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John

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31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. XVII. The Faith of the Disciples is strengthened by viewing his Resurrection, in Connection with the Scriptures, and his own Word spoken on former Occasions.

18 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years
was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it
up in three days?

21 But he spake of the temple of his body.
22 When therefore he was risen from the dead,
his disciples remembered that he had said this
unto them; and they believed the scripture, and
the word which Jesus had said.

John

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XVIII. He appears to the Disciples when they are fishing in the
Sea of Tiberias, and eats before them.

1 After these things Jesus shewed himself
again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and
on this wise shewed he himself.

2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; John and that night they caught nothing.

4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore; but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.

6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore; and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved

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saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now, when
Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt
his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,)
and did cast himself into the sea.

8 And the other disciples came in a little ship,
(for they were not far from land, but as it were
two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.

9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.

11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three; and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.

14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples after that he was risen from the dead.

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XIX. He appears unto the Eleven in Galilee, (perhaps when Five hundred Brethren were present, see 1 Cor. xv. 6.) and commissions them to teach and baptize all Nations.

1. Promises to be with them to the End of the World.

2. Miracles to follow true Faith.
3. Opens their Understandings.
4. They enter upon their Work.

16 Then the eleven disciples went away into
Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had ap-
pointed them.

17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him but some doubted. *

18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven, and in earth.

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost;

* Some had doubted.

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20 Teaching them to observe all things what-7 soever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

17 And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall

recover.

20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the Psalms, concerning me.

45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

48 And ye are witnesses of these things.

49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

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Mark

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Luke

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X. On being questioned thrice, Peter appeals to our Lord's
Omniscience that he loves him.

15 So, when they had dined, Jesus saith to
Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou
me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea,
Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith
unto him, Feed my lambs.

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16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

21 Peter seeing him, saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?

22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou

me.

23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true.

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XXI. He continues forty Days upon Earth before his Ascension.

Acts i. 1. The former treatise have I made, O
Theophilus, of all that Jesus began

both to do and teach,

2. Until the day in which he was taken
up, after that he through the Holy
Ghost had given commandments unto
the apostles whom he had chosen :

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From Bethany he is received up into Heaven, and sits on the
right Hand of God.

Ps. xxiv. 3. Who shall ascend into the hill of the
LORD? and who shall stand in his
holy place?

4. He that hath clean hands, and a pure
heart; who hath not lifted up his
soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceit-
fully:

5. He shall receive the blessing from
the LORD, and righteousness from the
God of his salvation.

6. This is the generation of them that
seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob.
Selah.

7. Lift up your heads, O ye gates;
and be ye lift up ye everlasting doors;
and the King of glory shall come in.
8 Who is this King of glory? The
LORD strong and mighty, the LORD
mighty in battle.

9. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even
lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and
the King of glory shall come in.
10. Who is this King of glory? The
LORD of hosts, he is the King of
glory. Selah.

"Our Lord is risen from the dead,
Our Jesus is gone up on high;
The pow'rs of hell are captive led,
Dragg'd to the portals of the sky.

"There his triumphal chariot waits,
And angels chaunt the solemn lay;
Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates,
Ye everlasting doors give way.

19 So then, after the Lord had spoken unto
them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on
the right hand of God.

Mark

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