They were conversing about all these events,

though they were prevented from recognizing him.

Though some women of our number gave us a surprise; they were at the tomb early in the morning

Now they approached the village to which they were going. He pretended to be going further on,

Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight.

Just as they were speaking He stood among them [and said to them, "Peace to you!"]

They were scared and terrified, imagining it was a ghost they saw;

Even yet they could not believe it for sheer joy; they were lost in wonder. So he said to them, "Have you any food here?"

Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered, "When you were under that fig tree, before ever Philip called you, I saw you."

Now six stone water-jars were standing there, for the Jewish rites of 'purification,' each holding about twenty gallons.

he came one night to Jesus and said, "Rabbi, we know you have come from God to teach us, for no one could perform these Signs of yours unless God were with him."

John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, as there was plenty of water there, and people came to him and were baptized

The woman replied, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You were right in saying, 'I have no husband';

At this point his disciples came up; they were surprised that he was talking to a woman, but none of them said, "What is it?" or, "Why are you talking to her?"

When the two days were over, he left for Galilee

Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to those who were reclining; so too with the fish, as much as they wanted.

And when they were satisfied, he said to the disciples, "Gather up the pieces left over, so that nothing may be wasted."

After rowing about three or four miles they saw Jesus walking on the sea and nearing the boat. They were terrified,

so they agreed to take him on board, and the boat instantly reached the land they were making for.

and as the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they embarked in the boats themselves and made for Capharnahum in search of Jesus.

Jesus, inwardly conscious that his disciples were murmuring at it, said to them, "So this upsets you?

Then what if you were to see the Son of man ascending to where he formerly existed?

And yet there are some of you who do not believe" (for Jesus knew from the very first who the unbelieving were, and who was to betray him;

After this Jesus moved about in Galilee; he would not move in Judaea, because the Jews were trying to kill him.

But after his brothers had gone up to the festival, he went up too, not publicly but as it were privately.

At the festival the Jews were in quest of him, saying, "Where is he?"

placed after 5:47] The Jews were amazed, saying, "How can this uneducated fellow manage to read?"

(he meant by this the Spirit which those who believed in him were to receive: ??as yet there was no Spirit, because Jesus had not been glorified yet).

So the people were divided over him;

Said Jesus, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I came here from God; I did not come of my own accord, I was sent by him.

Jesus replied, "Were I to glorify myself, my glory would be nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me; you say 'He is our God,'

but you do not understand him. I know him. Were I to say, 'I do not know him,' I would be a liar like yourselves; but I do know him and I hold to his word.

So they asked him, "How were your eyes opened?"

Then said some of the Pharisees, "This man is not from God, for he does not keep the sabbath"; others said, "How can a sinner perform such Signs?" They were divided on this.

(His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that anyone who confessed him to be Christ should be excommunicated.

If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

On hearing this the Pharisees who were beside him asked, "And are we blind?"

Jesus replied, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty; but, as it is, you claim to have sight ??and so your sin remains."

The Jews were again divided over these words.

If the Law said they were gods, to whom the word of God came ??and scripture cannot be broken ??36 do you mean to tell me, whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am God's Son'?

"Rabbi," said the disciples, "the Jews were trying to stone you only the other day; are you going back there?"

and when the Jews who were condoling with her inside the house noticed her rise hurriedly and go out, they followed her, as they imagined she was going to wail at the tomb.

(He did not say this simply of his own accord; he was high priest that year, and his words were a prophecy that Jesus was to die for the nation,

(The high priests and the Pharisees had given orders that they were to be informed, if anyone found out where he was, so that they might arrest him.)

Now the people who were with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead, testified to it;

Now there were some Greeks among those who had come up to worship at the festival;

In my Father's house there are many abodes; were it not so, would I have told you that I was going to prepare a place for you?

I have made thy Name known to the men whom thou hast given to me from the world (thine they were, and thou gavest them to me), and they have held to thy word.

Now the servants and the attendants were standing and warming themselves at a charcoal fire which they had lit (for it was cold), and Peter also stood beside them and warmed himself.

Then Simon Peter came after him, and went inside the tomb; he noticed not only that the bandages were lying on the ground

and when the rest of the disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord," he said, "Unless I see his hands with the mark of the nails, and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I refuse to believe it."

Eight days afterwards his disciples were together again, and Thomas with them. Though the doors were closed, Jesus entered and stood among them, saying, "Peace be with you!"

Simon Peter, Thomas (who was called 'the Twin'), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the two sons of Zebedaeus, and two other disciples of his, were all together.

while the rest of the disciples came ashore in the punt (they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards), dragging their netful of fish.

