arose from supper, and laid aside his outer garments. He took a towel, and wrapped a towel around his waist.

If you have known me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him."

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 from myself; but the Father who lives in me does his works.

But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father commanded me, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father I have made known to you.

"When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.

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

"I have said all these things to you so that you may be kept from stumbling.

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

He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine, and will declare it to you.

Therefore you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

for the Father himself loves you, because you 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 you know all things and do not need anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came forth from God."

Now they have known that all things whatever you have given me are from you,

for the words which you have given me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew for sure that I came forth from you, and they have believed that you sent me.

I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one.

Judas then, having taken a detachment of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

They led Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. It was early, and they themselves did not enter into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.

Jesus answered, "My Kingdom is not of this world. If my Kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I would not be delivered to the Jewish leaders. But now my Kingdom is not from here."

He entered into the Praetorium again, and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.

Jesus answered, "You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin."

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the coat. Now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

Then he said to the disciple, "Look, your mother." From that hour, the disciple took her to his own home.

Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.

For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.

But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away), dragging the net full of fish.

This is now the third time that Jesus was revealed to his disciples, after he had risen from the dead.

Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, "Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.

For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

who also said, "You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky."

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

beginning from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection."

to take part in this ministry and office of apostle from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place."

Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.

Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,

Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

whom God raised up, having freed him from the pains of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you see and hear.

With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation."

A certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they put daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.

He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.

and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.

"Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,

For Moses indeed said to the fathers, 'The Lord your God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you.

It will be, that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.'

Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.

God, having raised up his Servant, sent him to you first, to bless you, in turning away everyone of you from your wickedness."

being upset because they taught the people and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, in him does this man stand here before you whole.

But so that this spreads no further among the people, let us threaten them, that from now on they do not speak to anyone in this name."

Crowds also came together from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick people, and those who were tormented by unclean spirits: and they were all healed.

Now I tell you, withdraw from these men, and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of man, it will be overthrown.

They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name.

Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.

Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

and said to him, 'Get out of your land, and from your relatives, and come into a land which I will show you.'

Then he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and lived in Haran. From there, when his father was dead, God moved him into this land, where you are now living.

and they were brought back to Shechem, and placed in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor in Shechem.

This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, 'God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me.'

to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is that power of God which is called Great."

But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert."

He arose and went; and behold, there was a man from Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.

In his humiliation, justice was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth."

Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him Jesus.

As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?"

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

As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.

Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.

Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name."

Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.

So he called them in and lodged them. On the next day he arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

that spoken word you yourselves know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.

Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.

Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, "Stand up quickly." His chains fell off from his hands.

When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

When Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting."

When Herod had sought for him, and did not find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.

So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.

But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.

Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia, and John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.

From this man's seed, according to his promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,

When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and placed him in a tomb.

But God raised him from the dead,

and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

"Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.'

and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the Law of Moses.

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.

"Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;

Yet he did not leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness."

Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the crowds from making a sacrifice to them.

But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.