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Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you."

but these are written 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 the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.

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

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

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

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

All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and 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, "‘May his camp become desolate, and let there be no one to dwell in it'; and "‘Let another take his office.'

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 was hearing them speak 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.

"Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about 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 on his throne,

he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.