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

Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples.

This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and has written them, and we know that his testimony is true.

After his suffering he presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.

He replied, "It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.

All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers.

for he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry."

(Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.

"For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his homestead become desolate, and let there be no one to live in it'; and ‘Let another take his position of overseer.'

beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us to his resurrection."

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place."

But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, "Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say.

"Fellow Israelites, I may say to you confidently of our ancestor David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of his descendants on his throne.

Foreseeing this, David spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, saying, ‘He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh experience corruption.'

So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added.

And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them.

And he took him by the right hand and raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.

The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our ancestors has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate, though he had decided to release him.

And by faith in his name, his name itself has made this man strong, whom you see and know; and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you.