And they will, no, not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.

No man takes it from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father.

Jesus answered them, I have shown you many good works from my Father. Because of them, which work do ye stone me?

Now a certain Lazarus, from Bethany of the village of Mary and her sister Martha, was sick.

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs away from it,

Now he said this not from himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation.

So from that day they consulted together so that they might kill him.

Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews, but departed from there into the region near the wilderness into a city called Ephraim, and he stayed there with his disciples.

Therefore six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, the man who died whom he raised from the dead.

Therefore a great multitude of the Jews knew that he is there. And they came, not only because of Jesus, but that they might also see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead.

Therefore the multitude, the one that was with him when he called Lazarus from the sepulcher, and raised him from the dead, testified.

Now some Greeks were from those who came up so that they might worship at the feast.

These men therefore came to Philip, the man from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we want to see Jesus.

Now is my soul troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But because of this I came to this hour.

And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men to myself.

The multitude answered him, We have heard from the law that the Christ remains into the age. And how can thou say, The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?

While ye have the light, believe in the light, so that ye may become sons of light. Jesus spoke these things, and after departing, he was hid from them.

Yet, nevertheless, even many of the rulers believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess, so that they would not become excommunicated from the synagogue,

Because I spoke not from myself, but the Father who sent me, he gave me commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

Jesus, having seen that the Father has given all the things to him, into his hands, and that he came from God, and goes to God,

rises from supper, and set his garments aside, and after taking a towel, he girded himself.

From henceforth I tell you before it happens, so that when it happens, ye may believe that I am.

If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also. And from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

Do thou not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The sayings that I speak to you I speak not from myself, but the Father who dwells in me, he does the works.

but that the world may know that I love the Father. And as the Father commanded me, thus I do. Arise, let us go from here.

I no longer call you bondmen, because the bondman does not know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, because all things that I heard from my Father, I made known to you.

But when the helper comes whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.

And ye also testify, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

They will make you excommunicated from the synagogues. But the hour comes that every man who kills you will presume to be offering service to God.

But I have told you these things, so that when the hour comes, ye may remember that I told you of them. But I did not tell you these things from the beginning because I was with you.

However when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. For he will not speak from himself, but as many things as he may hear, he will speak. And he will report to you the things that are coming.

He will glorify me because he will receive from me, and will report to you.

All things, as many as the Father has are mine. Because of this I said that he takes from me, and will report to you.

And now therefore indeed ye have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no man takes your joy away from you.

for the Father himself loves you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from God.

I came forth from the Father, and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

Now we know that thou know all things, and have no need that any man should question thee. By this we believe that thou came forth from God.

Now they know that all things, as many as thou gave me are from thee.

Because the sayings that thou gave to me, I gave to them. And they received them, and knew truly that I came forth from thee, and they believed that thou sent me.

I pray not that thou should take them out of the world, but that thou should keep them from the evil.

Judas therefore having received the band and subordinates from the chief priests and the Pharisees, comes there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

They lead Jesus therefore from Caiaphas to the Praetorium. And it was early, and they did not enter into the Praetorium, so that they would not be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover.

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world my subordinates would have fought so that I would not be delivered to the Jews, but now my kingdom is not from here.

And he went into the Praetorium again, and says to Jesus, Where are thou from? But Jesus gave him no answer.

Jesus answered him, Thou would have no authority against me, unless it were given thee from above. Because of this he who delivered me to thee has greater sin.

From this Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou are not Caesar's friend. Every man who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.

The soldiers therefore when they crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. But the tunic was a seamless weave, from the top throughout.

Then says he to the disciple, Behold, thy mother. And from that hour the disciple took her to his own place.

Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene comes early, while it was still darkness, to the sepulcher, and sees the stone taken away from the sepulcher.

For they had not yet known the scripture that he must rise from the dead.

And the other disciples came in the skiff (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off), dragging the net of the fishes.

Jesus says to them, Bring from the fishes that ye now caught.

This is now a third time Jesus was manifested to his disciples after being raised from the dead.

And being assembled together, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, Which, he said, ye heard from me.

And having said these things, as they were watching, he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their eyes.

who also said, Men, Galileans, why stand ye gazing into the sky? This Jesus who was taken up from you into the sky will so come, in that same way as ye saw him going into the sky.

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem having a Sabbath day journey.

(Indeed therefore this man obtained a field from the reward of his unrighteousness, and having become headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.

having begun from the immersion of John to the day that he was taken up from us, for one of these to become a witness with us of his resurrection.

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas transgressed to go to his own place.

And suddenly there developed a sound from the sky as of a forceful wind moving, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.

Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem, Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.

And it will be in the last days, says God, I will pour out from my Spirit upon all flesh. And your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your elders will dream dreams.

And also on my bondmen and on my bondmaids in those days I will pour out from my Spirit, and they will prophesy.

Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, to raise the Christ from the fruit of his loins according to flesh to sit upon his throne.

Therefore, exalted by the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he poured out this that ye now see and hear.

And with many more other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this crooked generation.

And continuing steadfastly, daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they partook of nourishment in gladness and evenness of heart,

And a certain man, being lame from his mother's belly, was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful, to ask charity from those who entered into the temple,

And he gave attention to them expecting to receive something from them.

And ye killed the Pathfinder of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.

And now, brothers, I know that ye did it from ignorance, as also your rulers.

Repent ye therefore, and be converted in order to wipe away your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.

whom heaven must indeed receive until the times of restoration of all things, of which God spoke through the mouth of all his holy prophets from the age.

For Moses indeed said to the fathers, Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you, from your brothers, like me. Ye shall hear him in all things, as many as he might speak to you.

And every soul, whichever it will be, if it will not hear that prophet will be utterly destroyed from the people.

And also all the prophets from Samuel and those in succession, as many as spoke, also proclaimed these days.

To you first, having raised up his Boy Jesus, God sent him blessing you, in turning away each man from your evils.

be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by this, this man stands here before you healthy.

and kept back from the price, his wife also having joint awareness. And having brought a certain part, he placed it at the apostles' feet.

But Peter said, Ananias, why did Satan fill thy heart for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back from the price of the land?

And now I say to you, keep away from these men, and let them go, because if the project or this work is from men, it will be overthrown,

but if it is from God, ye cannot overthrow it, and perhaps ye may be found to be fighting against God.

Indeed therefore they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were considered worthy to be treated shamefully for the name of Jesus.

And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they ceased not teaching and preaching good news, Jesus, the Christ.

Therefore, brothers, seek ye out seven men from you being well reported, full of Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this need.

But some of those from the synagogue called Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up disputing with Stephen.

And he said to him, Go forth out of thy land, and from thy kinfolk, and come into a land that I will show thee.

Then after coming out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran. And from there, after his father died, God resettled him in this land in which ye now dwell.

And they were carried into Shechem, and laid in the sepulcher that Abraham bought for a price of silver from the sons of Hamor of Shechem.

And the Lord said to him, Put off the shoes from thy feet, for the place on which thou stand is holy ground.

This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you, from your brothers, like me.

Which also our fathers, having received in succession, brought in with Joshua into the possession of the nations whom God drove out from the presence of our fathers, until the days of David

But Saul was ravaging the church, entering from house to house. Dragging both men and women, he gave them over to prison.

to whom they gave heed, from small to great, saying, This man is the great power of God.

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

And an agent of Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desolate region.

In his lowly condition his justice was taken away. And who will describe his generation, because his life was taken from the earth?

And Philip having opened his mouth, and having begun from this Scripture, he preached the good-news to him--the man Jesus.

he requested letters from him for Damascus, to the synagogues, so that if he found any who were of the Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.