Book of Common Prayer

Concerning The Resurrection: Christ Was Raised From The Dead And Seen By Many

15 Now I make-known to you, brothers, the good-news which I announced-as-good-news to you, which you also received, in which you also stand, ² through which you also are being saved— if ^[a] you are holding-on in that message I announced-as-good-news to you, unless^[b] you believed in-vain. ³ For I delivered to you among the first^[c] things what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁴ and that He was buried, and that He has been raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁵ and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. ⁶ After that He appeared to over five-hundred brothers at-one-time, of whom the majority are remaining until now. But some fell-asleep. ⁷ After that He appeared to James, then to all the apostles. ⁸ And last of all, as-if-indeed^[d] to the untimely-born^[e] one, He appeared to me also. ⁹ For I am the least of the apostles— who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am. And His grace toward me did not become^[f] empty^[g]. But I labored even more than them all— yet not I, but the grace of God with me. ¹¹ So whether it was I or those, thus we are proclaiming, and thus you believed.

After Commissioning The Twelve, Jesus Moves On To Teach In Other Cities

11 And it came about that when Jesus finished giving-directions to His twelve disciples, He passed-on from there that He might teach and proclaim in their cities.

John The Baptist Asks, Are You The King? Jesus Points Him To His Works

² Now John^[a], having in prison heard-of the works of the Christ, having sent through his disciples, ³ said to Him, “Are You the One coming^[b], or should we be looking-for a different one?” ⁴ And having responded, Jesus said to them, “Having gone, report to John the things which you are hearing and seeing^[c]— ⁵ blind ones are seeing-again and lame ones are walking. Lepers are being cleansed and deaf ones are hearing. And dead ones are being raised and poor ones are having-good-news-announced^[d] to them. ⁶ And blessed is whoever does not take-offense^[e] in Me”.