Jesus answered, "Sayest thou that of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?"

Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world then would my ministers surely fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews, but now is my kingdom not from hence."

Pilate said unto him, "Art thou a King then?" Jesus answered, "Thou sayest that I am a King. For this cause was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. And all that are of the truth hear my voice."

Pilate said unto him, "What thing is truth?" And when he had said that, he went out again unto the Jews, and said unto them, "I find in him no cause at all.

Ye have a custom among you, that I should deliver you one loose at Easter. Will ye that I loose unto you the King of the Jews?"

Then cried they all again saying, "Not him, but Barabbas." That Barabbas was a robber.

Pilate went forth again, and said unto them, "Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him."

When Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid,

Then said Pilate unto him, "Speakest thou not unto me? Knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to loose thee?"

Jesus answered, "Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given unto thee from above. Therefore he that delivered me unto thee, is more in sin."

When Pilate heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down to give sentence, in a place called the pavement: But in the Hebrew tongue, Gabbatha.

Then said the high priests of the Jews to Pilate, "Write not, 'King of the Jews,' but that 'He said, I am King of the Jews.'"

Pilate answered, "What I have written, that have I written."

And they said one to another, "Let us not divide it: but cast lots who shall have it." That the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, 'They parted my raiment among them, and on my coat did cast lots.' And the soldiers did such things indeed.

Then said he to the disciple, "Behold thy mother." And from that hour the disciple took her for his own.

After that, when Jesus perceived that all things were performed, that the scripture might be fulfilled, he said, "I thirst."

The Jews then, because it was the Sabbath even that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day - For that Sabbath day was a high day - besought Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken down.

But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true. And he knoweth that he saith true that ye might believe also.

These things were done that the scripture should be fulfilled, 'Ye shall not break a bone of him.'

After that, Joseph of Arimathaea, which was a disciple of Jesus - but secretly for fear of the Jews - besought Pilate that he might take down the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave him license.

Peter went forth, and that other disciple, and came unto the sepulchre.

They ran both together, and that other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

and the napkin that was about his head not lying with the linen cloth, but wrapped together in a place by itself.

Then went in also that other disciple which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw and believed.

For as yet they knew not the scriptures, that he should rise again from death.

When she had thus said, she turned herself back and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

Jesus said unto her, "Woman why weepest thou? Whom seekest thou?" She, supposing that he had been the gardener, said unto him, "Sir if thou have borne him hence tell me where thou hast laid him, that I may fetch him."

Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken such things unto her.

And when he had said that, he breathed on them, and said unto them, "Receive the holy ghost.

After that said he to Thomas, "Bring thy finger hither and see my hands, and bring thy hand and thrust it into my side, and be not faithless, but believing."

Jesus said unto him, "Thomas, because thou hast seen me, therefore hast thou believest: Happy are they that have not seen, and yet believe."

These are written that ye might believe that Jesus is Christ the son of God. And that ye in believing ye might have life through his name.

After that, Jesus showed himself again at the sea of Tiberias. And on this wise showed he himself:

Simon Peter said unto them, "I go a fishing." They said unto him, "We also will go with thee." They went their way and entered into a ship straightway, and that night caught they nothing.

But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore. Nevertheless, the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

Then said the disciple whom Jesus loved unto Peter, "It is the Lord." When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girded his mantle to him, for he was naked, and sprang into the sea.

Jesus said unto them, "Come and dine." And none of the disciples durst ask him, "What art thou?" For they knew that it was the Lord.

And this is now the third time that Jesus appeared to his disciples, after that he was risen again from death.

When they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon the son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?" He said unto him, "Yea Lord, thou knowest, that I love thee." He said unto him, "Feed my lambs."

He said to him again the second time, "Simon the son of Jonas, lovest thou me?" He said unto him, "Yea Lord thou knowest that I love thee." He said unto him, "Feed my sheep."

He said unto him the third time, "Simon the son of Jonas, lovest thou me?" And Peter sorrowed because he said to him the third time, "Lovest thou me," and said unto him, "Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I love thee." Jesus said unto him, "Feed my sheep.

That spake he signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had said thus, he said to him, "Follow me."

Peter turned about, and saw that disciple whom Jesus loved following, which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, "Lord which is he that shall betray thee?"

Jesus said unto him, "If I will have him to tarry till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou me."

Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die. And yet Jesus said not to him, he shall not die: but, "If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?"

The same disciple is he, which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things. And we know, that his testimony is true.

There are also many other things which Jesus did: the which if they should be written every one, I suppose the world could not contain the books that should be written.

