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FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 28

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QUESTION:  Therefore // let it be known...
ANSWER:  ...to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.” (Acts 28:28)


QUESTION:  He lived  // there two whole years...
ANSWER:  ...at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance. (Acts 28:30-31)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 27

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QUESTION:  For this // very night...
ANSWER:  ...there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’  (Acts 27:23-24)


QUESTION:  And when he had said these things, he // took bread...
ANSWER:  ...and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat. (Acts 27:35)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 26

Remember, the full list of FTV's can always be found at this link. The // in the verse marks the minimum number of words you need from the FTV to uniquely identify it.

QUESTION:  Delivering  // you from your people...
ANSWER:  ...and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending you to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’ (Acts 26:17-18)

QUESTION:  But declared  // first to those in Damascus,... 
ANSWER:  ...then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance. (Acts 26:20)


QUESTION:  To this  // day...
ANSWER:  ...I have had the help that comes from God, and so I stand here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass: that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.” (Acts 26:22-23)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 25

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QUESTION:  If then I // am a wrongdoer...
ANSWER:  ...and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.” (Acts 25:11)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 24

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QUESTION:  But this // I confess to you,...
ANSWER:  ...that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets, having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust. (Acts 24:14-15)

QUESTION:  So I // always...
ANSWER:  ...take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man. (Acts 24:16)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 23

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QUESTION:  For the // Sadducees say...
ANSWER:  ...that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all. (Acts 23:8)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 22

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QUESTION:  And he said, "The // God of our fathers...
ANSWER:  ...appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth; for you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard. (Acts 22:14-15)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 21

Remember, the full list of FTV's can always be found at this link. The // in the verse marks the minimum number of words you need from the FTV to uniquely identify it.

QUESTION:  And coming // to us,...
ANSWER:  ...he took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’” (Acts 21:11)


QUESTION:  Then Paul // answered,... 
ANSWER:  “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” (Acts 21:13)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 20

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QUESTION:  And now, behold // I am…

ANSWER:  …going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me.  (Acts 20:22-23)

QUESTION:  But I // do not account…

ANSWER:  …my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. (Acts 20:24)

QUESTION:  And now I // commend you…

ANSWER:  …to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.  (Acts 20:32)

QUESTION:  In all  // things I have shown…

ANSWER:  …you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” (Acts 20:35)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 19

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QUESTION:  And Paul said, // “John baptized…
ANSWER:  …with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.” On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. (Acts 19:4-5)

QUESTION:  And God was // doing extraordinary…
ANSWER:  …miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. (Acts 19:11-12)

QUESTION:  But the evil // spirit answered them,… 
ANSWER:  …“Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. (Acts 19:15-16)

QUESTION:  And a number // of those who had practiced…
ANSWER:  …magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. (Acts 19:19)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 18

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QUESTION:  And he reasoned // in the synagogue…
ANSWER:  …every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks. (Acts 18:4)

QUESTION:  And when they opposed // and reviled him,…
ANSWER:  …he shook out his garments and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” (Acts 18:6)

QUESTION:  And the Lord // said to Paul…
ANSWER:  …one night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people.” (Acts 18:9-10)

QUESTION:  He began // to speak boldly…
ANSWER:  …in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.  (Acts 18:26)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 17

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QUESTION:  And Paul went  // in, as was his custom, …

ANSWER:  …and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.” (Acts 17:2-3)

QUESTION:  Now these // Jews were…

ANSWER:  …more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. (Acts 17:11)

QUESTION:  The God who // made the world…

ANSWER:  …and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. (Acts 17:24-25)

QUESTION:  And he made // from one man…

ANSWER:  …every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, (Acts 17:26-27)

QUESTION:  Being then // God's offspring,…

ANSWER:  …we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.  (Acts 17:29)

QUESTION:  The times // of ignorance God overlooked,…

ANSWER:  …but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.” (Acts 17:30-31)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 16

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QUESTION:  And a vision // appeared to Paul…
ANSWER:  …in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” (Acts 16:9)

QUESTION:  About // midnight Paul…
ANSWER:  …and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were unfastened. (Acts 16:25-26)

