Acts on the Bible timeline

Acts holds 37 events on the timeline. Here they are in the order they happened, each with its place in the wider story.

Events in Acts, in order

• Ascension of Jesus · about 30 AD
  Jesus is taken up into a cloud before his disciples, and two angels promise his return.
• Matthias Chosen · about 30 AD
  The disciples cast lots to replace Judas, and Matthias is added to the Eleven.
• Day of Pentecost · about 30 AD
  The Holy Spirit fills the believers with tongues of fire, and about three thousand are baptized after Peter preaches.
• Lame Beggar Healed · about 30 AD
  Peter and John heal a man lame from birth at the temple's Beautiful Gate.
• Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin · about 30 AD
  Peter and John tell the council they cannot stop speaking about what they have seen and heard.
• Ananias and Sapphira · about 31 AD
  A couple lies about the price of their land and drops dead one after the other.
• Angel Frees the Apostles · about 32 AD
  An angel opens the prison doors for the apostles, and Gamaliel urges the council to leave them alone.
• Seven Chosen to Serve · about 33 AD
  The church chooses seven men, including Stephen, to oversee the daily distribution of food.
• Stephen Stoned · about 34 AD
  Stephen gives a long defense to the council and is stoned while Saul watches.
• Paul's Damascus Road Conversion · about 34 AD
  A blinding light stops Saul on the road to Damascus, and Ananias restores his sight.
• Peter and Cornelius · about 40 AD
  Peter preaches to the Roman centurion Cornelius, and the Holy Spirit falls on the Gentiles.
• Peter Freed from Prison · about 44 AD
  An angel leads Peter out of prison while the church prays.
• Herod Struck Down · about 44 AD
  Herod Agrippa accepts praise as a god and is struck down by an angel.
• Elymas Struck Blind · about 47 AD
  The Spirit sends out Barnabas and Saul, and Paul strikes the sorcerer Elymas blind in Cyprus.
• Paul Stoned at Lystra · about 47 AD
  The people of Lystra mistake Paul and Barnabas for gods, then stone Paul and leave him for dead.
• Jerusalem Council · about 49 AD
  The apostles and elders decide that Gentile believers need not be circumcised.
• Paul and Barnabas Part Ways · about 50 AD
  A sharp disagreement over John Mark leads Paul and Barnabas to separate.
• Macedonian Call · about 50 AD
  Paul sees a vision of a man from Macedonia begging for help.
• Lydia Believes · about 50 AD
  Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, opens her heart to Paul's message and is baptized.
• Philippian Jailer Converted · about 50 AD
  An earthquake opens the prison while Paul and Silas sing, and the jailer and his household believe.
• Bereans Examine the Scriptures · about 50 AD
  The Bereans eagerly check the Scriptures daily to see whether Paul's message is true.
• Paul at the Areopagus · about 50 AD
  Paul speaks to the Athenian philosophers about the unknown god.
• Paul in Corinth · about 51 AD
  Paul stays eighteen months in Corinth, working with Aquila and Priscilla and teaching in the synagogue.
• Apollos Instructed · about 52 AD
  Priscilla and Aquila explain the way of God more accurately to the eloquent Apollos.
• Disciples Receive the Spirit at Ephesus · about 53 AD
  Paul lays hands on twelve disciples who had known only John's baptism, and the Holy Spirit comes on them.
• Sons of Sceva Beaten · about 53 AD
  Seven sons of Sceva try to cast out a demon in Jesus' name and are overpowered by the possessed man.
• Riot of the Silversmiths · about 55 AD
  The silversmith Demetrius incites a riot at Ephesus because Paul's preaching threatens the trade in Artemis shrines.
• Eutychus Falls from a Window · about 57 AD
  A young man named Eutychus falls asleep during Paul's long sermon, falls from a third-story window, and is restored to life.
• Paul's Farewell at Miletus · about 57 AD
  Paul tells the Ephesian elders he will not see them again, and they weep and embrace him.
• Paul Arrested in the Temple · about 57 AD
  A mob drags Paul from the temple and tries to kill him until Roman soldiers rescue him.
• Plot to Kill Paul · about 57 AD
  Forty men vow to kill Paul, and Roman troops move him to Caesarea after his nephew warns them.
• Paul Before Felix · about 57 AD
  Paul defends himself before Governor Felix and is held for two years.
• Paul Appeals to Caesar · about 59 AD
  Paul appeals to Caesar before Festus to avoid being sent to Jerusalem.
• Paul Before Agrippa · about 59 AD
  Paul explains his conversion and mission before King Agrippa.
• Shipwreck at Malta · about 59 AD
  A violent storm wrecks Paul's ship, and everyone aboard reaches land safely.
• Viper Bites Paul · about 60 AD
  A viper fastens on Paul's hand on Malta, and he shakes it into the fire unharmed.
• Paul Preaches in Rome · about 60 AD
  Paul lives under house arrest in Rome and welcomes all who come to hear him.

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