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 what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed:

For the king knows about these things, and to him I speak boldly. For I am persuaded that none of these things has escaped his notice, for this has not been done in a corner.

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples

And when the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?'"

Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?"

This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him."

But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me.

When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, "This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!"

Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, "When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?"

If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me;

So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the Council and said, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.

The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness.

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 authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.

If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.

while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

General references

And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction.