The book of Acts is structured by which verse?

• A. Acts 1:8
• B. Acts 2:14
• C. Acts 3:19
• D. Acts 4:8

Answer: (A)

Acts unfolds according to the mission outline given by Jesus in Acts 1:8: you will be witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. That verse provides the organizing frame for the whole book, shaping its progression. The narrative moves from Jerusalem (the church’s birth and early witness), to Judea and Samaria (expanded reach beyond Jerusalem), and finally to the ends of the earth (the Gentile mission). The other verses mentioned are pivotal moments within that framework—Peter’s Pentecost preach in Jerusalem, the call to repentance after healing, and the empowering before the Sanhedrin—but they do not establish the book’s overarching structure.