Now during the blessing he departed and was taken up into heaven.

They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not recognize the stranger’s voice.”

Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

I am telling you this now, before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe that I am he.

If you have known me, you will know my Father too. And from now on you do know him and have seen him.”

Jesus replied, “Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?”

After he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight.

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Mount of Olives (which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away).

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven residing in Jerusalem.

And all the prophets, from Samuel and those who followed him, have spoken about and announced these days.

So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.

Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,

About that time King Herod laid hands on some from the church to harm them.

When they had accomplished everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.

“Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

They had a sharp disagreement, so that they parted company. Barnabas took along Mark and sailed away to Cyprus,

but said farewell to them and added, “I will come back to you again if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus,

Therefore I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of you all.

So do what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow;

Much more then, because we have now been declared righteous by his blood, we will be saved through him from God’s wrath.