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The other followers kept telling Thomas, "We saw the Lord." But Thomas said, "I will not believe it until I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were and put my hand into his side."

Then Jesus told him, "You believe because you see me. Those who believe without seeing me will be truly blessed."

‘God says: In the last days I will pour out my Spirit on all kinds of people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.

Jesus was lifted up to heaven and is now at God's right side. The Father has given the Holy Spirit to Jesus as he promised. So Jesus has poured out that Spirit, and this is what you now see and hear.

It was faith in Jesus that made this crippled man well. You can see this man, and you know him. He was made completely well because of trust in Jesus, and you all saw it happen!

He said, "Look! I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at God's right side."

I see that you are full of bitter jealousy and ruled by sin."

Saul got up from the ground and opened his eyes, but he could not see. So those with Saul took his hand and led him into Damascus.

For three days Saul could not see and did not eat or drink.

Saul has seen a vision in which a man named Ananias comes to him and lays his hands on him. Then he is able to see again."

So Ananias went to the house of Judas. He laid his hands on Saul and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus sent me. He is the one you saw on the road on your way here. He sent me so that you can see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

Immediately, something that looked like fish scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he was able to see again! Then Saul got up and was baptized.

Now the Lord will touch you, and you will be blind. For a time you will not be able to see anything—not even the light from the sun." Then everything became dark for Elymas, and he walked around, trying to find someone to lead him by the hand.

After some time, Paul said to Barnabas, "We should go back to all those towns where we preached the message of the Lord. Let's visit the believers and see how they are doing."

Then Paul stood before the meeting of the Areopagus and said, "People of Athens, I can see you are very religious in all things.

I say this because some people might see this trouble today and say that we are rioting. We could not explain this, because there is no real reason for this meeting."

"And now, I know that none of you among whom I was preaching the kingdom of God will ever see me again.

And they all cried because Paul had said they would never see him again. They put their arms around him and kissed him. Then they went with him to the ship.

In Jerusalem the believers were glad to see us.

When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to Paul, "Brother, you can see that many thousands of our people have become believers. And they think it is very important to obey the law of Moses.