QUESTION:  And the jailer // called for lights…

ANSWER:  …and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” (Acts 16:29-31)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 15

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QUESTION:  And after  // there had been much debate…
ANSWER:  …Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. (Acts 15:7)

QUESTION:  And God, who // knows the heart,…
ANSWER:  …bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith. (Acts 15:8-9)

QUESTION:  But we // believe…
ANSWER:  …that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.” (Acts 15:11)

QUESTION:  After // this I will return,…

ANSWER:  …and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it, that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things known from of old.’ (Acts 15:16-18)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 14

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QUESTION:  Men, // why are you doing these things? 
ANSWER:  ...We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them. (Acts 14:15)

QUESTION:  Yet he // did not leave himself...
ANSWER:  ...without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.” (Acts 14:17)


QUESTION:  And when they had appointed // elders for them... 
ANSWER:  ...in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed. (Acts 14:23)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 13

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QUESTION:  While // they were worshiping… 
ANSWER:  …the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. (Acts 13:2-3)

QUESTION:  Before // his coming,…
ANSWER:  …John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. And as John was finishing his course, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but behold, after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’ (Acts 13:24-25)

QUESTION:  And when they had carried // out all that was written of him,…
ANSWER:  …they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb. 30 But God raised him from the dead, and for many days he appeared to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people. (Acts 13:29-31)

QUESTION:  And we bring  // you the good news…
ANSWER:  …that what God promised to the fathers,  this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, “‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you.’ (Acts 13:32-33)

QUESTION:  Let it // be known to you…
ANSWER:  …therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses. Beware, therefore, lest what is said in the Prophets should come about: (Acts 13:38-39)

QUESTION:  And Paul and // Barnabas spoke out boldly, …
ANSWER:  …saying, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles. (Acts 13:46)

QUESTION:  For so // the Lord has commanded us,…
ANSWER:  …saying,“‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” (Acts 13:47)

QUESTION:  And when the // Gentiles heard this,…

ANSWER:  …they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. (Acts 13:48)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 12

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QUESTION:  When Peter // came to himself,...
ANSWER:  ... he said, “Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.” (Acts 12:11)


QUESTION:  And the people // were shouting,... 
ANSWER:  “The voice of a god, and not of a man!” Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.   (Acts 12:22-23)

FINISH THE VERSE: Short & Easy Options!

If you've been avoiding "Finish the Verse" questions because of their difficulty, a review week is your chance to try them out!  Here is a list of the shortest and easiest FTVs from Acts 1-11.  Pick one or pick a few.  You never know when they may make the difference in an important quiz.

QUESTION:  None  // of the rest dared join them,…
ANSWER:  ...but the people held them in high esteem. (Acts 5:13)

QUESTION:  But Peter and // the apostles…
ANSWER:  ...answered, “We must obey God rather than men.  (Acts 5:29)

QUESTION:  And when he had said these things, as // they were looking on,...
ANSWER:  ...he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. (Acts 1:9)

QUESTION:  For John // baptized with water,…
ANSWER:  ...but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now. (Acts 1:5)

QUESTION:  This Jesus is // is the stone…
ANSWER:  ...that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. (Acts 4;11)

QUESTION:  But what  // God foretold…
ANSWER:  ...by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled. (Acts 3:18)

QUESTION:  And there is // salvation in no one else,…
ANSWER:  ... for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)

QUESTION:  And they // devoted themselves…
ANSWER:  ...to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. (Acts 2:42)

QUESTION:  Then they // left the presence…
ANSWER:  ...of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. (Acts 5:41)

QUESTION:  He said  // to them,…
ANSWER:  ... “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. (Acts 1:7)

FINISH THE VERSE: Acts 11

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QUESTION:  If then God // gave the same gift...
ANSWER:  …to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?” (Acts 11:17)

QUESTION:  When they // heard these things…
ANSWER:  …they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, “Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.”   (Acts 11:18)

QUESTION:  So Barnabas // went to Tarsus…

ANSWER:  …to look for Saul, and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. (Acts 11:25-26)