Acts 4(ESV) Peter and John Before the Council And as they were speaking to the people, the priests andthe captain of the temple andthe Sadducees came upon them,2greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaimingin Jesus the resurrection from the dead.3And they arrested them andput them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.4But ma...

Acts 3(ESV) The Lame Beggar Healed Now Peter and John weregoing up to the temple atthe hour of prayer,the ninth hour.[a]2And a manlame from birth was being carried,whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gateto ask alms of those entering the temple.3Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms.4And Pete...

Acts 2(ESV) The Coming of the Holy Spirit Whenthe day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.2And suddenly there came from heaven a sound likea mighty rushing wind, andit filled the entire house where they were sitting.3And divided tonguesas of fire appeared to them and rested[a]on each one of them.4And they were allfilled with the Holy Spirit and ...

Acts 1(ESV) The Promise of the Holy Spirit In the first book, OTheophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus beganto do and teach,2until the day whenhe was taken up, after hehad given commandsthrough the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.3He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speakin...

John 21(ESV) Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples 21After this Jesusrevealed himselfagain to the disciples bythe Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way.2Simon Peter,Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael ofCana in Galilee,the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.3Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We wi...

John 20(ESV) The Resurrection 20Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw thatthe stone had been taken away from the tomb.2So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple,the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, andwe do not know where they have laid h...

John 19(ESV) Jesus Delivered to Be Crucified Then Pilate took Jesus andflogged him.2And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe.3They came up to him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and struck him with their hands.4Pilate went out again and said to them, "See, I am bringing him out to you that you may kn...

John 18(ESV) Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus 18When Jesus had spoken these words,he went out with his disciples acrossthe brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered.2Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knewthe place, forJesus often met there with his disciples.3So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief pr...

John 17(ESV) The High Priestly Prayer 17When Jesus had spoken these words,he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said,"Father,the hour has come;glorify your Son that the Son mayglorify you,2sinceyou have given him authority over all flesh,to give eternal life to allwhom you have given him.3And this is eternal life,that they know you,the onlytrue God, andJesus Christ wh...

John 16(ESV) 16"I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away.2They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed,the hour is coming whenwhoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.3And they will do these thingsbecause they have not known the Father, nor me.4ButI have said these things to you, that whentheir hour comes you may remember ...