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But these have been written in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through your faith in him you may have life.

Simon Peter said to the others, "I am going fishing." "We will come with you," they told him. So they went out in a boat, but all that night they did not catch a thing.

As the sun was rising, Jesus stood at the water's edge, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

I am telling you the truth: when you were young, you used to get ready and go anywhere you wanted to; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will tie you up and take you where you don't want to go."

So a report spread among the followers of Jesus that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say he would not die; he said, "If I want him to live until I come, what is that to you?"

And when they came together, he gave them this order: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift I told you about, the gift my Father promised.

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

But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

But others made fun of the believers, saying, "These people are drunk!"

But God raised him from death, setting him free from its power, because it was impossible that death should hold him prisoner.

But Peter said to him, "I have no money at all, but I give you what I have: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I order you to get up and walk!"

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has given divine glory to his Servant Jesus. But you handed him over to the authorities, and you rejected him in Pilate's presence, even after Pilate had decided to set him free.

He was holy and good, but you rejected him, and instead you asked Pilate to do you the favor of turning loose a murderer.

You killed the one who leads to life, but God raised him from death—and we are witnesses to this.

But many who heard the message believed; and the number grew to about five thousand.

But there was nothing that they could say, because they saw the man who had been healed standing there with Peter and John.

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn these men never again to speak to anyone in the name of Jesus."

But Peter and John answered them, "You yourselves judge which is right in God's sight—to obey you or to obey God.

The group of believers was one in mind and heart. None of them said that any of their belongings were their own, but they all shared with one another everything they had.

But there was a man named Ananias, who with his wife Sapphira sold some property that belonged to them.