Then Pilate said to him, Are you then a king? Jesus made answer, You say that I am a king. For this purpose was I given birth, and for this purpose I came into the world, that I might give witness to what is true. Every lover of what is true gives ear to my voice.

But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

And Pilate went out again and said to them, See, I let him come out to you to make it clear to you that I see no wrong in him.

And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.

Then Pilate said to him, You say nothing to me? is it not clear to you that I have power to let you go free and power to put you to death on the cross?

Jesus gave this answer: You would have no power at all over me if it was not given to you by God; so that he who gave me up to you has the greater sin.

Where they put him on the cross with two others, one on this side and one on that, and Jesus in the middle.

So they said among themselves, Let this not be cut up, but let us put it to the decision of chance and see who gets it. (They did this so that the Writings might come true, which say, They made a distribution of my clothing among them, and my coat they put to the decision of chance.) This was what the men of the army did.

Then he said to the disciple, There is your mother! And from that hour the disciple took her to his house.

After this, being conscious that all things had now been done so that the Writings might come true, Jesus said, Give me water.

Now it was the day of getting ready for the Passover, and so that the bodies might not be on the cross on the Sabbath (because the day of that Sabbath was a great day), the Jews made a request to Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was dead by this time, and so his legs were not broken;

And he who saw it has given witness (and his witness is true; he is certain that what he says is true) so that you may have belief.

These things came about so that the Writings might be true, No bone of his body will be broken.

Now on the first day of the week, very early, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the place and saw that the stone had been taken away from it.

For at that time they had no knowledge that the Writings said that he would have to come again from the dead.

And then looking round, she saw Jesus there, but had no idea that it was Jesus.

Mary Magdalene went with the news to the disciples, and said she had seen the Lord and that he had said these things to her.

At evening on that day, the first day of the week, when, for fear of the Jews, the doors were shut where the disciples were, Jesus came among them and said to them, May peace be with you!

But these are recorded, so that you may have faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, having this faith you may have life in his name.

Simon Peter said to them, I am going fishing. They said to him, And we will come with you. They went out and got into the boat; but that night they took no fish.

Now very early in the morning Jesus was there by the edge of the sea (though the disciples were not conscious that it was Jesus).

So the disciple who was dear to Jesus said to Peter, It is the Lord! Hearing that it was the Lord, Peter put his coat round him (because he was not clothed) and went into the sea.

Jesus said to them, Come and take some food. And all the disciples were in fear of putting the question, Who are you? being conscious that it was the Lord.

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

Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food.

He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.

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?

This is the disciple who gives witness about these things and who put them in writing: and we have knowledge that his witness is true.

And Jesus did such a number of other things that, if every one was recorded, it is my opinion that even the world itself is not great enough for the books there would be.

And to whom he gave clear and certain signs that he was living, after his death; for he was seen by them for forty days, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God:

And this came to the knowledge of all those who were living in Jerusalem, so that the field was named in their language, Akel-dama, or, The field of blood.)

To take that position as a servant and Apostle, from which Judas by his sin was shut out, so that he might go to his place.

And how is it that every one of us is hearing their words in the language which was ours from our birth?

And it will come about, in the last days, says God, that I will send out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams:

The sun will become dark and the moon will be turned to blood, before that great day of the Lord comes in glory:

For David said of him, I saw the Lord before my face at all times, for he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved:

My brothers, I may say to you openly that David came to his death, and was put in the earth, and his resting-place is with us today.

But being a prophet, and having in mind the oath which God had given to him, that of the fruit of his body one would take his place as a king,

He, having knowledge of the future, was talking of the coming again of Christ from the dead, that he was not kept in hell and his body did not see destruction.

And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.

For this reason, let all Israel be certain that this Jesus, whom you put to death on the cross, God has made Lord and Christ.

Then those who gave hearing to his words had baptism: and about three thousand souls were joined to them that day.

But Peter said, I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up on your feet.

And they saw that it was the man who made requests for money at the door of the Temple, and they were full of wonder and surprise at what had taken place.

And now, my brothers, I am conscious that you did this, as did your rulers, without knowledge.

