Study Desk

God the Father loves you because you love me, and you believe that I have come from him.

I have told you this, so that you might have peace in your hearts because of me. While you are in the world, you will have to suffer. But cheer up! I have defeated the world.

I have told them your message. But the people of this world hate them, because they don't belong to this world, just as I don't.

I am not praying just for these followers. I am also praying for everyone else who will have faith because of what my followers will say about me.

Father, I want everyone you have given me to be with me, wherever I am. Then they will see the glory that you have given me, because you loved me before the world was created.

We know this is true, because it was told by someone who saw it happen. Now you can have faith too.

Joseph from Arimathea was one of Jesus' disciples. He had kept it secret though, because he was afraid of the Jewish leaders. But now he asked Pilate to let him have Jesus' body. Pilate gave him permission, and Joseph took it down from the cross.

Jesus said, "Thomas, do you have faith because you have seen me? The people who have faith in me without seeing me are the ones who are really blessed!"

Jesus asked a third time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus had asked him three times if he loved him. So he told Jesus, "Lord, you know everything. You know I love you." Jesus replied, "Feed my sheep.

And when they heard this noise, a crowd gathered. But they were surprised, because they were hearing everything in their own languages.

Because of this, my heart will be glad, my words will be joyful, and I will live in hope.

Peter saw that a crowd had gathered, and he said: Friends, why are you surprised at what has happened? Why are you staring at us? Do you think we have some power of our own? Do you think we were able to make this man walk because we are so religious?

You are really the ones God told his prophets to speak to. And you were given the promise that God made to your ancestors. He said to Abraham, "All nations on earth will be blessed because of someone from your family."

God sent his chosen Son to you first, because God wanted to bless you and make each one of you turn away from your sins.

These men were angry because the apostles were teaching the people that the dead would be raised from death, just as Jesus had been raised from death.

But there is something we must tell you and everyone else in Israel. This man is standing here completely well because of the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth. You put Jesus to death on a cross, but God raised him to life.

The apostles left the council and were happy, because God had considered them worthy to suffer for the sake of Jesus.

When Moses was forty years old, he wanted to help the Israelites because they were his own people.

They crowded around Philip because they were eager to hear what he was saying and to see him work miracles.

Everyone in that city was very glad because of what was happening.