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Chiastic Structure of Acts 2.1 -
4.33b - 8.8 |
| 2.1 |
in one place
[Jerusalem] |
8.8 |
in that city
[Samaria] |
| 2.2a |
a sound came from
heaven |
8.7 |
unclean spirits
came out ... with a loud voice |
| 2.2b |
filled all the
house |
8.3 |
Saul ... entering
house after house |
| 2.5 |
devout men (ἄνδρες
εὐλαβεῖς*1) from every
nation |
8.2 |
devout men (ἄνδρες
εὐλαβεῖς*1) buried
Stephen |
| 2.6 |
at this sound the
multitude came together |
7.57 |
they cried out
with a loud voice ... and rushed together upon him |
| 2.11 |
we hear them
telling the mighty works of God |
7.55 |
[Stephen], full
of the Holy Spirit, ... saw the glory of God ... and he said,
"Behold, I see ..." |
| 2.16 |
the prophet Joel |
7.52 |
which of the
prophets ...? |
| 2.17a |
pour out my
Spirit on all flesh |
7.51 |
uncircumsized in
heart and ears ... always resist the Holy Spirit |
| 2.17b |
your
old men shall dream dreams |
7.44 |
Moses
made the tent of witness 'according to the pattern he had seen' |
| 2.18 |
I
will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy ... |
7.38b |
he
received living oracles to give to us |
| 2.19 |
blood,
fire and vapour of smoke |
7.38a |
Mount
Sinai |
| 2.22a |
Men
of Israel ... Jesus of Nazareth |
7.37 |
Moses
said to the Israelites ... prophet from your brethren |
| 2.22b |
mighty
works and wonders and signs |
7.36 |
wonders
and sign in Egypt |
| 2.23 |
this
Jesus whom you crucified |
7.35 |
this
Moses whom they refused |
| 2.24a |
But
God raised him up |
7.34b |
I
have come down to deliver them |
| 2.24b |
having
loosed the pangs of death |
7.34a |
I
have seen the ill-treatment of my people ... heard their groaning |
| 2.25 |
I saw
the Lord always before me |
7.22 |
Moses
trembled and did not dare look |
| 2.26 |
flesh
will dwell in hope |
7.17 |
time
of promise |
| 2.27 |
not
abandon my soul to Hades |
7.17 |
Jacob
not buried in Egypt |
| 2.28 |
Thou
hast made known to me ... |
7.13 |
Joseph
made himself known |
| 2.29 |
patriarch
David ... his tomb is with us |
7.9 |
the
patriarchs sold Joseph ... but God was with him |
| 2.30 |
one
of his descendants |
7.5 |
to
his posterity after him |
| 2.33 |
exalted
at the right hand of God [// glory of God, cf. 7.55] |
7.2 |
the
God of glory |
| 2.35 |
enemies
\ |
6.13 |
/ false witnesses |
| 2.36a |
all
the house of
Israel
> |
6.12 |
< people. elders, scribes, council |
| 2.36b |
this
Jesus whom you crucified / |
6.14 |
\ this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place |
| 2.37 |
they
were cut to the heart |
6.10 |
they
could not withstand the wisdom and spirit |
| 2.41 |
baptism |
6.6 |
ordination |
| 2.42 |
they
devoted (προσκαρτεροῦντες*2)
themselves |
6.4 |
we
will devote (προσκαρτερήσομεν*2)
ourselves |
| 2.45 |
distributed
all as any had need |
6.1b |
neglected
in the daily distribution |
| 2.47 |
the
Lord added ... those who were being saved |
6.1a |
disciples
were increasing |
| 3.1 |
Peter
and John went up to the temple |
5.42 |
every
day in the temple |
| 3.2 |
man
lame from birth ... being carried [dishonourable?] |
5.41 |
worthy
to suffer dishonour for the name |
| 3.6 |
in
the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth |
5.40 |
charged
them not to speak |
| 3.12 |
Men
of Israel, why do you wonder |
5.35 |
Men
of Israel, take care what you do |
| 3.13 |
God
... glorified his servant Jesus |
5.32 |
...
Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him |
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(cf. 'dependence' pneumatology in
Luke-Acts *3) |
| 3.15a |
killed
the Author (ἀρχηγὸν*4)
of life |
5.31b |
as
Leader (ἀρχηγὸν*4)
and Saviour |
| 3.15b |
whom
God raised from the dead |
531a |
God
exalted him |
| 3.16a |
by
faith in his name [wisdom] |
5.29 |
We
must obey God rather than men [wisdom] |
| 3.16b |
has
made this man strong [power] |
5.28 |
you
have filled Jerusalem with your teaching [power] |
| 3.16c |
and
has given perfect health [well-being] |
5.26 |
officers
... brought them .. without violence [well-being] |
| 3.17 |
your
rulers |
521 |
high
priest ... those with him ... council ... all the senate of Israel |
| 3.21 |
all
that God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old |
5.20 |
Go
... and speak all the words of this life |
| 3.26 |
God,
having raised up his servant |
5.19 |
at
night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out
[resurrection motif] |
| 4.1 |
Sadducees |
5.17 |
Sadducees |
| 4.4 |
many
of those who heard ... believed |
5.14 |
more
than ever believers were added to the Lord |
| 4.10 |
be it
known ... to all the people of Israel |
5.12 |
signs
and wonders were done among the people |
| 4.13 |
they
saw the boldness of Peter and John |
5.11 |
great
fear came upon the whole church |
| 4.15 |
Thy
conferred together |
5.9 |
you
have agreed together |
| 4.16 |
a
notable sign has been performed (γέγονεν) |
5.7 |
not
knowing what had happened (τὸ
γεγονὸς) |
| 4.21 |
no
way to punish them |
5.5 |
Ananias
... fell down and died [punishment] |
| 4.24a |
they
lifted their voices together to God |
5.4b |
You
have not lied to men but to God |
| 4.24b |
Sovereign
Lord, who didst make ... everything in them [i..e. owner of all] |
5.4a |
did
it not remain your own? |
| 4.31 |
filled
with the Holy Spirit (τοῦ
ἁγίου
πνεύματος) |
5.3 |
Satan
filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit (τὸ
πνεῦμα τὸ
ἅγιον) |
| 4.32a |
no
one said the things he possessed (τῶν
ὑπαρχόντοων)
was his own |
4.34b |
as
many as were possessors (ὑπῆρχον)
of lands or houses sold them |
| 4.32b |
they
had everything in common |
4.34a |
there
was not a needy person among thm |
| 4.33a |
with
great (μεγάλῃ)
power |
4.33c |
great
(μεγάλη)
grace was upon them all |
| 4.33b
the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord
Jesus |
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Only 4 times in Luke-Acts (Back to text) |
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6 times in Acts (Back to text) |
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I.e. Jesus is the servant who lives in total dependence on and obedience
to God, and is given the Holy Spirit, as now is the Church. (Back
to text) |
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*4 Only occurrences in Luke-Acts (+ 2x in Hebrews = 4x in NT)
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