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November 16 - Straight Thru the Bible
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John 20-21
Chapter 20
The Empty Tomb
1 (C1)Now on the first day of the week (C2)Mary Magdalene (*)came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and (*)saw (C3)the stone already removed from the tomb.2 So she (*)ran and (*)came to Simon Peter and to the other (C1)disciple whom Jesus loved, and (*)said to them, "(C2)They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we do not know where they have put Him."3 (C1)So Peter and the other disciple left, and they were going to the tomb.4 The two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead, faster than Peter, and came to the tomb first;5 and he (C1)stooped to look in, and (*)saw the (C2)linen wrappings lying there; however he did not go in.6 So Simon Peter also (*)came, following him, and he entered the tomb; and he (*)looked at the linen wrappings lying there,7 and (C1)the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the (C2)linen wrappings but folded up in a place by itself.8 So the other disciple who (C1)had first come to the tomb also entered then, and he saw and believed.9 For (C1)they did not yet understand the Scripture, (C2)that He must rise from the dead.10 So the disciples went away again (C1)to their own homes.
11 (C1)But Mary was standing outside the tomb, weeping; so as she wept, she (C2)stooped to look into the tomb;12 and she (*)saw (C1)two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying.13 And they (*)said to her, "(C1)Woman, why are you weeping?" She (*)said to them, "Because (C2)they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they put Him."14 When she had said this, she turned around and (*)(C1)saw Jesus standing there, and yet she (C2)did not know that it was Jesus.15 Jesus (*)said to her, "(C1)Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" Thinking that He was the gardener, she (*)said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you put Him, and I will take Him away."16 Jesus (*)said to her, "Mary!" She turned and (*)said to Him (C1)in (F1)Hebrew, "(C2)Rabboni!" (which means, Teacher).17 Jesus (*)said to her, "Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to (C1)My brothers and say to them, 'I am (C2)ascending to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.'"18 (C1)Mary Magdalene (*)came and (C2)announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and that He had said these things to her.
Jesus among His Disciples
19 Now when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were (F1)shut where the disciples were together due to (C1)fear of the (F2)Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and (*)said to them, "(C2)Peace be to you."20 And when He had said this, (C1)He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then (C2)rejoiced when they saw the Lord.21 So Jesus said to them again, "(C1)Peace be to you; (C2)just as the Father has sent Me, I also send you."22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and (*)said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.23 "(C1)If you forgive the sins of any, their sins (F1)have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained."
24 But (C1)Thomas, one of (C2)the twelve, who was called (F1)(C1)Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.25 So the other disciples were saying to him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see in (C1)His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, (C2)I will not believe."
26 (F1)Eight days later His disciples were again inside, and Thomas was with them. Jesus (*)came, the doors having been (F2)shut, and stood in their midst and said, "(C1)Peace be to you."27 Then He (*)said to Thomas, "(C1)Place your finger here, and see My hands; and take your hand and put it into My side; and do not continue in disbelief, but be a believer."28 Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!"29 Jesus (*)said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you now believed? (C1)Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed."
Why This Gospel Was Written
30 (C1)So then, many other (F1)(C2)signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book;31 but these have been written (C1)so that you may believe that Jesus is the (F1)Christ, (C2)the Son of God; and that by (C3)believing you may have life in His name.
Chapter 21
Jesus Appears at the Sea of Galilee
1 After these things Jesus (F1)(C1)revealed Himself (C2)again to the disciples at the (C3)Sea of Tiberias, and He revealed Himself in this way:2 Simon Peter, (C1)Thomas who was called (F1)Didymus, (C2)Nathanael of (C3)Cana in Galilee, (C4)the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together.3 Simon Peter (*)said to them, "I am going fishing." They (*)said to him, "We are also coming with you." They went out and got into the boat; and (C1)that night they caught nothing.
4 But when the day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples did not (C1)know that it was Jesus.5 So Jesus (*)said to them, "Children, (C1)you do not have any fish to eat, do you?" They answered Him, "No."6 And He said to them, "(C1)Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you will find the fish." So they cast it, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great quantity of fish.7 (C1)Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved (*)said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he was stripped for work), and threw himself into the sea.8 But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about (F1)two hundred cubits away, dragging the net full of fish.
9 So when they got out on the land, they (*)saw a charcoal (C1)fire already (F1)made and (C2)fish placed on it, and bread.10 Jesus (*)said to them, "Bring some of the (C1)fish which you have now caught."11 So Simon Peter went up and hauled the net to land, full of large fish, 153; and although there were so many, the net was not torn.
Jesus Provides
12 Jesus (*)said to them, "Come and have (C1)breakfast." None of the disciples ventured to inquire of Him, "Who are You?" knowing that it was the Lord.13 Jesus (*)came and (*)took (C1)the bread and (*)gave it to them, and the (C2)fish likewise.14 This was now the (C1)third time that Jesus revealed Himself to the disciples, after He was raised from the dead.The Love Question
15 Now when they had (C1)finished breakfast, Jesus (*)said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you (F1)(C2)love Me more than these?" He (*)said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I (F2)love You." He (*)said to him, "Tend (C3)My lambs."16 He (*)said to him again, a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you (F1)love Me?" He (*)said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I (F2)love You." He (*)said to him, "(C1)Shepherd My sheep."17 He (*)said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you (F1)love Me?" Peter was (F2)hurt because He said to him (C1)the third time, "Do you (F1)love Me?" And he said to Him, "Lord, (C2)You know all things; You know that I (F1)love You." Jesus (*)said to him, "(C3)Tend My sheep.
