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as for the other disciples, they came in the bark dragging the net full of fish, for they were but about two hundred cubits distant from land.

come, said Jesus, let us dine. but none of the disciples offer'd to ask him, who he was; for they saw well enough that it was the Lord.

I tell you for certain, tho' when you was a youth you girded your self, and rambled where you had a mind: yet when you are old, your hands shall be stretch'd out, and another shall gird thee, and lead thee where you will be unwilling to go.

being with them when they were assembled, he order'd they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for what the father had promis'd, which, said he, I mention'd.

" for John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the holy ghost, not many days hence."

and he said to them, it is not for you, to know the times or the seasons, which the father hath reserv'd in his own disposal.

but ye shall receive the influence of the holy spirit, which will descend upon you: and ye shall be witnesses for me, in Jerusalem, in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the remotest part of the earth.

for it is written in the book of psalms , "let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein:" and "let another take possession of his charge."

for David says concerning him , "I had the Lord always present before me, he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

for David is not ascended to heaven: yet he saith himself , "the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand,

Peter replied, repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the holy spirit.

for the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

but ye renounced him that was holy and just; you interceeded for the life of a murderer,

for Moses said to the fathers , "a prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me; observe whatever he shall say to you.

and they laid hands on them, and put them in prison, till the next day: for it was now evening.

salvation is not to be had by any other: for there is no other name under heaven given to men whereby we can be saved.

saying, what shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

but to prevent its spreading any further among the people, let us charge them with threats not to speak for the future to any man in that name.

for we cannot avoid publishing what we have seen and heard.

so when they had further threatned them, they let them go, not finding it practicable to punish them, because of the people, who all glorified God for that which was done.