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And eternal life is this: to know you, the one true God, and him whom you sent, Yeshua the Messiah.

The Judeans answered him, "We have a law; according to that law, he ought to be put to death, because he made himself out to be the Son of God."

"Stop holding onto me," Yeshua said to her, "because I haven't yet gone back to the Father. But go to my brothers, and tell them that I am going back to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God."

T'oma answered him, "My Lord and my God!"

But these which have been recorded are here so that you may trust that Yeshua is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by this trust you may have life because of who he is.

He said this to indicate the kind of death by which Kefa would bring glory to God. Then Yeshua said to him, "Follow me!"

After his death he showed himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. During a period of forty days they saw him, and he spoke with them about the Kingdom of God.

Jews by birth and proselytes; Jews from Crete and from Arabia. . . ! How is it that we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great things God has done?"

"Men of Isra'el! Listen to this! Yeshua from Natzeret was a man demonstrated to you to have been from God by the powerful works, miracles and signs that God performed through him in your presence. You yourselves know this.

"But God has raised him up and freed him from the suffering of death; it was impossible that death could keep its hold on him.

Therefore, since he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn an oath to him that one of his descendants would sit on his throne,

God raised up this Yeshua! And we are all witnesses of it!

"Moreover, he has been exalted to the right hand of God ; has received from the Father what he promised, namely, the Ruach HaKodesh; and has poured out this gift, which you are both seeing and hearing.

Therefore, let the whole house of Isra'el know beyond doubt that God has made him both Lord and Messiah — this Yeshua, whom you executed on a stake!"

Kefa answered them, "Turn from sin, return to God, and each of you be immersed on the authority of Yeshua the Messiah into forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Ruach HaKodesh!

For the promise is for you, for your children, and for those far away — as many as Adonai our God may call!"

praising God and having the respect of all the people. And day after day the Lord kept adding to them those who were being saved.

so that he sprang up, stood a moment, and began walking. Then he entered the Temple court with them, walking and leaping and praising God!

Everyone saw him walking and praising God.

The God of Avraham, Yitz'chak and Ya‘akov, the God of our fathers , has glorified his servant Yeshua — the same Yeshua you handed over and disowned before Pilate, even after he had decided to release him.