Our Times Are in His Hand
18 "Truly, truly I tell you, when you were younger, you used to put on your belt and walk wherever you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will put your belt on you, and bring you where you do not want to go."19 Now He said this, (C1)indicating by (C2)what kind of death he would glorify God. And when He had said this, He (*)said to him, "(C3)Follow Me!"20 Peter turned around and (*)saw the (C1)disciple whom Jesus loved following them—the one who also had (C2)leaned back on His chest at the supper and said, "Lord, who is the one who is betraying You?"21 So Peter, upon seeing him, (*)said to Jesus, "Lord, and what about this man?"22 Jesus (*)said to him, "If I want him to remain (C1)until I come, what is that to you? You (C2)follow Me!"23 Therefore this (F1)account went out among (C1)the brothers, that that disciple would not die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but only, "If I want him to remain (C2)until I come, what is that to you?"
24 This is the disciple who (C1)is testifying about these things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
25 But there are also (C1)many other things which Jesus did, which, if they were written in detail, I expect that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written.
Acts 1:1-2:13
Chapter 1
Introduction
1 The first account I (F1)composed, (C1)Theophilus, about all that Jesus (C2)began to do and teach,2 until the day when He (C1)was taken up to heaven, after He (C2)had given orders (F1)by the Holy Spirit to (C3)the apostles whom He had (C4)chosen.3 To (F1)these (C1)He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of (C2)things regarding the kingdom of God.4 (F1)Gathering them together, He commanded them (C1)not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for (F2)(C2)what the Father had promised, "Which," He said, "you heard of from Me;5 for (C1)John baptized (F1)with water, but you will be baptized (F1)with the Holy Spirit (F2)(C2)not many days from now."
6 So, when they had come together, they began asking Him, saying, "Lord, (C1)is it at this time that You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?"7 But He said to them, "It is not for you to know periods of time or appointed times which (C1)the Father has set by His own authority;8 but you will receive power (C1)when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be (C2)My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and (C3)Samaria, and as far as (C4)the remotest part of the earth."
The Ascension
9 And after He had said these things, (C1)He was lifted up while they were watching, and a cloud took Him up, out of their sight.10 And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, then behold, (C1)two men in white clothing stood beside them,11 and they said, "(C1)Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who (C2)has been taken up from you into heaven, will (C3)come in the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven."The Upper Room
12 Then they (C1)returned to Jerusalem from the (F1)(C2)mountain called (F2)Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a (F3)Sabbath day's journey away.13 When they had entered the city, they went up to (C1)the upstairs room where they were staying, that is, (C2)Peter, John, (F1)James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, (F1)James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and (C3)Judas the (F2)son of (F1)James.14 All these (C1)were continually devoting themselves with one (F1)mind to prayer, along with (C2)the women, and Mary the (C3)mother of Jesus, and with His (C3)brothers.
15 (F1)At this time Peter stood up among (C1)the brothers and sisters (a group of about 120 (F2)people was there together), and said,16 "(F1)Brothers, (C1)the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, (C2)who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.17 "For he was (C1)counted among us and received his share in (C2)this ministry."18 (Now this man (C1)acquired a field with (C2)the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.19 And it became known to all the residents of Jerusalem; as a result that field was called Hakeldama in (C1)their own language, that is, Field of Blood.)20 "For it is written in the book of Psalms: '(C1)MAY HIS RESIDENCE BE MADE DESOLATE,
AND MAY THERE BE NONE LIVING IN IT';
and,
'(C2)MAY ANOTHER TAKE HIS (F1)OFFICE.'
Chapter 2
The Day of Pentecost
1 When (C1)the day of Pentecost (F1)had come, they were all together in one place.2 And suddenly a noise like a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled (C1)the whole house where they were sitting.3 And tongues that looked like fire appeared to them, (F1)distributing themselves, and a tongue (F2)rested on each one of them.4 And they were all (C1)filled with the Holy Spirit and began to (C2)speak with different (F1)tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out.
5 Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, (C1)devout men from every nation under heaven.6 And when (C1)this sound occurred, the crowd came together and they were bewildered, because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own (F1)language.7 (C1)They were amazed and astonished, saying, "(F1)Why, are not all these who are speaking (C2)Galileans?8 "And how is it that we each hear them in our own (F1)language (F2)to which we were born?9 "Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, and (C1)Cappadocia, (C2)Pontus and (F1)(C3)Asia,10 (C1)Phrygia and (C2)Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya around (C3)Cyrene, and (F1)(C4)visitors from Rome, both Jews and (F2)(C5)proselytes,11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own (F1)tongues of the mighty deeds of God."12 And (C1)they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, "What does this mean?"13 But others were jeering and saying, "(C1)They are full of (F1)sweet wine!"<
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