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Apostles » Duties of » See commission of, above, and
To this you must bear testimony.
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and you too are witnesses, for you have been with me from the very beginning.
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You will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses at Jerusalem, throughout all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
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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."
This Jesus God raised, as we can all bear witness.
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and you killed the pioneer of Life. But God raised him from the dead, as we can bear witness.
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the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power, and great grace was upon them all.
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To these facts we bear witness, with the holy Spirit which God has given to those who obey him."
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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.
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For it was no fabricated fables that we followed when we reported to you the power and advent of our Lord Jesus Christ; we were admitted to the spectacle of his sovereignty,
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That voice borne from heaven we heard, we who were beside him on the sacred hill,
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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.
Apostles » Saw Christ in the flesh
exactly as these have been handed down to us by the original eyewitnesses who were in the service of the Gospel Message,
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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."
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Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the work I have accomplished in the Lord?
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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
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Baptism » John's
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."
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Then Jerusalem and the whole of Judaea and all the Jordan-district went out to him and got baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he noticed a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who told you to flee from the coming Wrath? read more.
Now, produce fruit that answers to your repentance,
Now, produce fruit that answers to your repentance,
I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier, and I am not fit even to carry his sandals; he will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.
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Then Jesus came on the scene from Galilee, to get baptized by John at the Jordan. John tried to prevent him; "I need to get baptized by you," he said, "and you come to me!" But Jesus answered him, "Come now, this is how we should fulfil all our duty to God." Then John gave in to him. read more.
Now when Jesus had been baptized, the moment he rose out of the water, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove upon him.
Now when Jesus had been baptized, the moment he rose out of the water, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove upon him.
Where did the baptism of John come from? From heaven or from men?" Now they argued to themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'
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and the whole of Judaea and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him and got baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.
I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the holy Spirit." Now it was in those days that Jesus arrived from Nazaret in Galilee and got baptized in the Jordan by John. And the moment he rose from the water he saw the heavens cleft and the Spirit coming down upon him like a dove;
What about the baptism of John? Was it from heaven or from men?"
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To the crowds who came out to get baptized by him John said, "You brood of vipers, who told you to flee from the coming Wrath? Now, produce fruits that answer to your repentance, instead of beginning to say to yourselves, 'We have a father in Abraham.' I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
Taxgatherers also came to get baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what are we to do?"
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Now when all the people had been baptized and when Jesus had been baptized and was praying, heaven opened
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(On hearing this all the people and the taxgatherers acknowledged the justice of God, as they had been baptized with the baptism of John; but the Pharisees and jurists, who had refused his baptism, frustrated God's purpose for themselves.)
did the baptism of John come from heaven or from men?"
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so they asked him, saying, "Then why are you baptizing people, if you are neither the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet?" "I am baptizing with water," John replied, "but my successor is among you, One whom you do not recognize,
This took place at Bethany on the opposite side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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I myself did not recognize him; I only came to baptize with water, in order that he might be disclosed to Israel."
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I myself did not recognize him, but He who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descending and resting, that is he who baptizes with the holy Spirit.'
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John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, as there was plenty of water there, and people came to him and were baptized
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and went across the Jordan, back to the spot where John had baptized at first. There he stayed;
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"for John baptized with water, but not many days after this you shall be baptized with the holy Spirit."
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you know how it spread over the whole of Judaea, starting from Galilee after the baptism preached by John ??38 how God consecrated Jesus of Nazaret with the holy Spirit and power, and how he went about doing good and curing all who were harassed by the devil; for God was with him.
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and I remembered the saying of the Lord, that 'John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the holy Spirit.'
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"Then," said he, "what were you baptized in?" "In John's baptism," they replied. "John," said Paul, "baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus."
Folly » Witnesses, two or thee required » Disciples and early Christians as
To this you must bear testimony.
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To these facts we bear witness, with the holy Spirit which God has given to those who obey him."
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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.
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For it was no fabricated fables that we followed when we reported to you the power and advent of our Lord Jesus Christ; we were admitted to the spectacle of his sovereignty,
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exactly as these have been handed down to us by the original eyewitnesses who were in the service of the Gospel Message,
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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."
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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,
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Now I make this appeal to your presbyters (for I am a presbyter myself, I was a witness of what Christ suffered and I am to share the glory that will be revealed),
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Fools » Witnesses, two or thee required » Disciples and early Christians as
To this you must bear testimony.
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To these facts we bear witness, with the holy Spirit which God has given to those who obey him."
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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.
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For it was no fabricated fables that we followed when we reported to you the power and advent of our Lord Jesus Christ; we were admitted to the spectacle of his sovereignty,
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exactly as these have been handed down to us by the original eyewitnesses who were in the service of the Gospel Message,
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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."
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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,
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Now I make this appeal to your presbyters (for I am a presbyter myself, I was a witness of what Christ suffered and I am to share the glory that will be revealed),
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Joseph » Also called barsabas, surnamed justus » One of the two persons nominated in place of judas
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;
Judas » Betrays » Jesus
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.
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.
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.)
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.)
"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 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."
Matthias » Chosen as an apostle in the place of judas
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.
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.
Peter » statement » death of Judas » Vacant » Apostleship
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."
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."
Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was attested by » Apostles
This Jesus God raised, as we can all bear witness.
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and you killed the pioneer of Life. But God raised him from the dead, as we can bear witness.
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the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power, and great grace was upon them all.
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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."
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Witnesses » Disciples and early Christians as
To this you must bear testimony.
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To these facts we bear witness, with the holy Spirit which God has given to those who obey him."
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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.
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For it was no fabricated fables that we followed when we reported to you the power and advent of our Lord Jesus Christ; we were admitted to the spectacle of his sovereignty,
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exactly as these have been handed down to us by the original eyewitnesses who were in the service of the Gospel Message,
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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."
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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,
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Now I make this appeal to your presbyters (for I am a presbyter myself, I was a witness of what Christ suffered and I am to share the glory that will be revealed),
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