Study Desk

After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus—but secretly because of his fear of the Jews—asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus’s body. Pilate gave him permission; so he came and took his body away.

The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first.

Stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.

The wrapping that had been on his head was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a separate place by itself.

But Mary stood outside the tomb, crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb.

Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know it was Jesus.

But Thomas (called “Twin”), one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Don’t be faithless, but believe.”

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

When daybreak came, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not know it was Jesus.

So this rumor spread to the brothers and sisters that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not tell him that he would not die, but, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?”

While he was with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise. “Which,”

for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit in a few days.”

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

But some sneered and said, “They’re drunk on new wine.”

For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says:

But Peter said, “I don’t have silver or gold, but what I do have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”

But many of those who heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

But so that this does not spread any further among the people, let’s threaten them against speaking to anyone in this name again.”

Now the entire group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.