John 20:31
20:31 But these
are recorded
so that you may believe
that Jesus is the Christ,
the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
Acts 1:1-3
Jesus Ascends to Heaven
1:1 I wrote the former account, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach
1:2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
1:3 To the same apostles also, after his suffering, he presented himself alive with many convincing proofs. He was seen by them over a forty-day period and spoke about matters concerning the kingdom of God.
Acts 1:1
Jesus Ascends to Heaven
1:1 I wrote the former account, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach
Acts 3:16
3:16 And on the basis of faith in Jesus’
name,
his very name has made this man – whom you see and know – strong. The
faith that is through Jesus
has given him this complete health in the presence
of you all.
Acts 3:2
3:2 And a man lame
from birth
was being carried up, who was placed at the temple gate called “the Beautiful Gate” every day
so he could beg for money
from those going into the temple courts.
Acts 1:16-19
1:16 “Brothers,
the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through
David concerning Judas – who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus –
1:17 for he was counted as one of us and received a share in this ministry.”
1:18 (Now this man Judas
acquired a field with the reward of his unjust deed,
and falling headfirst
he burst open in the middle and all his intestines
gushed out.
1:19 This
became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so that in their own language
they called that field
Hakeldama, that is, “Field of Blood.”)