to open a gate, and a road out of Rome.
Sources: Acts 12:1–25; 15:1–21; Galatians 2:11–14; 1 Peter 5:13; John 21:18–19; Josephus, Antiquities 19.343–350; Tacitus, Annals 15.44; Eusebius, Church History 2.25; 3.1
Who’s who
The people you meet. Each one is a hero card you can collect.
- MatthiasThe Twelfth Apostle · Chosen by Lot
- GamalielPharisee · Teacher of the Law
- StephenThe First Martyr · One of the Seven
- CorneliusCenturion · God-fearer
- Herod Agrippa IKing of Judaea · Grandson of Herod
- John MarkMark the Evangelist · Peter’s Interpreter
What you’ll be able to tell
This story belongs to the journey “The First Witnesses”. By the end of it, you can tell why a road to Damascus moment means a sudden change of heart, and what 666 first meant.
Stories in this journey
- Peter: The Rock
- Paul: The Road to Damascus
- Revelation: The Four Horsemen
Sources
- Acts 1–12; 15
- Matthew 27:3–10
- Galatians 2:11–14
- 1 Peter 5:13
- John 21:18–19
Bible quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.
