And when they came, they went up into the upper room where staid Peter and John, and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the [brother] of James.

And making signs to them with his hand to be silent, he related how the Lord had conducted him out of the prison, and said, Tell these things to James and the brothers. And going out he departed to another place.

And after they were silent, James answered, saying, Men and brothers, hear me.

And on the following day Paul went with us to James, and all the elders were present.

and I saw no other of the apostles except James, the Lord's brother.

JUDAS, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the beloved in God the Father, and the called who are kept by Jesus Christ.

To

And Jesus said to them, I tell you truly, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, shall yourselves also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel;

which our twelve tribes, serving God continually, day and night, hope to attain; of this hope, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

And I heard the number of the sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand were sealed from every tribe of the children of Israel.

Scattered

Then the Jews said one to another, Where is this man about to go, that we shall not find him? Will he go to the dispersion of the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

And there were Jews living at Jerusalem, pious men, of every nation under heaven;

And Saul consented to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution of the church at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

For Moses from ancient times has those who preach him in every city, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

PETER, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect strangers of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,

Greeting

writing by their hand, The apostles and elders and brothers, to the brothers in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, who are of the gentiles, greeting.

Claudius Lysias to the most excellent procurator Felix, greeting.

Make haste to come before winter. Eubulus and Pudens and Linus and Claudia, and all the brothers, salute you.