Whenthey had entered[the city], they wentup to the upper roomwherethey were staying;that is, Peterand Johnand Jamesand Andrew,Philipand Thomas,Bartholomewand Matthew,James[the son] of Alphaeus,and Simonthe Zealot,and Judas[the] [son] of James.
As Jesuswenton from there,He sawa mancalledMatthew,sittingin the tax collector's booth;and He saidto him, "FollowMe!" And he gotup and followedHim.
"And he himselfwill showyou a largeupper roomfurnished[and] ready;preparefor us there."
And He tookwith Him Peterand Jamesand John,and beganto be very distressedand troubled.
As He passedby, He sawLevithe [son] of Alphaeussittingin the tax booth,and He saidto him, "FollowMe!" And he gotup and followedHim.
And He allowednooneto accompanyHim, exceptPeterand Jamesand Johnthe brotherof James.
Sixdayslater,Jesustookwith Him Peterand Jamesand John,and broughtthem up on a highmountainby themselves.And He was transfiguredbeforethem;
"And he will showyou a large,furnishedupper room;prepareit there."
ThereforeThomas,who is calledDidymus,saidto [his] fellow disciples,"Let us alsogo,sothat we may diewith Him."
Judas(not Iscariot)saidto Him, "Lord,whatthenhas happenedthat You are goingto discloseYourselfto us and not to the world?"
Thenthe slave-girlwho kept the doorsaidto Peter,"You are not also[one] of thisman'sdisciples,are you?" He said,"I amnot."
SimonPeter,and ThomascalledDidymus,and Nathanaelof Canain Galilee,and the [sons] of Zebedee,and twoothersof His discipleswere together.
But motioningto them with his handto be silent,he describedto them howthe Lordhad ledhim out of the prison.And he said,"Reportthese thingsto Jamesand the brethren."Thenhe leftand wentto anotherplace.
Afterthey had stopped speaking,Jamesanswered,saying,"Brethren,listento me.
But Peter,taking his standwith the eleven,raisedhis voiceand declaredto them: "Menof Judeaand allyou who livein Jerusalem,let thisbe knownto you and give heedto my words.
Peter[said] to them, "Repent,and eachof you be baptizedin the nameof JesusChristfor the forgivenessof your sins;and you will receivethe giftof the HolySpirit.
There were manylampsin the upper roomwherewe were gathered together.
Nowas they observedthe confidenceof Peterand Johnand understoodthat they were uneducatedand untrainedmen,they were amazed,and [began] to recognizethem as having beenwith Jesus.
But Peterand Johnansweredand saidto them, "Whetherit is rightin the sightof Godto give heedto you ratherthanto God,you be the judge;
thenHe appearedto James,thento allthe apostles;
But I did not seeany otherof the apostlesexceptJames,the Lord'sbrother.
and recognizingthe gracethat had been givento me, Jamesand Cephasand John,who were reputedto be pillars,gaveto me and Barnabasthe right handof fellowship,sothat we [might] [go] to the Gentilesand they to the circumcised.
James,a bond-servantof Godand of the LordJesusChrist,To the twelvetribeswhoare dispersedabroad: Greetings.
The elderto the chosenladyand her children,whomI lovein truth;and not onlyI, but alsoallwho knowthe truth,
Jude,a bond-servantof JesusChrist,and brotherof James,To thosewho are the called,belovedin Godthe Father,and keptfor JesusChrist:
