Breakfast by the Sea

21 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the ^(A)Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: ² Simon Peter, ^(B)Thomas called the Twin, ^(C)Nathanael of ^(D)Cana in Galilee, ^(E)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 going with you also.” They went out and ^[a]immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing. ⁴ But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples ^(F)did not know that it was Jesus. ⁵ Then ^(G)Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?”

They answered Him, “No.”

⁶ And He said to them, ^(H)“Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.

⁷ Therefore ^(I)that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea. ⁸ But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish. ⁹ Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. ¹⁰ Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”

¹¹ Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken. ¹² Jesus said to them, ^(J)“Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”—knowing that it was the Lord. ¹³ Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish.

¹⁴ This is now ^(K)the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead.

Jesus Restores Peter

¹⁵ So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of ^[b]Jonah, do you love Me more than these?”

He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I ^[c]love You.”

He said to him, ^(L)“Feed My lambs.”

¹⁶ He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of ^[d]Jonah, do you love Me?”

He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I ^[e]love You.”

^(M)He said to him, “Tend My ^(N)sheep.”

¹⁷ He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of ^[f]Jonah, do you ^[g]love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?”

And he said to Him, “Lord, ^(O)You know all things; You know that I love You.”

Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. ^18 (P)Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.” ¹⁹ This He spoke, signifying ^(Q)by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, ^(R)“Follow Me.”

The Beloved Disciple and His Book

²⁰ Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple ^(S)whom Jesus loved following, ^(T)who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?” ²¹ Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “But Lord, what about this man?”

²² Jesus said to him, “If I ^[h]will that he remain ^(U)till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.”

²³ Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you?”

²⁴ This is the disciple who ^(V)testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true.

^25 (W)And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, ^(X)I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.

Prologue

1 The former account I made, O ^(Y)Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, ^2 (Z)until the day in which ^[i]He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit ^(AA)had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, ^3 (AB)to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many ^[j]infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

The Holy Spirit Promised

^4 (AC)And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have ^(AD)heard from Me; ^5 (AE)for John truly baptized with water, ^(AF)but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” ⁶ Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” ⁷ And He said to them, ^(AG)“It is not for you to ^(AH)know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. ^8 (AI)But you shall receive power ^(AJ)when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and ^(AK)you shall be ^[k]witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and ^(AL)Samaria, and to the ^(AM)end of the earth.”

Jesus Ascends to Heaven^(AN)

^9 (AO)Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, ^(AP)He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. ¹⁰ And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them ^(AQ)in white apparel, ¹¹ who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, ^(AR)will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”

The Upper Room Prayer Meeting

^12 (AS)Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey. ¹³ And when they had entered, they went up ^(AT)into the upper room where they were staying: ^(AU)Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and ^(AV)Simon the Zealot; and ^(AW)Judas the son of James. ^14 (AX)These all continued with one ^[l]accord in prayer ^[m]and supplication, with ^(AY)the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with ^(AZ)His brothers.

Matthias Chosen^(BA)

¹⁵ And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the ^[n]disciples (altogether the number ^(BB)of names was about a hundred and twenty), and said, ¹⁶ “Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, ^(BC)which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, ^(BD)who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus; ¹⁷ for ^(BE)he was numbered with us and obtained a part in ^(BF)this ministry.”

^18 (BG)(Now this man purchased a field with ^(BH)the ^[o]wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his ^[p]entrails gushed out. ¹⁹ And it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem; so that field is called in their own language, Akel Dama, that is, Field of Blood.)

²⁰ “For it is written in the Book of Psalms:

and,

²¹ “Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, ²² beginning from the baptism of John to that day when ^(BK)He was taken up from us, one of these must ^(BL)become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

²³ And they proposed two: Joseph called ^(BM)Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. ²⁴ And they prayed and said, “You, O Lord, ^(BN)who know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen ^25 (BO)to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.” ²⁶ And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

Coming of the Holy Spirit

2 When ^(BP)the Day of Pentecost had fully come, ^(BQ)they were all ^[s]with one accord in one place. ² And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and ^(BR)it filled the whole house where they were sitting. ³ Then there appeared to them ^[t]divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. ⁴ And ^(BS)they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began ^(BT)to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

The Crowd’s Response

⁵ And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, ^(BU)devout men, from every nation under heaven. ⁶ And when this sound occurred, the ^(BV)multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. ⁷ Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak ^(BW)Galileans? ⁸ And how is it that we hear, each in our own ^[u]language in which we were born? ⁹ Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and ^(BX)Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, ¹⁰ Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, ¹¹ Cretans and ^[v]Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.” ¹² So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?”

