He presented another parable to them, saying, “The Empire of Heaven is like a mustard seed which a human took and sowed in his field.
Acts 1:15 - Y'all Version Bible In those days, Peter stood up among the siblings (a gathering of about one hundred twenty people), and said, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now on one of those days Peter arose among the brethren, the whole number of whom gathered together was about a hundred and twenty. American Standard Version (1901) And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said (and there was a multitude of persons gathered together, about a hundred and twenty), Common English Bible During this time, the family of believers was a company of about one hundred twenty persons. Peter stood among them and said, Catholic Public Domain Version In those days, Peter, rising up in the midst of the brothers, said (now the crowd of men altogether was about one hundred and twenty): Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In those days Peter rising up in the midst of the brethren, said: (now the number of persons together was about an hundred and twenty:) |
He presented another parable to them, saying, “The Empire of Heaven is like a mustard seed which a human took and sowed in his field.
but I have prayed for you, that your faith wouldn’t fail. And you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
Very truly I tell y’all, anyone who believes in me and the works that I do, they will do these and even greater works, because I am going to my Father.
So the saying went out among the siblings that this disciple wouldn’t die. Yet Jesus didn’t say to him that he wouldn’t die, only that, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you?”
So Peter invited them in and received them as guests. On the next day Peter got up and set out with them, and some of the siblings from Joppa accompanied him.
Now the apostles and the siblings who were in Judea heard that the ethnic groups had also received the word of God.
The Spirit told me to go with them without hesitation. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we went into the man’s house.
and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year, they met together with the church and taught a considerable number of people. The disciples were first called ‘Christians’ in Antioch.
The disciples decided to send help to the siblings living in Judea, each according to their means.
But he motioned with his hand for them to be silent, and then narrated for them how the Lord had brought him out of prison. He said, “Y’all must report this to James and the siblings.” Then he left and went to another place.
But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up and poisoned the souls of the ethnic groups against the brothers.
Now certain men came down from Judea and began to teach the siblings, “Unless y’all are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, y’all can’t be saved.”
So the church sent them on their way, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they told the stories of how the conversion of ethnic groups, bringing great joy to all the siblings.
They left the prison and went to Lydia’s house. After seeing the siblings and encouraging them, they left.
As soon as it was night, the siblings sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Then the siblings immediately sent Paul out to go the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed there.
When they didn’t find them, they dragged Jason and some of the siblings before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have stirred up trouble all around the world have now come here,
After staying many more days in Corinth, Paul said farewell to the siblings, and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. In Cenchreae, he shaved his head because he had taken a vow.
When Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the siblings encouraged him, and they wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed by grace.
When they heard this, they glorified God. They said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.
When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the siblings and stayed with them for a day.
as the high priest and all the Council of the elders can testify. I even received letters from them to the siblings in Damascus, and I traveled there to arrest these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
where we found siblings who invited us to stay a week with them. And in this way, we came to Rome.
Then he appeared to over five hundred siblings at once, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.
In that very hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake, seven thousand humans were killed, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Yet you have a few names in Sardis who did not defile their clothes. They will walk with me in white, because they are worthy.