Study Desk

Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe."

He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.

And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

But God raised him up, having loosed the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.

annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for all men praised God for what had happened.

Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.

And they gave heed to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic.

But Peter said to him, "Your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

And the believers from among the circumcised who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.

Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoeni'cia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none except Jews.

Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and they came to him in a body, and having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.

Immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not give God the glory; and he was eaten by worms and died.

For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning him.

Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, because he was the chief speaker, they called Hermes.

Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

Some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers met him. And some said, "What would this babbler say?" Others said, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities" --because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given assurance to all men by raising him from the dead."

And he found a Jew named Aq'uila, a native of Pontus, lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them;

and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them, and they worked, for by trade they were tentmakers.