John Ch. 20 V19-31
{19} On the evening of that first day of
the week, when the disciples were
together, with the doors locked for
fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus
came and stood among them and
said, "Peace be with you!" {20} After he
said this, he showed them his hands
and side. The disciples were
overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
{21} Again Jesus said, "Peace be with
you! As the Father has sent me, I am
sending you." {22} And with that he
breathed on them and said, "Receive
the Holy Spirit. {23} If you forgive
anyone's sins, their sins are forgiven;
if you do not forgive them, they are
not forgiven."
Jesus Appears to Thomas
{24} Now Thomas (also known as
Didymus), one of the Twelve, was
not with the disciples when Jesus
came. So the other disciples told
him, "We have seen the Lord!"
But he said to them, "Unless I see
the nail marks in his hands and put
my finger where the nails were, and put
my hand into his side, I will not
believe."
{26} A week later his disciples were in
the house again, and Thomas was
with them. Though the doors were
locked, Jesus came and stood
among them and said, "Peace be
with you!" {27} Then he said to Thomas,
"Put your finger here; see my hands.
Reach out your hand and put it into
my side. Stop doubting and believe."
{28} Thomas said to him, "My Lord and
my God!"
{29} Then Jesus told him, "Because you
have seen me, you have believed;
blessed are those who have not seen
and yet have believed."
{30} Jesus performed many other signs
in the presence of his disciples,
which are not recorded in this book.
But these are written that you may
believe that Jesus is the Messiah,
the Son of God, and that by believing
you may have life in his name.
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Acts Ch: 2 V 42-47
The fellowship of the Believers
{42} They devoted themselves to the
apostles' teaching and to fellowship,
to the breaking of bread and to
prayer. Everyone was filled with
awe at the many wonders and signs
performed by the apostles. All the
believers were together and had
everything in common. They sold
property and possessions to give to
anyone who had need. Every day
they continued to meet together in
the temple courts. They broke bread
in their homes and ate together with
glad and sincere hearts,{47} praising
God and enjoying the favor of all the
people. And the Lord added to their
number daily those who were being
saved.
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1 Peter Ch: 1 V3-9
Praise to God for a Living Hope
{3} Praise be to the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ! in his great
mercy he has given us new birth into
a living hope through the resurrection
of Jesus Christ from the dead, and
into an inheritance that can never
perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance
is kept in heaven for you, who
through faith are shielded by God's
power until the coming of the
salvation that is ready to be revealed
in the last time. In all this you
greatly rejoice, though now for a little
while you may have had to suffer
grief in all kinds of trials. These
have some so that the proven
genuineness of your faith--of greater
worth than gold, which perishes even
though refined by fire--may result in
praise, glory and honor when Jesus
Christ is revealed. Though you have
not seen him, you love him; and even
though you do not see him now, you
believe in him and are filled with an
inexpressible and glorious joy, {9} for
you are receiving the end result of
your faith, the salvation of your
souls.
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