Acts 2:22

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Summary

Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

A man

General references

Matthew 9:35

Bible References

A man

you yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed.

For the king

knows about these matters, and I speak to him also with confidence, since I am persuaded that none of these things escape his notice; for this has not been done in a corner.

Now when John, while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples

When the men came to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You, to ask, ‘Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone else?’”

One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, “Are You the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?”

this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these

signs that You do unless God is with him.”

But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for the works which the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works that I do—testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me.

Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

But many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, “When the Christ comes, He will not perform more

signs than those which this man has, will He?”

If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;

Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many

signs.

So the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify about Him.

Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, but the Father abiding in Me does His works.

If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father as well.

God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders and by various miracles and by

gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.

General references

Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.