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John 14:12

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I tell you for certain that if you have faith in me, you will do the same things that I am doing. You will do even greater things, now that I am going back to the Father.

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But Jesus said to them, "If you have faith and don't doubt, I promise that you can do what I did to this tree. And you will be able to do even more. You can tell this mountain to get up and jump into the sea, and it will.

From a distance Jesus saw a fig tree covered with leaves, and he went to see if there were any figs on the tree. But there were not any, because it wasn't the season for figs.

Everyone who believes me will be able to do wonderful things. By using my name they will force out demons, and they will speak new languages.

You have already heard me say that I am going and that I will also come back to you. If you really love me, you should be glad that I am going back to the Father, because he is greater than I am.

But I tell you that I am going to do what is best for you. That is why I am going away. The Holy Spirit cannot come to help you until I leave. But after I am gone, I will send the Spirit to you.

So the saying proves true, "Some plant the seed, and others harvest the crop."

The Father loves the Son and has shown him everything he does. The Father will show him even greater things, and you will be amazed.

But Jesus told them, "I will be with you a little while longer, and then I will return to the one who sent me.

Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit, who would be given to everyone that had faith in him. The Spirit had not yet been given to anyone, since Jesus had not yet been given his full glory.

Now they were hearing Gentiles speaking unknown languages and praising God. Peter said,

This went on for several days. Finally, Paul got so upset that he turned and said to the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ, I order you to leave this girl alone!" At once the evil spirit left her.

People even took handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched Paul's body, and they carried them to everyone who was sick. All of the sick people were healed, and the evil spirits went out.

Jesus was taken up to sit at the right side of God, and he was given the Holy Spirit, just as the Father had promised. Jesus is also the one who has given the Spirit to us, and that is what you are now seeing and hearing.

On that day about three thousand believed his message and were baptized.

"What can we do with these men? Everyone in Jerusalem knows about this miracle, and we cannot say it didn't happen.

In a powerful way the apostles told everyone that the Lord Jesus was now alive. God greatly blessed his followers,

But a lot of people who had heard the message believed it. So by now there were about five thousand followers of the Lord.

Then sick people were brought out to the road and placed on cots and mats. It was hoped that Peter would walk by, and his shadow would fall on them and heal them.

God's message spread, and many more people in Jerusalem became followers. Even a large number of priests put their faith in the Lord.

Many people with evil spirits were healed, and the spirits went out of them with a shout. A lot of crippled and lame people were also healed.

Peter said to Aeneas, "Jesus Christ has healed you! Get up and make up your bed." Right away he stood up.

After Peter had sent everyone out of the room, he knelt down and prayed. Then he turned to the body of Dorcas and said, "Tabitha, get up!" The woman opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

Indeed, I will tell how Christ worked miracles and wonders by the power of the Holy Spirit. I have preached the good news about him all the way from Jerusalem to Illyricum.




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