¹³ Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”

Peter’s Sermon^(BY)

¹⁴ But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. ¹⁵ For these are not drunk, as you suppose, ^(BZ)since it is only ^[w]the third hour of the day. ¹⁶ But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

²² “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you ^(CH)by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know— ²³ Him, ^(CI)being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, ^(CJ)you ^[x]have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; ^24 (CK)whom God raised up, having ^[y]loosed the ^[z]pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it. ²⁵ For David says concerning Him:

²⁹ “Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you ^(CN)of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. ³⁰ Therefore, being a prophet, ^(CO)and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, ^[aa]according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, ³¹ he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, ^(CP)that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. ^32 (CQ)This Jesus God has raised up, ^(CR)of which we are all witnesses. ³³ Therefore ^(CS)being exalted ^[ab]to ^(CT)the right hand of God, and ^(CU)having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He ^(CV)poured out this which you now see and hear.

³⁴ “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself:

³⁶ “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”

³⁷ Now when they heard this, ^(CX)they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”

³⁸ Then Peter said to them, ^(CY)“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the ^[ac]remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For the promise is to you and ^(CZ)to your children, and ^(DA)to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

A Vital Church Grows

⁴⁰ And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this ^[ad]perverse generation.” ⁴¹ Then those who ^[ae]gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. ^42 (DB)And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ ^[af]doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. ⁴³ Then fear came upon every soul, and ^(DC)many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. ⁴⁴ Now all who believed were together, and ^(DD)had all things in common, ⁴⁵ and ^[ag]sold their possessions and goods, and ^(DE)divided^[ah] them among all, as anyone had need.

^46 (DF)So continuing daily with one accord ^(DG)in the temple, and ^(DH)breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, ⁴⁷ praising God and having favor with all the people. And ^(DI)the Lord added ^[ai]to the church daily those who were being saved.

A Lame Man Healed

3 Now Peter and John went up together ^(DJ)to the temple at the hour of prayer, ^(DK)the ninth hour. ² And ^(DL)a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, ^(DM)to ^[aj]ask alms from those who entered the temple; ³ who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. ⁴ And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.” ⁵ So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. ⁶ Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: ^(DN)In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” ⁷ And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. ⁸ So he, ^(DO)leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God. ^9 (DP)And all the people saw him walking and praising God. ¹⁰ Then they knew that it was he who ^(DQ)sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

Preaching in Solomon’s Portico

¹¹ Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch ^(DR)which is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed. ¹² So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? ^13 (DS)The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, ^(DT)glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you ^(DU)delivered up and ^(DV)denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go. ¹⁴ But you denied ^(DW)the Holy One ^(DX)and the Just, and ^(DY)asked for a murderer to be granted to you, ¹⁵ and killed the ^[ak]Prince of life, ^(DZ)whom God raised from the dead, ^(EA)of which we are witnesses. ^16 (EB)And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

¹⁷ “Yet now, brethren, I know that ^(EC)you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers. ¹⁸ But ^(ED)those things which God foretold ^(EE)by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled. ^19 (EF)Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, ²⁰ and that He may send ^[al]Jesus Christ, who was ^[am]preached to you before, ^21 (EG)whom heaven must receive until the times of ^(EH)restoration of all things, ^(EI)which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since ^[an]the world began. ²² For Moses truly said to the fathers, ^(EJ)‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. ²³ And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’ ²⁴ Yes, and ^(EK)all the prophets, from Samuel and those who follow, as many as have spoken, have also ^[ao]foretold these days. ^25 (EL)You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ^(EM)‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ ²⁶ To you ^(EN)first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, ^(EO)in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.”