Truly, truly I tell you, you put on your own girdle and went wherever you wanted, when you were young; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands for someone to gird you, and you will be taken where you have no wish to go"

Now there is much else that Jesus did ??so much, that if it were written down in detail. I do not suppose the world itself could hold the written records.

As he went up, their eyes were fixed on heaven; but just then two men stood beside them dressed in white,

On entering the city they went to the upper room where they were in the habit of meeting; there were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James (the son of Alphaeus) and Simon who had been a Zealot, with Judas the son of James.

During the course of the day of Pentecost they were all together,

when suddenly there came a sound from heaven like a violent blast of wind, which filled the whole house where they were seated.

and they were all filled with the holy Spirit ??they began to speak in foreign tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to express themselves.

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem.

All were amazed and astonished. "Are these not all Galileans," they said, "who are speaking?

They were all amazed and quite at a loss. "What can it mean?" they said to one another.

So those who accepted what he said were baptized; about three thousand souls were brought in, that day.

Awe fell on everyone, and many wonders and signs were performed by the apostles [in Jerusalem].

Peter and John were on their way up to the temple for the hour of prayer at three in the afternoon,

and when they recognized this was the very man who used to sit and beg at the Gate Beautiful, they were lost in awe and amazement at what had happened to him.

While they were speaking to the people, they were surprised by the priests, the commander of the temple, and the Sadducees,

who were annoyed at them teaching the people and proclaiming Jesus as an instance of resurrection from the dead.

They were astonished to notice how outspoken Peter and John were, and to discover that they were uncultured persons and mere outsiders; they recognized them as having been companions of Jesus,

At their prayer the place of meeting was shaken, and they were all filled with the holy Spirit, speaking God's word fearlessly;

[Move first half of vs to start of vs 15] Many miracles and wonders were performed among the people by the apostles. Now they all without exception met in the portico of Solomon.

On the other hand, crowds of men and women who believed in the Lord were brought in.

In fact, invalids were actually carried into the streets and laid on beds and mattresses, so that, when Peter passed, his shadow at anyrate might fall on one or other of them.

Crowds gathered even from the towns round Jerusalem, bringing invalids and people troubled with unclean spirits, all of whom were healed.

On hearing this the commander of the temple and the high priests were quite at a loss to know what to make of it.

When they heard this, they were so furious that they determined to make away with the apostles.

In days gone by Theudas started up, claiming to be a person of importance; a number of men, about four hundred of them, rallied to him, but he was slain, and all his followers were dispersed and wiped out.

After him Judas the Galilean started up at the time of the census, and got people to desert to him; but he perished too, and all his followers were scattered.

They gave in to him, and after summoning the apostles and giving them a flogging, they released them with instructions that they were not to speak about the name of Jesus.

During these days, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists began to complain against the Hebrews, on the ground that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

Then all who were seated in the Sanhedrin fixed their eyes on him, and saw that his face shone like the face of an angel.

they were carried across to Shechem and laid in the tomb which Abraham had bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

When they heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.

Now those who were scattered went through the land preaching the gospel.

For unclean spirits came screaming and shrieking out of many who had been possessed, and many paralytics and lame people were healed.

indeed Simon himself believed, and after his baptism kept close to Philip, utterly astonished to see the signs and striking miracles which were taking place.

Saul got up from the ground, but though his eyes were open he could see nothing; so they took his hand and led him to Damascus.

He got to Jerusalem and tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, unable to believe he was really a disciple.

he also held conversations and debates with the Hellenists. But when the brothers learned that the Hellenists were attempting to make away with him,

Next day they were still on the road and not far from the town, when Peter went up to the roof of the house about noon to pray.

He became very hungry and longed for some food. But as they were getting the meal ready, a trance came over him.

you know how it spread over the whole of Judaea, starting from Galilee after the baptism preached by John ??38 how God consecrated Jesus of Nazaret with the holy Spirit and power, and how he went about doing good and curing all who were harassed by the devil; for God was with him.

Now the Jewish believers who had accompanied Peter were amazed that the gift of the holy Spirit had actually been poured out on the Gentiles ??46 for they heard them speak with 'tongues' and magnify God. At this Peter asked,

Some of them, however, were Cypriotes and Cyrenians, who on reaching Antioch told the Greeks also the gospel of the Lord Jesus;

(for he was a good man, full of the holy Spirit and faith). Considerable numbers of people were brought in for the Lord.

and on finding him he brought him to Antioch, where for a whole year they were guests of the church and taught considerable numbers. It was at Antioch too that the disciples were originally called "Christians."

Then Peter came to his senses and said, "Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were anticipating."

But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door they were amazed to see him.