Outline of Acts
Chapters 22-28
1.
Paul’s
defense (22:1-21)
a.
Paul
tells the story of his life and conversion (1-5)
b.
The
account of Paul’s conversion (6-10)
c.
Blindness
inflicted (11,12)
d.
Sight
restored (13-17)
e.
The
Divine command to leave Jerusalem (18-21)
2.
The
response of the people (22:22-29)
a.
The
mob rages against Paul (22-24)
b.
Paul
claims Roman citizenship (25-30)
3.
Paul
before the Sanhedrin (23:1-10)
a.
Paul
speaks before the Sanhedrin (1,2)
b.
Paul
denounces the High Priest (3-6)
c.
Strife
between the Pharisees and the Sadducees (7-10)
4.
The
plot against Paul (23:11-22)
a.
Forty
men conspire to kill Paul (11-15)
b.
The
conspiracy against Paul discovered (16-22)
B.
Paul
in Caesarea (23:23-26:32)
1.
Paul
escorted to Caesarea (23:23-35)
a.
200
soldiers, 70 horseman, 200 spearmen (23-24)
b.
Claudius
Lysias writes to Felix (25-35)
2.
Paul
before Felix (24:1-21)
a.
Paul
before Felix (1)
b.
Tertullus
makes charges against Paul (2-9)
c.
Paul’s
defense before the governor, Felix (10)
d.
The
charge of sedition, false (11-21)
3.
Paul
imprisoned (24:22-27)
a.
Paul’s
case is deferred (22-23)
b.
The
second hearing before Felix (24-26)
c.
Paul
imprisoned for two years (27)
4.
Paul
before Festus (25)
a.
The
hearing before the new governor, Festus (1-7)
b.
Paul
pleads “not guilty” (8-11)
c.
Paul
appeals to Caesar (12-13)
d.
Festus
informs Herod Agrippa concerning Paul (14-22)
e.
A
great assembly gathers in Caesarea to hear the Apostle (23-25)
f.
The
governor acknowledges his dilemma (26-27)
5.
Paul
before Agrippa (26)
a.
Paul’s
defense before Herod Agrippa (1-4)
b.
Paul
originally a Pharisee (5-9)
c.
Paul
as persecutor (10-12)
d.
Paul
relates the story of his conversion (13-15)
e.
Christ’s
identification with believers (16-19)
f.
Paul’s
missionary activity (20-23)
g.
Paul
charged with madness (24-26)
h.
The
appeal to Agrippa (27-30)
i.
Paul
privately declared innocent by Fetus and King Agrippa (31-32)
C.
Paul
in Rome (27,28)
1.
The
shipwreck (27)
a.
On
board the ship for Italy (1-6)
b.
The
boisterous voyage (7-10)
c.
Paul
advises waiting for better weather (11-12)
d.
The
voyage continued (13-14)
e.
The
ship in the storm (15-21)
f.
Paul
encourages his fellow passengers (22-25)
g.
Paul
foretells the shipwreck (26-27)
h.
Drifting
toward an unknown shore (28-30)
i.
Paul
is the dominating personality in the storm (31-34)
j.
A
courageous example contagious (35-38)
k.
Near
an unknown shore (39-40)
l.
The
shipwreck (41-43)
m.
All
reach land in safety (44)
2.
Paul
in Malta (28:1-15)
a.
Paul
shipwreck on an island (1-2)
b.
A
viper fastens on Paul’s hand (3-7)
c.
Father
of Publius healed (8)
d.
Paul
heals many at Melita (9-10)
e.
The
voyage resumed (11-12)
f.
Syracuse,
Rhegium, and Puteoli passed (13-14)
g.
Paul
welcomed to Rome by the brethren (15)
3.
Paul
in Rome (28:16-31)
a.
Paul
calls the Roman Jews together to explain why he is there (16-22)
b.
Paul
preaches at Rome (23-26)
c.
Sin’s
increment (27-29)
d.
Paul
in Rome (30-31)
