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When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.

The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.

For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.

For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.

If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”

Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.

This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after He was raised from the dead.

After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.

“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

…beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

…beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.

Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,

But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.

But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.

Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”

With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,

And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.

And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.

So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.

…that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.

For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.

Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’

Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.

When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

…along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.

…then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”

There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,

Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),

Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?

Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”

Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.

Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them

This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,

But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,

…and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.

Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.

This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’

But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

…and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”

Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”

In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”

As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”

As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.

“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.

And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”

At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,

When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.

“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”

So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.

…but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.

…not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.

“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.

But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’

Just then three men sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.

But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”

Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”

After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.

So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.

After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.

And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.

After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”

Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.

From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.

When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.

But God raised Him from the dead,

…and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.

In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’

But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.

Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.

“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.

Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.

From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.

Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”

After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.

Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.

Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.

Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.

Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.

Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.