Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹² And Peter, seeing it, answered the people, Men of Israel, why are ye astonished at this? or why do ye gaze on us as if we had by our own power or piety made him to walk?

¹³ The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom *ye* delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when *he* had judged that he should be let go.

¹⁴ But *ye* denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a man [that was] a murderer should be granted to you;

¹⁵ but the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among [the] dead, whereof *we* are witnesses.

¹⁶ And, by faith in his name, his name has made this [man] strong whom ye behold and know; and the faith which is by him has given him this complete soundness in the presence of you all.

¹⁷ And now, brethren, I know that ye did it in ignorance, as also your rulers;

¹⁸ but God has thus fulfilled what he had announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.

¹⁹ Repent therefore and be converted, for the blotting out of your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from [the] presence of the Lord,

To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

4 When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness: in pressure thou hast enlarged me; be gracious unto me, and hear my prayer.

² Ye sons of men, till when is my glory [to be put] to shame? [How long] will ye love vanity, will ye seek after a lie? Selah.

³ But know that Jehovah hath set apart the pious [man] for himself: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him.

⁴ Be moved with anger, and sin not; meditate in your own hearts upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

⁵ Offer sacrifices of righteousness, and confide in Jehovah.

⁶ Many say, Who shall cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy countenance, O Jehovah.

⁷ Thou hast put joy in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their new wine was in abundance.

⁸ In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; for thou, Jehovah, alone makest me to dwell in safety.

3 See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called [the] children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not.

² Beloved, now are we children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

³ And every one that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as *he* is pure.

⁴ Every one that practises sin practises also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

⁵ And ye know that *he* has been manifested that he might take away our sins; and in him sin is not.

⁶ Whoever abides in him, does not sin: whoever sins, has not seen him or known him.

⁷ Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as *he* is righteous.

³⁶ And as they were saying these things, he himself stood in their midst, and says to them, Peace [be] unto you.

³⁷ But they, being confounded and being frightened, supposed they beheld a spirit.

³⁸ And he said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why are thoughts rising in your hearts?

³⁹ behold my hands and my feet, that it is *I* myself. Handle me and see, for a spirit has not flesh and bones as ye see me having.

⁴⁰ And having said this he shewed them his hands and his feet.

⁴¹ But while they yet did not believe for joy, and were wondering, he said to them, Have ye anything here to eat?

⁴² And they gave him part of a broiled fish and of a honeycomb;

⁴³ and he took it and ate before them.

⁴⁴ And he said to them, These [are] the words which I spoke to you while I was yet with you, that all that is written concerning me in the law of Moses and prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.

⁴⁵ Then he opened their understanding to understand the scriptures,

⁴⁶ and said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved the Christ to suffer, and to rise from among the dead the third day;

⁴⁷ and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations beginning at Jerusalem.

⁴⁸ And *ye* are witnesses of these things.