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Having said this, he stayed in Galilee.

Still others asked, "How can the Christ come from Galilee? Does not the Scripture say that the Christ will come from David's family and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?"

They replied, "Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee."

They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. "Sir," they said, "we would like to see Jesus."

Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

"Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace. It was strengthened; and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord.

You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached—

and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to our people.