Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
27 And when they had brought them, they stood them [a]before (A)the Sanhedrin. And the high priest questioned them, 28 saying, “We (B)strictly commanded you not to continue teaching in this name, and [b]yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and (C)intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.” 29 But Peter and the apostles answered and said, “(D)We must obey God rather than men. 30 (E)The God of our fathers (F)raised up Jesus, [c]whom you (G)put to death by hanging Him on a tree. 31 (H)This One God exalted [d]to His right hand as [e]a (I)Leader and a (J)Savior, to grant (K)repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. 32 And we are (L)witnesses [f]of these things, and (M)so is the Holy Spirit, whom God gave to those who obey Him.”
15 The sound of (C)joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The (D)right hand of Yahweh does valiantly.
16 The (E)right hand of Yahweh is exalted;
The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly.
17 I (F)will not die; indeed I will live,
And (G)recount the works of Yah.
18 Yah has (H)disciplined me severely,
But He has (I)not given me over to death.
19 (J)Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to Yah.
20 This is the gate of Yahweh;
The (K)righteous will enter through it.
21 I shall give thanks to You, for You have (L)answered me,
And You have (M)become my salvation.
22 The (N)stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief corner stone.
23 This is from Yahweh;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which Yahweh has made;
Let us (O)rejoice and be glad in it.
25 O Yahweh, (P)save!
O Yahweh, (Q)succeed!
26 (R)Blessed is the one who comes in the name of Yahweh;
We have (S)blessed you from the house of Yahweh.
27 (T)Yahweh is God, and He has given us (U)light;
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords [a]to the (V)horns of the altar.
28 (W)You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, (X)I exalt You.
29 (Y)Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
Message to the Seven Churches
4 (A)John to (B)the seven churches that are in (C)Asia: (D)Grace to you and peace, from (E)the One who is and who was and who [a]is to come, and from (F)the seven Spirits who are before His throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, (G)the faithful witness, the (H)firstborn of the dead, and the (I)ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who (J)loves us and released us from our sins [b]by His blood— 6 and He has made us to be a (K)kingdom, (L)priests to [c](M)His God and Father—(N)to Him be the glory and the might forever and ever. Amen. 7 (O)Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and (P)every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will (Q)mourn over Him. Yes, amen.
8 “I am (R)the Alpha and the Omega,” says the [d](S)Lord God, “(T)who is and who was and who [e]is to come, the Almighty.”
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
19 So while it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and while the doors were shut where the disciples were, for (A)fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and *said to them, “[a](B)Peace be with you.” 20 And when He had said this, (C)He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then (D)rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21 So Jesus said to them again, “(E)Peace be with you; (F)as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” 22 And when He had said this, He (G)breathed on them and *said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 (H)If you forgive the sins of any, their sins [b]have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.”
24 But (I)Thomas, one of (J)the twelve, called [c](K)Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in (L)His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, (M)I will not believe.”
26 And [d]after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus *came, the doors having been [e]shut, and stood in their midst and said, “(N)Peace be with you.” 27 Then He *said to Thomas, “(O)Bring your finger here, and see My hands; and bring your hand here and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.” 28 Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus *said to him, “Because you have seen Me, have you believed? (P)Blessed are those who did not see, and yet believed.”
Why This Gospel Was Written
30 (Q)Therefore many other [f](R)signs Jesus also did in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these have been written (S)so that you may believe that Jesus is the [g]Christ, (T)the Son of God; and that (U)believing you may have life in His name.
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