Study Desk

The others stayed with the boat and pulled the loaded net to the shore, for they were only about a hundred yards from shore.

When they got there, they found breakfast waiting for them—fish cooking over a charcoal fire, and some bread.

Jesus replied, "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? As for you, follow me."

So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, "Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?"

He replied, "The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know.

(Judas had bought a field with the money he received for his treachery. Falling headfirst there, his body split open, spilling out all his intestines.

"So now we must choose a replacement for Judas from among the men who were with us the entire time we were traveling with the Lord Jesus—

as an apostle to replace Judas in this ministry, for he has deserted us and gone where he belongs."

These people are not drunk, as some of you are assuming. Nine o'clock in the morning is much too early for that.

But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip.

King David said this about him: ‘I see that the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.

For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.

"Dear brothers, think about this! You can be sure that the patriarch David wasn't referring to himself, for he died and was buried, and his tomb is still here among us.

For David himself never ascended into heaven, yet he said, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit in the place of honor at my right hand

"So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!"

Peter replied, "Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!"

They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord's Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity—

When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for some money.

But Peter said, "I don't have any silver or gold for you. But I'll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!"