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Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned back on his breast at the supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee?

This is the disciple which beareth witness of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his witness is true.

To whom he also shewed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God:

And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within his own authority.

These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

For he was numbered among us, and received his portion in this ministry.

(Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made desolate, And let no man dwell therein: and, His office let another take.

beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection.

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.

And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language.

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them, saying, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto my words.

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

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

he foreseeing this spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he left in Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added unto them in that day about three thousand souls.

And a certain man that was lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look on us.

And he took him by the right hand, and raised him up: and immediately his feet and his ankle-bones received strength.

The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Servant Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied before the face of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.