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Well then, of the men who have been associated with us all the time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, from the baptism of John down to the day when he was taken up from us ??of these men one must join us as a witness to his resurrection."





As for what he did in the land of the Jews and of Jerusalem, we can testify to that. They slew him by hanging him on a gibbet, but God raised him on the third day, and allowed him to be seen not by all the People but by witnesses whom God had previously selected, by us who ate and drank with him after his resurrection from the dead,

For many days he was seen by those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem; they are now his witnesses to the People. Verse ConceptsApostles, Function In Early ChurchGospel, Confirmation OfWitnesses, To Jesus ChristApostles, Duties OfContemporary Witness To ChristAction For A Long Time

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That voice borne from heaven we heard, we who were beside him on the sacred hill, Verse ConceptsHoliness, As Set Apart For GodApostles, Duties OfHearing God's VoiceGod's VoiceGod Speaks From Heavenpeter

It is of what existed from the very beginning, of what we heard, of what we saw, of what we witnessed and touched with our own hands, it is of the Logos of Life (the Life has appeared; we saw it, we testify to it, we bring you word of that eternal Life which existed with the Father and was disclosed to us) ??3 it is of what we heard and saw that we bring you word, so that you may share our fellowship; and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

Well then, of the men who have been associated with us all the time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, from the baptism of John down to the day when he was taken up from us ??of these men one must join us as a witness to his resurrection." So they brought forward two men, Joseph called Bar-Sabbas (surnamed Justus) and Matthias;

Then one of the twelve called Judas Iscariot went and said to the high priests, "What will you give me for betraying him to you?" And they weighed out for him thirty silver pieces. From that moment he sought a good opportunity to betray him.

Then Judas his betrayer saw he was condemned, and repented; he brought back the thirty silver pieces to the high priests and elders, saying, "I did wrong in betraying innocent blood." "What does that matter to us?" they said, "it is your affair, not ours!" Then he flung down the silver pieces in the temple and went off and hung himself.

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the high priests to betray him to them. They were delighted to hear it, and promised to pay him for it. Meantime he sought a good opportunity for betraying him.

While he was still speaking, up came Judas, one of the twelve, accompanied by a large mob with swords and cudgels who had come from the high priests and the elders of the people. Now his betrayer had given them a signal; he said, " Whoever I kiss, that is the man." So he went up at once to Jesus; "Hail, rabbi!" he said, and kissed him. read more.
Jesus said, "My man, do your errand." Then they laid hands on Jesus and seized him.

Now the feast of unleavened bread which is called the passover was near. The high priests and scribes were trying how to get him put to death (for they were afraid of the people), and Satan entered Judas called Iscariot, a member of the twelve, read more.
who went off to discuss with the high priests and commanders how he could betray him to them. They were delighted and agreed to pay him for it. He assented to this and sought a good opportunity for betraying him to them in the absence of the crowd.

Jesus answered them, "Did I not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil!" (He meant Judas the son of Simon Iscariot; for Judas was to betray him ??and he was one of the twelve.)

Now before the passover festival Jesus knew the time had come for him to pass from this world to the Father. He had loved his own in this world and he loved them to the end; so at supper, knowing that though the devil had suggested to Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,

Having said this, Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron ravine to an orchard, which he entered in the company of his disciples. Judas the traitor also knew the spot, for Jesus and his disciples often met there. So after procuring troops and some attendants belonging to the high priests and the Pharisees, Judas went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. read more.
Then Jesus, who knew everything that was to happen to him, came forward and asked them, "Who are you looking for?" "Jesus the Nazarene," they replied. Jesus said, "I am he." (And Judas the traitor was standing beside them.)

At that very moment, while he was still speaking, Judas [Iscariot] one of the twelve came up accompanied by a mob with swords and cudgels who had come from the high priests and scribes and elders. Now his betrayer had given them a signal; he said, "Whoever I kiss, that is the man. Seize him and get him safely away." So when he arrived he at once went up to him and said, "Rabbi [rabbi]," and kissed him.

While he was still speaking, there came a mob headed by the man called Judas, one of the twelve. He approached in order to kiss Jesus, but Jesus said to him, "Judas! would you betray the Son of man with a kiss?" Now when the supporters of Jesus saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord, shall we strike with our swords?"

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Judas the traitor also knew the spot, for Jesus and his disciples often met there. So after procuring troops and some attendants belonging to the high priests and the Pharisees, Judas went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. Then Jesus, who knew everything that was to happen to him, came forward and asked them, "Who are you looking for?" read more.
"Jesus the Nazarene," they replied. Jesus said, "I am he." (And Judas the traitor was standing beside them.)

"My brothers," said he, "it had to be fulfilled, that scripture which the holy Spirit uttered beforehand by the lips of David with regard to Judas who acted as guide to those who arrested Jesus. Judas did enter our number, he did get his allotted share of this our ministry. With the money paid him for his crime he purchased an estate; but swelling up he burst in two, and all his bowels poured out ??19 a fact which became known to all the residents in Jerusalem, so that the estate got the name, in their language, of Akeldamach or The Ground of Blood. read more.
Now it is written in the book of psalms, Desolate be his residence, may no one dwell in it: also, let another man take over his charge. Well then, of the men who have been associated with us all the time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, from the baptism of John down to the day when he was taken up from us ??of these men one must join us as a witness to his resurrection." So they brought forward two men, Joseph called Bar-Sabbas (surnamed Justus) and Matthias; and they prayed, "O Lord, who readest the hearts of all, do thou single out from these two men him whom thou hast chosen to fill the place in this apostolic ministry which Judas left in order to go to his own place."

Now during these days Peter stood up among the brothers (there was a crowd of about a hundred and twenty persons all together). "My brothers," said he, "it had to be fulfilled, that scripture which the holy Spirit uttered beforehand by the lips of David with regard to Judas who acted as guide to those who arrested Jesus. Judas did enter our number, he did get his allotted share of this our ministry. read more.
With the money paid him for his crime he purchased an estate; but swelling up he burst in two, and all his bowels poured out ??19 a fact which became known to all the residents in Jerusalem, so that the estate got the name, in their language, of Akeldamach or The Ground of Blood. Now it is written in the book of psalms, Desolate be his residence, may no one dwell in it: also, let another man take over his charge. Well then, of the men who have been associated with us all the time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, from the baptism of John down to the day when he was taken up from us ??of these men one must join us as a witness to his resurrection." So they brought forward two men, Joseph called Bar-Sabbas (surnamed Justus) and Matthias; and they prayed, "O Lord, who readest the hearts of all, do thou single out from these two men him whom thou hast chosen to fill the place in this apostolic ministry which Judas left in order to go to his own place." Then they cast lots for them, and the lot fell upon Matthias, who was assigned his position with the eleven apostles.

Now during these days Peter stood up among the brothers (there was a crowd of about a hundred and twenty persons all together). "My brothers," said he, "it had to be fulfilled, that scripture which the holy Spirit uttered beforehand by the lips of David with regard to Judas who acted as guide to those who arrested Jesus. Judas did enter our number, he did get his allotted share of this our ministry. read more.
With the money paid him for his crime he purchased an estate; but swelling up he burst in two, and all his bowels poured out ??19 a fact which became known to all the residents in Jerusalem, so that the estate got the name, in their language, of Akeldamach or The Ground of Blood. Now it is written in the book of psalms, Desolate be his residence, may no one dwell in it: also, let another man take over his charge. Well then, of the men who have been associated with us all the time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, from the baptism of John down to the day when he was taken up from us ??of these men one must join us as a witness to his resurrection."