In the former treatise, Dear friend Theophilus, I have written of all that Jesus began to do and teach,

until the day in the which he was taken up; after that he, through the holy ghost, had given commandments unto the apostles, which he had chosen:

and gathered them together, and commanded them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but to "Wait for the promise of the father, whereof ye have heard of me.

For John baptised with water but ye shall be baptised with the holy ghost, and that within this few days."

And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples and said - the number of names that were together, were about a hundred and twenty -

"Ye men and brethren, this scripture must have needs been fulfilled which the holy ghost, through the mouth of David, spake before of Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus:

And it is known unto all the inhabiters of Jerusalem. Insomuch that that field is called in their mother tongue, Akeldama, that is to say the blood field.

Wherefore of these men which have companied with us - all the time that the Lord Jesus went out and in among us,

beginning at the baptism of John unto that same day that he was taken up from us - must one be ordained to bear witness with us of his resurrection."

that the one may take the room of this ministration, and apostleship from the which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place."

When this was noised about, the multitude came together and were astonished, because that every man heard them speak his own tongue.

But Peter stepped forth with the eleven, and lift up his voice, and said unto them, "Ye men of Jewry, and all ye that inhabit Jerusalem: be this known unto you, and with your ears hear my words.

but this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel,

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great, and notable day of the Lord come.'

And it shall be that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved.

and loosed the sorrows of death, because it was impossible that he should be holden of it.

For David speaketh of him, 'Aforehand, saw I God always before me: For he is on my righthand, that I should not be moved.

Therefore seeing he was a prophet, and knew that God had sworn with an oath to him, that the fruit of his loins should sit on his seat - in that Christ should rise again in the flesh -

He saw before, and spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul should not be left in hell: neither his flesh should see corruption.

Since now that he by the righthand of God exalted is, and hath received of the father the promise of the holy ghost, he hath shed forth that which ye now see and hear.

So therefore let all the house of Israel know for a surety, that God hath made the same Jesus whom ye have crucified, Lord and Christ."

"For the promise was made unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar, even as many as the Lord God shall call."

Then they that gladly received his preaching were baptised; And the same day, there were added unto them about a three thousand souls.

And all that believed kept themselves together, and had all things common.

And there was a certain man halt from his mother's womb, whom they brought and laid at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask his alms of them that entered into the temple.

Which same, when he saw Peter and John, that they would into the temple, desired to receive an alms;

And they knew him, that it was he which sat and begged at the Beautiful gate of the temple. And they wondered, and were sore astonished at that which had happened unto him.

When Peter saw that, he answered unto the people, "Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? Or why look ye so steadfastly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man go?

And now, brethren, I know well that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your heads.

But those things which God before had showed by the mouth of all his prophets, how that Christ should suffer, he hath thus wise fulfilled it.

Repent ye, therefore, and turn: that your sins may be done away when the time of refreshing cometh, which we shall have of the presence of the Lord,

that is, to wit, Jesus Christ: which must receive heaven until the time that all things which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began, be restored again.

For the time will come, that every soul which shall not hear that same prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.'

First unto you hath God raised up his son Jesus, and him he hath sent to bless you, that every one of you should turn from your wickedness."

taking it grievously that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from death.

And it chanced on the morrow that their rulers, and elders, and scribes:

be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, and whom God raised from death again, even by him doth this man stand here present before you whole.

When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and understood that they were unlearned men and lay people, they marveled: and they knew them, that they were with Jesus.

saying, "What shall we do to these men? For a manifest sign is done by them, and is openly known to all them that dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it:

But that it be noised no farther among the people, let us threaten and charge them that they speak henceforth to no man in this name."

And they called them, and commanded them that in no wise they should speak or teach in the name of Jesus.

For we cannot but speak that which we have seen and heard."

As soon as they were let go, they came to their fellows, and showed all that the high priests and elders had said to them.

And when they heard that, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord and said, "Lord, thou art God which hast made heaven and earth, the sea and all that in them is,

So that thou stretch forth thine hand, that healing, and signs, and wonders be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus."

And the multitude of them that believed, were of one heart; And of one soul. Also, none of them said that any of the things which he possessed was his own: But had all things common.

Neither was there any among them that lacked. For as many as were possessors of lands or houses, sold them and brought the price of the things that were sold,

And Joseph, which was also called of the apostles Barnabas - that is to say, the son of consolation - being a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

Then said Peter, "Ananias how is it that Satan hath filled thine heart, that thou shouldest lie unto the holy ghost, and keep away part of the price of the livelihood:

Pertained it not unto thee only? And after it was sold, was not the price in thine own power? How is it that thou hast conceived this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God."

When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and gave up the ghost. And great fear came on all them that these things heard.

And it fortuned as it were about the space of three hours after, that his wife came in, ignorant of that which was done.