Jesus said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”

Another said, ‘I just got married, and I cannot come.’

When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was going on.

Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.

Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began persecuting him.

(Now Jesus said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.)

For this reason his parents said, “He is a mature adult, ask him.”)

Then after this, he said to his disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”

“Why wasn’t this oil sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor?”

(Now he said this to indicate clearly what kind of death he was going to die.)

For this reason they could not believe, because again Isaiah said,

(Now none of those present at the table understood why Jesus said this to Judas.

If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

And after he said this, he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel:

This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.

This happened three times, and then everything was pulled up to heaven again.

(Now seven sons of a man named Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this.)