Acts Worksheet - Chapter 9

1. What was Saul (later the apostle Paul) doing against the disciples of the Lord? vs. 1
   
   
   
2. Why did Saul want letters from the high priest to take to the synagogues at Damascus? vs. 2
   
   
   
3. What suddenly happened to Saul as he was approaching Damascus? vs. 3
   
   
   
4. When he fell to the ground, he heard a voice say "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" Who was speaking to him? vs. 4-5
   
   
   
5. What was Saul told to do? vs. 6
   
   
   
6. How did the men who traveled with Saul react to this? vs. 7
   
   
   Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
   
   
   
7. What did the Lord tell the disciple at Damascus named Ananias to do in a vision he had? vs.11-12
   
   
   
8. Why was Ananias hesitant to obey these commands? vs.13-14
   
   
   
9. What did the Lord assure Ananias about concerning Saul? vs.15-16
   
   
   So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." (Acts 9:17)
   
   
   
10. What happened immediately when Ananias said these words to Saul? vs.18-19
    
    
    
11. Once Saul was filled with the Spirit and strengthened by food, what did he immediately begin doing? vs.20
    
    
    
12. What were the people thinking who heard him preaching Jesus? vs.21
    
    
    But Saul kept increasing in strength and confounding the Jews who lived at Damascus by proving that this Jesus is the Christ.
    
    
    
13. What were the Jews plotting together to do to Saul? vs. 23
    
    
    
14. What did Saul do in order to escape their plot? vs. 24-25
    
    
    
15. When Saul came to Jerusalem, he was trying to associate with the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. Who took hold of him and brought him to the disciples and explained the things that had happened to him? vs. 27
    
    
    
16. Review when we first met this man and what the disciples had nicknamed him at that time. See Acts 4:36-37. Give a summary of who named him what and why....
    
    
    
17. Who was attempting to put Saul to death as he continued to minister in Jerusalem? vs. 29
    
    
    
18. What did the brethren do when they heard about the threats on his life? vs. 30
    
    
    So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase.
    
    
    
19. As Peter was traveling through all those regions, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda. There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden eight years, for he was paralyzed. What did Peter say to him and what was they result for him and for all who lived in that region? vs.34-35
    
    
    
20. Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples asked Peter to come to them where Tabitha (known in Greek as Dorcas) had died, been washed, and laid in an upper room. What had Tabitha been known for? vs. 36
    
    
    
21. When Peter arrived, they brought him into the upper room; and all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing all the tunics and garments that Dorcas used to make while she was with them. What did Peter do? vs. 40-41
    
    
    
22. Once the news spread all over Joppa, what was the result? vs.42
    
    
    Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.