So these approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.”

so that the word of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled. He said, “Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

I tell you the solemn truth, the slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

“Lord,” Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “what has happened that you are going to reveal yourself to us and not to the world?”

He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit.

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete.

Mary Magdalene came and informed the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what Jesus had said to her.

(Now Jesus said this to indicate clearly by what kind of death Peter was going to glorify God.) After he said this, Jesus told Peter, “Follow me.”

This is the disciple who testifies about these things and has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

While he was with them, he declared, “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait there for what my Father promised, which you heard about from me.

Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “What should we do, brothers?”

For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”

who said by the Holy Spirit through your servant David our forefather, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot foolish things?

Peter said to her, “Tell me, were the two of you paid this amount for the land?” Sapphira said, “Yes, that much.”

So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.

But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.

and said to him, ‘Go out from your country and from your relatives, and come to the land I will show you.’

Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.

This was the one who exploited our people and was cruel to our ancestors, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.