But the things which God had made clear before, by the mouth of all the prophets, that the Christ would have to undergo, he has put into effect in this way.

So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;

And that he may send the Christ who was marked out for you from the first, even Jesus:

And every soul who does not give attention to that prophet, will be cut off from among the people.

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.

Now when they saw that Peter and John were without fear, though they were men of no education or learning, they were greatly surprised; and they took note of them that they had been with Jesus.

And, seeing that the man who had been made well was there with them, they were not able to say anything against it.

Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.

But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name.

But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:

For the man on whom this act of power was done was more than forty years old.

To do that which had been fixed before by your hand and your purpose.

While your hand is stretched out to do works of mercy; so that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.

And all those who were of the faith were one in heart and soul: and not one of them said that any of the things which he had was his property only; but they had all things in common.

And they even took into the streets people who were ill, and put them on beds, so that when Peter went by, some of them might be in his shade.

But the men who were sent saw that they were not in the prison, and came back with the news,

Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.

But some of those who were of the Synagogue named that of the Libertines, and some of the men of Cyrene and of Alexandria and those from Cilicia and Asia, had arguments with Stephen.

For he has said in our hearing that this Jesus of Nazareth will put this place to destruction and make changes in the rules which were handed down to us by Moses.

And all those who were in the Sanhedrin, looking at him, saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

And God gave him no heritage in it, not even enough to put his foot on: but he gave him an undertaking that he would give it to him and to his children after him, though he had no child at that time.

And God said that his seed would be living in a strange land, and that they would make them servants, and be cruel to them for four hundred years.

And I will be the judge, said God, of that nation which made them servants: and after that, they will come out and give me worship in this place.

But Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, sent out our fathers the first time.

He, having evil designs against our nation, was cruel to our fathers, and they were forced to put out their young children, so that they might not go on living.

And he was hoping that his brothers would see that God had sent him to be their saviour; but they did not see.

This is the man who was in the church in the waste land with the angel who was talking to him in Sinai, and with our fathers; and to him were given the living words of God, so that he might give them to you.

And you took up the tent of Moloch and the star of the god Rephan, images which you made to give worship to them: and I will take you away, farther than Babylon.

And Saul gave approval to his death. Now at that time a violent attack was started against the church in Jerusalem; and all but the Apostles went away into all parts of Judaea and Samaria.

And there was much joy in that town.

But there was a certain man named Simon, who in the past had been a wonder-worker and a cause of surprise to the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was a great man:

To whom they all gave attention, from the smallest to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is named Great.

Now when the Apostles at Jerusalem had news that the people of Samaria had taken the word of God into their hearts, they sent to them Peter and John;

Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them:

For up to that time he had not come on any of them; only baptism had been given to them in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying,

Give me this power, so that when I put my hands on anyone he may get the Holy Spirit.

But Peter said, May your money come to destruction with you, because you had the idea that what is freely given by God may be got for a price.

Let your heart be changed, and make prayer to God that you may have forgiveness for your evil thoughts.

For I see that you are prisoned in bitter envy and the chains of sin.

And Simon, answering, said, Make prayer for me to the Lord, so that these things which you have said may not come on me.

And Philip, running up to him, saw that he was reading Isaiah the prophet, and said to him, Is the sense of what you are reading clear to you?

And he said, How is that possible when I have no guide? And he made Philip get up by his side.

And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

And he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hands on him, so that he may be able to see.

And Ananias went out and came to the house, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, whom you saw when you were on your journey, has sent me, so that you may be able to see, and be full of the Holy Spirit.

And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests.

But Saul went on increasing in power, and the Jews in Damascus were not able to give answers to the arguments by which he made it clear that Jesus was the Christ.

But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death:

And it came about that while Peter was going through all parts of the country he came to the saints who were living at Lydda.

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, that is, Dorcas: this woman was given to good works and acts of mercy at all times.

And it came about, in those days, that she got ill and came to her death: and when she had been washed, they put her in a room which was high up.

And because Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having knowledge that Peter was there, sent two men to him, requesting him to come to them straight away.