10 Things about Barnabas

1. He was a Jewish man
2. He was from the priestly tribe of Levi
3. His name was Joseph
4. He was nicknamed Barnabas (son of encouragement) by the Apostles
5. He was wealthy but generous; he sold a field and gave the proceeds to the Apostles
6. He was from Cyprus but moved to Jerusalem
7. He was cousin to John Mark
8. He was a pastor in Antioch
9. He was the one who went to Tarsus and brought Paul to Antioch
10. He accompanied Paul on his first missionary journey

7 men chosen to be 'deacons' in Acts 6

Acts 6:6, 7

This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose 

Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit;

also Philip,

Procorus,

Nicanor,

Timon,

Parmenas,

and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them. 

4 members of the high priest's family listed in Acts 4:6

Acts 4:6

Annas the high priest was there

and so were Caiaphas,

John,

Alexander

and others of the high priest’s family.

4 things the people devoted themselves to in Acts 2:42

Acts 2:42

They devoted themselves to

the apostles’ teaching

and to fellowship,

to the breaking of bread

and to prayer.

4 Times when God struck people blind

1. The men of Sodom
Genesis 19:5-9

They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them." Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him and said, "No, my friends. Don't do this wicked thing. Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don't do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof." "Get out of our way," they replied. "This fellow came here as a foreigner, and now he wants to play the judge! We'll treat you worse than them." They kept bringing pressure on Lot and moved forward to break down the door. But the men inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house and shut the door. Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, young and old, with blindness so that they could not find the door. 

2. The Assyrians in the time of Elisha
2 Kings 6:13-18

"Go, find out where he is," the king ordered, "so I can send men and capture him." The report came back: "He is in Dothan." Then he sent horses and chariots and a strong force there. They went by night and surrounded the city. When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. "Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?" the servant asked. "Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them." And Elisha prayed, "Open his eyes, LORD, so that he may see." Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. As the enemy came down toward him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, "Strike this army with blindness." So he struck them with blindness, as Elisha had asked.

3. Saul of Tarsus on the Damascius Road
Acts 9:3-9 (also see Acts 22, 26)

As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.  He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" "Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," he replied. "Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."  The men travelling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.

4. Elymas the sorcerer who opposed Paul
Acts 13:6-12

They travelled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, who was an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith. Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said, "You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord? Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun." Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.

9 centurions mentioned in the New Testament

1. Unnamed man in Capernaum Matthew 8:5ff; Luke 7:1ff.

When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.

2. Unnamed man in charge of the crucifixion of Christ Matthew 27:54, Mark 15:39-45, Luke 23:47

When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!"
3. Cornelius of the Italian Regiment Acts 10:1ff

At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment.

4. Unnamed man who is about to flog Paul when he learns he is a Roman citizen Acts 22:25ff

As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, "Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn't even been found guilty?" 

5. Unnamed man Paul asks to take his nephew to his commanding officer Acts 23:17ff

Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him." 

6. Unnamed men who took Paul to Caesarea Acts 23:23ff

Then he called two of his centurions and ordered them, "Get ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at nine tonight.

7. Unnamed man told to look after Paul Acts 24:23

He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and permit his friends to take care of his needs.

8. Julius of the Imperial Regiment Acts 27:1ff

When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment. 

15 Ethnic Varieties listed in Acts 2

In Acts 2:7-11 Luke lists the various groupings represented in Jerusalem at the time the Holy Spriit was poured out. He says

Utterly amazed, they asked: "Aren't all these who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language?

Parthians,
Medes
and Elamites;
residents of Mesopotamia,
Judea
and Cappadocia,
Pontus
and Asia,
Phrygia
and Pamphylia,
Egypt
and the parts of Libya near Cyrene;
visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism);
Cretans
and Arabs

- we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!"

If each reference points to one language and we assume that Greek, Aramaic and Hebrew were also spoken, then one person from each group of about six among the 120 would need to speak in that language. Perhaps as many as 120 different languages were spoken.

No doubt Luke bases his list on the 70 in Genesis 10, updating and selecting as he felt was right.

12 disciples as listed in the Gospels and Acts

Lists of the twelve disciples are found in all three synoptic Gospels and in Acts (the 11) as follows

Matthew 10:2-4

These are the names of the twelve apostles:

first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Mark 3:13-19

Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach  and to have authority to drive out demons. These are the twelve he appointed:

Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means "sons of thunder"),

Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas,

James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Luke 6:12-16

One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: 

Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John,

Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas,

James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot, Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

Acts 1:13

When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were

Peter, John, James and Andrew;

Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew;

James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.

Definitively

Simon (who Jesus nicknamed Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;

Philip and Bartholomew (called Nathanael in John); Thomas and Matthew the tax collector (also known as Levi);

James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus (also known as Judas son of James); Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.