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And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord .

Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.

And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

Then said the high priest, Are these things so?

And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.

Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.

The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.