Acts 1:3

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Acts 1:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible

1 In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,

2 until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.

3 After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.

4 And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.

5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

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Acts 13:31

and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.

Matthew 28:9

Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.

Matthew 28:16

Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.

Mark 16:10

She went and told those who had been with Him, who were mourning and weeping.

Mark 16:11

And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.

Mark 16:12

After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them as they walked along in the country.

Mark 16:13

And they went back and reported it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.

Mark 16:14

Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.

Luke 24:1

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.

Luke 24:2

They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

Luke 24:3

but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

Luke 24:4

While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.

Luke 24:5

As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?

Luke 24:6

He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:

Luke 24:7

‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”

Luke 24:8

Then they remembered His words.

Luke 24:9

And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.

Luke 24:10

It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.

Luke 24:11

But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.

Luke 24:12

Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

Luke 24:13

That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.

Luke 24:14

They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.

Luke 24:15

And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.

Luke 24:16

But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.

Luke 24:17

He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.

Luke 24:18

One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”

Luke 24:19

“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.

Luke 24:20

Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.

Luke 24:21

But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.

Luke 24:22

Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,

Luke 24:23

but they did not find His body. They came and told us they had seen a vision of angels, who said that Jesus was alive.

Luke 24:24

Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”

Luke 24:25

Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

Luke 24:26

Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”

Luke 24:27

And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.

Luke 24:28

As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.

Luke 24:29

But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.

Luke 24:30

While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.

Luke 24:31

Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.

Luke 24:32

They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

Luke 24:33

And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, gathered together

Luke 24:34

and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”

Luke 24:35

Then the two told what had happened on the road, and how they had recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread.

Luke 24:36

While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

Luke 24:37

But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.

Luke 24:38

“Why are you troubled,” Jesus asked, “and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

Luke 24:39

Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”

Luke 24:40

And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and feet.

Luke 24:41

While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

Luke 24:42

So they gave Him a piece of broiled fish,

Luke 24:43

and He took it and ate it in front of them.

Luke 24:44

Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”

Luke 24:45

Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

Luke 24:46

And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,

Luke 24:47

and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

Luke 24:48

You are witnesses of these things.

Luke 24:49

And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

Luke 24:50

When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.

Luke 24:51

While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.

Luke 24:52

And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

Luke 24:53

praising God continually in the temple.

John 20:1

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.

John 20:2

So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”

John 20:3

Then Peter and the other disciple set out for the tomb.

John 20:4

The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.

John 20:5

He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.

John 20:6

Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.

John 20:7

The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.

John 20:8

Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.

John 20:9

For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.

John 20:10

Then the disciples returned to their homes.

John 20:11

But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,

John 20:12

and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.

John 20:13

“Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”

John 20:14

When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there; but she did not recognize that it was Jesus.

John 20:15

“Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”

John 20:16

Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

John 20:17

“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”

John 20:18

Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what He had said to her.

John 20:19

It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.

John 20:20

After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

John 20:21

Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”

1 Corinthians 15:5

and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.

1 Corinthians 15:6

After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:7

Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

1 John 1:1

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.

Deuteronomy 9:9

When I went up on the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD made with you, I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I ate no bread and drank no water.

Deuteronomy 9:18

Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger.

1 Kings 19:8

So he got up and ate and drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.

Matthew 4:2

After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.

Acts 28:31

Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.

Daniel 2:44

In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.

Daniel 2:45

And just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”

Matthew 3:2

and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Matthew 21:43

Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

Luke 17:20

When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.

Luke 17:21

Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Colossians 1:13

He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

1 Thessalonians 2:12

encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.