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and not for the Jewish nation only, but to gather together into one the children of God who are scattered.)

For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

Because Jesus knew that the Father had handed all things over to him, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,

When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him.

If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him right away.

"Do not let your hearts be distressed. You believe in God; believe also in me.

They will put you out of the synagogue, yet a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he is offering service to God.

For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.

Now we know that you know everything and do not need anyone to ask you anything. Because of this we believe that you have come from God."

Now this is eternal life—that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.

The Jewish leaders replied, "We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God!"

Jesus replied, "Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"

Thomas replied to him, "My Lord and my God!"

But these are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

(Now Jesus said this to indicate clearly by what kind of death Peter was going to glorify God.) After he said this, Jesus told Peter, "Follow me."

To the same apostles also, after his suffering, he presented himself alive with many convincing proofs. He was seen by them over a forty-day period and spoke about matters concerning the kingdom of God.

both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!"

‘ And in the last days it will be, ' God says, ‘ that I will pour out my Spirit on all people, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams .

"Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know—

this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles.