That disciple whom Jesus kept loving told Peter, "It's the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put his clothes back on, because he was practically naked, and jumped into the sea.

So when they got out on the beach, they saw a charcoal fire set up and fish on it cooking, and bread.

So Peter went to the boat and came back pulling the net to land, full of great fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and though there was such a number the net was not broken.

Now this was the third time that Jesus let himself be seen by the disciples after he had come back from the dead.

Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; who also leaned back on his breast at the supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee?

Jesus said to him, If it is my desire for him to be here till I come back, what is that to you? come yourself after me.

So this saying went about among the brothers that this disciple would not undergo death: Jesus, however, did not say that he would not undergo death, but, If it is my desire for him to be here till I come back, what is that to you?

The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

So, when they were together, they said to him, Lord, will you at this time give back the kingdom to Israel?

who also said, "Men {of Galilee}, why do you stand there looking into the sky? This Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven like this will come back in the same way you saw him departing into heaven!"

Then the disciples returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet (Olive Grove), which is near Jerusalem, [only] a Sabbath day’s journey (less than one mile) away.

For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.

Starting from the baptism of John till he went up from us, one will have to be a witness with us of his coming back from death.

But God gave him back to life, having made him free from the pains of death because it was not possible for him to be overcome by it.

This Jesus God has given back to life, of which we all are witnesses.

and a man who had been unable to walk from birth was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at that gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, so that he could beg alms from those entering the temple.

and they recognized that he was the one who used to sit and beg at the Beautiful Gate of the temple complex. So they were filled with awe and astonishment at what had happened to him.

And put to death the Lord of life; whom God gave back from the dead; of which fact we are witnesses.

reform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

and He may send back Jesus, the Christ who long ago was appointed for you.

God, [after he] had raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning each [of you] back from your wickedness!"

Being greatly troubled because they were teaching the people and preaching Jesus as an example of the coming back from the dead.

Take note, all of you, and all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you put to death on the cross, whom God gave back from the dead, even through him is this man now before you completely well.

And they called them [back] [and] commanded [them] not to speak or to teach at all in the name of Jesus.

And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them.

And with great power the Apostles gave witness of the coming back of the Lord Jesus from the dead; and grace was on them all.

There was not a needy person among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling them, and bringing the proceeds of the sales

And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

And to keep back part of the price of the land? While it remained, did it not remain thine? And when it was sold, was it not in thy power? Why hast thou conceived this thing in thy heart? Thou hast not lied to men, but to God.

The others, in fear, kept back from joining them: but the people made much of them;

and the officers having come, did not find them in the prison, and having turned back, they told,

So the commander of the Temple guards went with his men to bring them back without force, because they were afraid of being stoned to death by the people.

When they brought them back, they made them stand before the Council, and the high priest began to question them.

The God of our fathers gave Jesus back to life, whom you had put to death, hanging him on a tree.

And so the Council agreed [with Gamaliel's advice] and when they called the apostles back in, they had them beaten and ordered them never to speak in the name of Jesus [again]; then they released them.

Therefore, brethren, pick out from among yourselves seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, and we will appoint them to undertake this duty.

and [from Egypt] their bodies were taken back to Shechem and placed in the tomb which Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

I have most certainly seen the oppression of My people in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them. Now come, and I will send you to Egypt [as My messenger].’

To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,

Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?

Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not charge this sin on the book against them!" On saying this he fell asleep in death.

Repent therefore from this thine evil, and beg God, if perhaps the thought of thy heart will be forgiven thee.

For I see you are a bitter poison and a pack of evil."

So Simon answered, "Both of you beg the Lord for me that none of the things you have said may befall me!"

They indeed, therefore, having testified fully, and spoken the word of the Lord, did turn back to Jerusalem; in many villages also of the Samaritans they did proclaim good news.

and he was returning, and sitting in his chariot he was reading [the scroll of] the prophet Isaiah.

Now the place in the book where he was reading was this: He was taken, like a sheep, to be put to death; and as a lamb is quiet when its wool is being cut, so he made no sound:

The eunuch replied to Philip, “Please tell me, about whom does the prophet say this? About himself or about someone else?”

and he has seen a man called Ananias enter and lay his hands upon him to bring back his sight."

So, Ananias left and went to Judas' house and placed his hands on Saul saying, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you as you were traveling on the road [to Damascus] sent me so you could receive your sight [back] and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

And when he had taken food his strength came back. And for some days he kept with the disciples who were in Damascus.

And all who heard him were astounded and said, "Is not this the man who harassed those who called upon this name in Jerusalem, and has come here expressly for the purpose of putting them in chains and taking them back to the high priests?"

And when he came [back] to Jerusalem, Saul attempted to associate himself with the disciples but they were afraid of him [because of his past], and could not believe that he was a [true] disciple.

So when the brothers found this out, they took him down to Caesarea, and from there sent him back to Tarsus.

And all dwelling in Lydda and Saron saw him, who turned back to the Lord.

When the disciples heard that Peter was at Lydda (for Joppa is not far from Lydda), they sent two men to beg him to "Come on to us without delay."

And Peter having put them all without, having set the knees, prayed; and having turned back to the body he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and having seen Peter, sat up.

Then, giving her his hand, he raised her to her feet and, calling to him God's people and the widows, he gave her back to them alive.

A second time the voice came back to him, "What God has cleansed, you must not regard as common."

And this was done three times: and then the vessel was taken back into heaven.

Wherefore also without a word, I came when invited: I beg to know therefore for what purpose ye have sent for me?

On the third day God gave him back to life, and let him be seen,

Not by all the people, but by witnesses marked out before by God, even by us, who took food and drink with him after he came back from the dead.

This happened three times. Then everything was pulled back up to heaven.

and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. For an entire year they met [with others] in the church and instructed large numbers; and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.

On recognizing Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed that she didn't open the gate but ran back inside and announced that Peter was standing at the gate.

and Barnabas and Saul did turn back out of Jerusalem, having fulfilled the ministration, having taken also with them John, who was surnamed Mark.

And those about Paul having set sail from Paphos, came to Perga of Pamphylia, and John having departed from them, did turn back to Jerusalem,

But God gave him back from the dead:

And about his coming back from the dead, never again to go to destruction, he has said these words, I will give you the holy and certain mercies of David.

And saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of similar passions with you, announcing good news to turn you back from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven, and earth, and sea, and all in them:

But the disciples formed a circle around him, and he got up and went back into the city; and the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe.

Having proclaimed good news also to that city, and having discipled many, they turned back to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch,

From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been entrusted to the grace of God for the work which they had now completed.

Truly therefore the sent by the church passed through Phenice and Samaria, relating the turning back of the nations: and they made great joy to all the brethren.

And when there had been much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, My brothers, you have knowledge that some time back it was God's pleasure that by my mouth the good news might be given to the Gentiles so that they might have faith.

After these things I will turn back, and I will build again the tabernacle of David, that is fallen down, and its ruins I will build again, and will set it upright --

wherefore I judge: not to trouble those who from the nations do turn back to God,

After spending some time there, they were sent back by the brothers with [the greeting of] peace to those who had sent them.

and after certain days, Paul said unto Barnabas, 'Having turned back again, we may look after our brethren, in every city in which we have preached the word of the Lord -- how they are.'

but Paul thought it not well to take with them him who had abandoned them, going back from Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work.

After seeing [the man in] the vision, we immediately made every effort to go to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news [about Jesus] to the people there. [Note: This is first use of "we" and "us" in the book of Acts and indicates that Luke, the writer of Acts, joined the party at this point. See 1:1 with Luke 1:1-3].

And this did she for many days. And Paul, having been exercised, and having turned back to the spirit, said, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out the same hour.

This answer the lictors took back to the praetors, who were alarmed when they were told that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

Saying to them clearly and openly that Christ had to be put to death and come back to life again; and that this Jesus, whom, he said, I am preaching to you, is the Christ.

The men who went with Paul took him all the way to Athens, and came back with instructions for Silas and Timothy to rejoin him as soon as possible.

And some of those who were supporters of the theories of the Epicureans and the Stoics, had a meeting with him. And some said, What is this talker of foolish words saying? And others, He seems to be a preacher of strange gods: because he was preaching of Jesus and his coming back from the dead.

Because a day has been fixed in which all the world will be judged in righteousness by the man who has been marked out by him for this work; of which he has given a sign to all men by giving him back from the dead.

Now on hearing about the coming back from death, some of them made sport of it, but others said, Let us go more fully into this another time.

Then the Lord spoke to Paul in a night vision [i.e., a divinely given dream]: "Do not be afraid, but speak up and do not hold [anything] back,

Saying this, he drove them back from the Bench.

but he said good-bye and stated, “I’ll come back to you again, if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

And many of those who had practiced magical arts collected their books and [throwing book after book on the pile] began burning them in front of everyone. They calculated their value and found it to be 50,000 pieces of silver.

So he sent two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, while he himself kept back for a time on his way into Asia.

Some of the Asiarchs, who were friends of his, also sent to beg him not to venture into the amphitheatre.)

For we are also in danger to be called in question for this day, being no cause for which we shall be able to give back word of this confederation.

And he stayed three months, and when a plot was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia (northern Greece).

When Paul had gone back upstairs and had broken the bread and eaten, he talked [informally and confidentially] with them for a long time—until daybreak [in fact]—and then he left.

[In the meantime] they brought the young fellow [back upstairs] alive, and were greatly comforted.