Bible: Acts 2:43-47; 4:32-37; 5:1-11; 6:1-7

2:43 Reverential awe 1  came over everyone, 2  and many wonders and miraculous signs 3  came about by the apostles. 2:44 All who believed were together and held 4  everything in common, 2:45 and they began selling 5  their property 6  and possessions and distributing the proceeds 7  to everyone, as anyone had need. 2:46 Every day 8  they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, 9  breaking bread from 10  house to house, sharing their food with glad 11  and humble hearts, 12  2:47 praising God and having the good will 13  of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day 14  those who were being saved.

The Story of Cain and Abel

4:1 Now 1  the man had marital relations with 2  his wife Eve, and she became pregnant 3  and gave birth to Cain. Then she said, “I have created 4  a man just as the Lord did! 5 

From Adam to Noah

5:1 This is the record 1  of the family line 2  of Adam.

When God created humankind, 3  he made them 4  in the likeness of God. 5:2 He created them male and female; when they were created, he blessed them and named them “humankind.” 5 

5:3 When 6  Adam had lived 130 years he fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and he named him Seth. 5:4 The length of time Adam lived 7  after he became the father of Seth was 800 years; during this time he had 8  other 9  sons and daughters. 5:5 The entire lifetime 10  of Adam was 930 years, and then he died. 11 

5:6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father 12  of Enosh. 5:7 Seth lived 807 years after he became the father of Enosh, and he had 13  other 14  sons and daughters. 5:8 The entire lifetime of Seth was 912 years, and then he died.

5:9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. 5:10 Enosh lived 815 years after he became the father of Kenan, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:11 The entire lifetime of Enosh was 905 years, and then he died.

God’s Grief over Humankind’s Wickedness

6:1 When humankind 1  began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born 2  to them, 3  6:2 the sons of God 4  saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose. 6:3 So the Lord said, “My spirit will not remain in 5  humankind indefinitely, 6  since 7  they 8  are mortal. 9  They 10  will remain for 120 more years.” 11 

6:4 The Nephilim 12  were on the earth in those days (and also after this) 13  when the sons of God were having sexual relations with 14  the daughters of humankind, who gave birth to their children. 15  They were the mighty heroes 16  of old, the famous men. 17 

6:5 But the Lord saw 18  that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination 19  of the thoughts 20  of their minds 21  was only evil 22  all the time. 23  6:6 The Lord regretted 24  that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended. 25  6:7 So the Lord said, “I will wipe humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth – everything from humankind to animals, 26  including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them.”

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