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So she ran to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put Him!"

Having said this, He showed them His hands and His side. So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

So the other disciples kept telling him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "If I don't see the mark of the nails in His hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe!"

But these are written so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His name.

"Cast the net on the right side of the boat," He told them, "and you'll find some." So they did, and they were unable to haul it in because of the large number of fish.

So Simon Peter got up and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish—153 of them. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn.

So Peter turned around and saw the disciple Jesus loved following them. That disciple was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and asked, "Lord, who is the one that's going to betray You?"

So this report spread to the brothers that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not tell him that he would not die, but, "If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?"

So when they had come together, they asked Him, "Lord, are You restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time?"

This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so that in their own language that field is called Hakeldama (that is, Field of Blood).

So they proposed two: Joseph, called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias.

Then they cast lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was numbered with the 11 apostles.

So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 people were added to them.

And a man who was lame from birth was carried there and placed every day at the temple gate called Beautiful, so he could beg from those entering the temple complex.

So he turned to them, expecting to get something from them.

So he jumped up, stood, and started to walk, and he entered the temple complex with them—walking, leaping, and praising God.

and they recognized that he was the one who used to sit and beg at the Beautiful Gate of the temple complex. So they were filled with awe and astonishment at what had happened to him.

By faith in His name, His name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. So the faith that comes through Him has given him this perfect health in front of all of you.

Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out, that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

So they seized them and put them in custody until the next day, since it was already evening.