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After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
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Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.
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(both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”
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“‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
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“Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.
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This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.
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But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.
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But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.
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God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it.
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Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
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“Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”
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The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
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praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
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He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.
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When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
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When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
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The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go.
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You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
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But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer.
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Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
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Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.
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For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you.
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And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’
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When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
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then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
