Acts of the Apostles

American  

noun

1. a book of the New Testament.

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Acts of the Apostles British  

noun

1. Often shortened to: Acts.  the fifth book of the New Testament, describing the development of the early Church from Christ's ascension into heaven to Paul's sojourn at Rome

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Example Sentences

And why does the Acts of the Apostles end with the reader wondering what became of its two most important characters, when we know they were martyred?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Stainbrook said, referring to an account in the Acts of the Apostles.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2022

The Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament describes Peter baptising the Roman centurion Cornelius in Caesarea.

From Reuters • Dec. 22, 2021

One day, though, he rereads his old notes on John’s gospel — finding them sanctimonious — and then begins to scrutinize the Acts of the Apostles with the idea of writing a biography of Luke.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2017

In the Acts of the Apostles, and in the Epistles, we meet with the name of Gaius five times; and four different persons seem to be meant.

From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary