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But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.

But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water flowed out immediately.

And the person who saw it has testified (and his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth), so that you also may believe.

For these things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled, " Not a bone of his will be broken ."

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

The other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he replied, "Unless I see the wounds from the nails in his hands, and put my finger into the wounds from the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe it!"

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.

Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael (who was from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of his were together.

Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" So Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord, tucked in his outer garment (for he had nothing on underneath it), and plunged into the sea.

This is the disciple who testifies about these things and has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

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.

He told them, "You are not permitted to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.

All these continued together in prayer with one mind, together with the women, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

(Now this man Judas acquired a field with the reward of his unjust deed, and falling headfirst he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.

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

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

to assume the task of this service and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place."

When this sound occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them: "You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen carefully to what I say.

"Brothers, I can speak confidently to you about our forefather David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.