Acts 1:3

New Century Version

After his death, he showed himself to them and proved in many ways that he was alive. The apostles saw Jesus during the forty days after he was raised from the dead, and he spoke to them about the kingdom of God.

Cross References

1 Kings 19:8

So Elijah got up and ate and drank. The food made him strong enough to walk for forty days and nights to Mount Sinai, the mountain of God.

Matthew 21:43

“So I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to people who do the things God wants in his kingdom.

Matthew 28:9

Suddenly, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings.” The women came up to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.

Matthew 3:2

John said, “Change your hearts and lives because the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Matthew 4:2

Jesus fasted for forty days and nights. After this, he was very hungry.

Mark 16:19

After the Lord Jesus said these things to his followers, he was carried up into heaven, and he sat at the right side of God.

John 20:26

A week later the followers were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. The doors were locked, but Jesus came in and stood right in the middle of them. He said, “Peace be with you.”

John 21:1

Later, Jesus showed himself to his followers again—this time at Lake Galilee. This is how he showed himself:

John 21:14

This was now the third time Jesus showed himself to his followers after he was raised from the dead.

Acts 13:31

After this, for many days, those who had gone with Jesus from Galilee to Jerusalem saw him. They are now his witnesses to the people.

Acts 19:8

Paul went into the synagogue and spoke out boldly for three months. He talked with the people and persuaded them to accept the things he said about the kingdom of God.

Acts 28:23

Paul and the people chose a day for a meeting and on that day many more of the Jews met with Paul at the place he was staying. He spoke to them all day long. Using the law of Moses and the prophets’ writings, he explained the kingdom of God, and he tried to persuade them to believe these things about Jesus.

Acts 28:31

He boldly preached about the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ, and no one stopped him.

Acts 8:12

But when Philip told them the Good News about the kingdom of God and the power of Jesus Christ, men and women believed Philip and were baptized.

Romans 14:17

In the kingdom of God, eating and drinking are not important. The important things are living right with God, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Deuteronomy 9:18

Then I again bowed facedown on the ground before the Lord for forty days and forty nights; I did not eat bread or drink water. You had sinned by doing what the Lord said was evil, and you made him angry.

Deuteronomy 9:9

When I went up on the mountain to receive the stone tablets, the tablets with the Agreement the Lord had made with you, I stayed on the mountain for forty days and forty nights; I did not eat bread or drink water.

Colossians 1:13

God has freed us from the power of darkness, and he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son.

1 Thessalonians 2:12

We encouraged you, we urged you, and we insisted that you live good lives for God, who calls you to his glorious kingdom.

1 John 1:1

We write you now about what has always existed, which we have heard, we have seen with our own eyes, we have looked at, and we have touched with our hands. We write to you about the Word that gives life.