Book of Common Prayer

Peter Declares To The Crowd That This Event Is God Pouring Out His Promised Spirit

¹⁴ And Peter, having stood with the eleven, raised his voice and declared^[a] to them, “Men, Jews, and all the ones dwelling-in Jerusalem: let this be known to you, and pay-attention-to my words.

Listen Everyone: You Killed Jesus The Nazarene, But God Raised Him From The Dead

²² “Men, Israelites, listen-to these words: As to Jesus the Nazarene, a man having been attested by God to you with^[a] miracles and wonders and signs which God did through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know— ²³ this One, given-over^[b] by the determined^[c] purpose^[d] and foreknowledge of God, you killed, having fastened^[e] Him to a cross by the hand of Lawless ones, ²⁴ Whom God raised-up, having put-an-end-to^[f] the pains^[g] of death, because it was not possible that He be held-on-to by it.

David Predicted This. And Jesus Poured Out What You Both See And Hear

²⁵ “For David says with reference to Him [in Ps 16:8-11], ‘I was seeing the Lord in my presence continually, because He is on my right side so that I may not be shaken. ²⁶ For this reason my heart was cheered and my tongue rejoiced-greatly. And furthermore, my flesh will also dwell in hope, ²⁷ because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor give^[h] Your holy One to see^[i] decay. ²⁸ You made the ways of life known to me. You will make me full of gladness with Your presence’. ²⁹ Men, brothers, it is proper to say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both came-to-an-end^[j] and was buried. And his tomb is with us to this day. ³⁰ Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God swore to him with an oath to seat One from the fruit of his loins upon his throne, ³¹ having foreseen it, he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ— that He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh see decay. ³² God raised up this Jesus, of which we are all witnesses.

I Go To Prepare a Place For You So That You May Be With Me. And You Know The Way

14 “Do not let your^[a] heart be troubled. Be believing^[b] in God. Be believing also in Me. ² There are many places-to-stay^[c] in the house of My Father— otherwise, I would have told you. ³ For I am going to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I am coming back^[d]. And I will take^[e] you to Myself— in order that where I am, you also may be. ⁴ And you know the way where I am going”.

I Am The Way, The Truth, And The Life. And You Have Seen The Father

⁵ Thomas says to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going. How are we able to know the way?” ⁶ Jesus says to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through^[f] Me. ⁷ If you^[g] have known Me, you will know^[h] My Father also. And from now on, you know Him, and you have seen Him”.

He Who Has Seen Me Has Seen The Father

⁸ Philip says to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us”. ⁹ Jesus says to him, “Am I with you^[i] all for so long a time, and you^[j] have not known^[k] Me, Philip?— the one having seen Me has seen the Father. How is it you say, ‘Show us the Father’? ¹⁰ Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? I am not speaking the words which I am saying to you^[l] from Myself, but the Father abiding in Me is doing His works. ¹¹ Be believing Me— that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me. Otherwise, be believing because of the works themselves.

You Will Do Greater Works Than I. The Father Will Send You The Helper

¹² “Truly, truly, I say to you— the one believing in Me, that one also will do the works which I am doing. And he will do greater^[m] works than these, because I am going to the Father. ¹³ And whatever thing you ask in My name, this I will do, in order that the Father may be glorified in the Son. ¹⁴ If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.