Acts 3:1 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

¹ One day, as Peter and John were going up into the Temple Courts for the three o'clock Prayers, a man, who had been lame from his birth, was being carried by.

¹ Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter, and the brothers James and John, and led them up a high mountain alone.

³⁷ Taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebediah, he began to show signs of sadness and deep distress of mind.

¹⁰ And, as it was the Hour of Incense, the people were all praying outside.

⁸ Jesus sent forward Peter and John, saying to them: "Go and make preparations for our eating the Passover."

⁴⁴ It was nearly mid-day, when a darkness came over the whole country, lasting till three in the afternoon, ⁴⁵ The sun being eclipsed; and the Temple curtain was torn down the middle. ⁴⁶ Then Jesus, with a loud cry, said: "Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit." And with these words he expired.

⁵³ And they were constantly in the Temple Courts, blessing God.

²³ Next to Jesus, in the place on his right hand, was one of his disciples, whom he loved. ²⁴ So Simon Peter made signs to that disciple, and whispered: "Tell me who it is that he means." ²⁵ Being in this position, that disciple leant back on Jesus' shoulder, and asked him: "Who is it, Master?"

² So she came running to Simon Peter, and to that other disciple who was Jesus' friend, and said to them: "They have taken away the Master out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him!" ³ Upon this, Peter started off with that other disciple, and they went to the tomb. ⁴ The two began running together; but the other disciple ran faster than Peter, and reached the tomb first. ⁵ Stooping down, he saw the linen wrappings lying there, but did not go in. ⁶ Presently Simon Peter came following behind him, and went into the tomb; and he looked at the linen wrappings lying there, ⁷ And the cloth which had been upon Jesus' head, not lying with the wrappings, but rolled up on one side, separately. ⁸ Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, went inside too, and he saw for himself and was convinced. ⁹ For they did not then understand the passage of Scripture which says that Jesus must rise again from the dead.

⁷ Upon this the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter: "It is the Master!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Master, he fastened his coat round him (for he had taken it off), and threw himself into the Sea.

¹⁸ "In truth I tell you," he continued, "when you were young, you used to put on your own girdle, and walk wherever you wished; but, when you have grown old, you will have to stretch out your hands, while some one else puts on your girdle, and takes you where you do not wish." ¹⁹ Jesus said this to show the death by which Peter was to honor God, and then he added: "Follow me." ²⁰ Peter turned round, and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following--the one who at the supper leant back on the Master's shoulder, and asked him who it was that would betray him. ²¹ Seeing him, Peter said to Jesus: "Master, what about this man?" ²² "If it is my will that he should wait till I come," answered Jesus, "what has that to do with you? Follow me yourself."

⁴⁶ Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the Temple Courts, and to the Breaking of Bread at their homes, while they partook of their food in simple-hearted gladness, praising God, and winning the good-will of all the people.

¹³ When the Council saw how boldly Peter and John spoke, and found that they were uneducated men of humble station, they were surprised, and realized that they had been companions of Jesus.

²⁵ Presently, however, some one came and told them, that the men whom they had put in prison were actually standing in the Temple Courts, teaching the people.

¹⁴ When the Apostles at Jerusalem heard that the Samaritans had welcomed God's Message, they sent Peter and John to them;

³ One afternoon, about three o'clock, he distinctly saw in a vision an angel from God come to him, and call him by name.

³⁰ "Just three days ago this very hour," Cornelius said, "I was in my house, saying the Afternoon Prayers, when a man in dazzling clothing suddenly stood before me.

⁹ Recognizing the charge entrusted to me, James, Peter, and John, who were regarded as pillars of the Church, openly acknowledged Barnabas and me as fellow-workers, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the Jews.