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So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in his side, I will not believe."

Eight days later, his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said, "Peace be with you."

but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathan'a-el of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zeb'edee, and two others of his disciples were together.

That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his clothes, for he was stripped for work, and sprang into the sea.

Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, "Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?"

This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true.

To them he presented himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking of the kingdom of God.

He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority.

All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

For he was numbered among us, and was allotted his share in this ministry.

(Now this man bought 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 habitation become desolate, and let there be no one to live in it'; and 'His office let another take.'

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

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

And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language?

But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words.

"Brethren, I may say to you confidently of the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants upon his throne,