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A week later his talmidim were once more in the room, and this time T'oma was with them. Although the doors were locked, Yeshua came, stood among them and said, "Shalom aleikhem!"

Shim‘on Kefa and T'oma (his name means "twin") were together with Natan'el from Kanah in the Galil, the sons of Zavdai, and two other talmidim.

The talmid Yeshua loved said to Kefa, "It's the Lord!" On hearing it was the Lord, Shim‘on Kefa threw on his coat, because he was stripped for work, and plunged into the lake;

This one is the talmid who is testifying about these things and who has recorded them. And we know that his testimony is true.

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.

He answered, "You don't need to know the dates or the times; the Father has kept these under his own authority.

These all devoted themselves single-mindedly to prayer, along with some women, including Miryam (Yeshua's mother), and his brothers.

During this period, when the group of believers numbered about 120, Kefa stood up and addressed his fellow-believers:

(With the money Y'hudah received for his evil deed, he bought a field; and there he fell to his death. His body swelled up and burst open, and all his insides spilled out.

"Now," said Kefa, "it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his estate become desolate, let there be no one to live in it'; and ‘Let someone else take his place as a supervisor.'

from the time Yochanan was immersing people until the day Yeshua was taken up from us — one of these must become a witness with us to his resurrection."

When they heard this sound, a crowd gathered; they were confused, because each one heard the believers speaking in his own language.

Then Kefa stood up with the Eleven and raised his voice to address them: "You Judeans, and all of you staying here in Yerushalayim! Let me tell you what this means! Listen carefully to me!

"Brothers, I know I can say to you frankly that the patriarch David died and was buried — his tomb is with us to this day.

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,

He pressed his case with many other arguments and kept pleading with them, "Save yourselves from this perverse generation!"

The crippled man fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them.

And taking hold of him by his right hand, Kefa pulled him up. Instantly his feet and ankles became strong;

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.

And it is through putting trust in his name that his name has given strength to this man whom you see and know. Yes, it is the trust that comes through Yeshua which has given him this perfect healing in the presence of you all.