Sunday 15 April 2018

13The God of Abraham,Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers,has glorified his Servant Jesus,whom you delivered upand denied in the presence of Pilate,when he had determined to release him.14But you denied the Holy and Righteous Oneand asked for a murderer to be granted to you,15and killed the Prince of life,whom God raised from the dead,to which we are witnesses.

· · · verse 16 is not read17“Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance,as did also your rulers.18But the thingswhich God announced by the mouth of all his prophets,that Christ should suffer,he thus fulfilled.

19“Repent therefore,and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out,so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,

2Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness.Give me relief from my distress.Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

4But know that the Lord has set apart for himself him who is godly;The Lord will hear when I call to him.

7Many say, “Who will show us any good?”Lord, let the light of your face shine on us.8You have put gladness in my heart,more than when their grain and their new wine are increased.

9In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep,for you alone, Lord, make me live in safety.

1My little children,I write these things to you so that you may not sin.If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father,Jesus Christ, the righteous.2And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins,and not for ours only,but also for the whole world.3This is how we know that we know him:if we keep his commandments.4One who says, “I know him,”and doesn’t keep his commandments,is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.5But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word.This is how we know that we are in him:

35They related the things that happened along the way,and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

36As they said these things,Jesus himself stood among them,and said to them, “Peace be to you.”

37But they were terrified and filled with fear,and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

38He said to them, “Why are you troubled?Why do doubts arise in your hearts?39See my hands and my feet, that it is truly me.Touch me and see, for a spirit doesn’t have flesh and bones,as you see that I have.”40When he had said this,he showed them his hands and his feet.41While they still didn’t believe for joy,and wondered, he said to them,“Do you have anything here to eat?”

42They gave him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb.43He took them, and ate in front of them.44He said to them, “This is what I told youwhile I was still with you,that all things which are written in the law of Moses,the prophets,and the psalms concerning me must be fulfilled.”

45Then he opened their minds,that they might understand the Scriptures.46He said to them, “Thus it is written,and thus it was necessary for the Christ to sufferand to rise from the dead the third day,47and that repentanceand remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations,beginning at Jerusalem.48You are witnesses of these things.