When they had entered, they went up to the upper room where they were staying—Peter and John and Jacob and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; Jacob son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judah son of Jacob.

The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His Servant Yeshua—the One you handed over and disowned before Pilate, though he had decided to release Him.

“Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. So he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and so Isaac with Jacob, and Jacob with the twelve patriarchs.

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers there the first time.

So Joseph sent and called for Jacob and all his relatives—seventy-five persons.

Jacob went down to Egypt and died, he and our fathers.

‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.’ “Moses trembled in fear and did not dare to look.

who found favor in God’s sight. He asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

He had Jacob, John’s brother, put to death with the sword.

But he motioned with his hand for them to be silent, and he explained to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Go tell these things to Jacob and the brothers.” Then he left and went to another place.

After they finished speaking, Jacob answered, “Brothers, listen to me.

Advice from Jacob and the Elders

When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters welcomed us gladly.

On the next day, Paul went in with us to Jacob; all the elders were present.