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Reading I: Acts 5:12-16
Many signs and wonders were done among the people at the hands of the apostles. They were all together in Solomon’s portico. None of the others dared to join them, but the people esteemed them. Yet more than ever, believers in the Lord, great numbers of men and women, were added to them. Thus they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on one or another of them. A large number of people from the towns in the vicinity of Jerusalem also gathered, bringing the sick and those disturbed by unclean spirits, and they were all cured.
signs = σημεῖον = sēmeion Blue Letter Bible a sign, mark, token; "miracles" and wonders as signs of Divine authority; an unusual occurrence, transcending the common course of nature; miracles and wonders by which God authenticates the men sent by him, or by which men prove that the cause they are pleading is God's; that by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others and knownA sign is intended to appeal to the understanding ; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon mark by which a thing is known; omen, wonder, portent; sign or signal; sign, token, indication of anything that is or is to be; proof; birthmark or distinguishing feature
wonders = τέρας = teras Blue Letter Bible something strange, causing the beholder to marvel; indicates its source as supernatural; a prodigy, portent; miracle; something so strange as to cause it to be watched or observed; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, AGreek-English Lexicon sign, wonder, marvel, portent
at the hands of = χείρ = cheir Blue Letter Bible by the agency of; by the help or agency of any one, by means of any one; a means or instrument; power, activity
apostles = ἀπόστολος = apostolos Blue Letter Bible one sent forth; messenger; a delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders; an ambassador; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon messenger, ambassador, envoy
together = ὁμοθυμαδόν = homothymadon Blue Letter Bible of one accord; with one mind; with one passion; a compound of two words meaning to "rush along" and "in unison". The image is almost musical; a number of notes are sounded which, while different, harmonize in pitch and tone; As the instruments of a great concert under the direction of a concert master, so the Holy Spirit blends together the lives of members of Christ's church.
gathered =συνέρχομαι = synerchomai Blue Letter Bible assembling together; to come or go with; of conjugal cohabitation; to convene; with one, unto one, come with one, to accompany one, company with; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon come together, assemble, meet; be united or banded together; come together, after quarrelling; sexual intercourse; to be joined in one
Responsorial Psalm:Psalm 118:2-4,13-15, 22-24
R (1) Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting.
Let the house of Israel say, “His mercy endures forever.”
Let the house of Aaron say, “His mercy endures forever.”
Let those who fear the LORD say, “His mercy endures forever.”
R Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting.
I was hard pressed and was falling, but the LORD helped me.
My strength and my courage is the LORD, and he has been my savior.
The joyful shout of victory in the tents of the just:
R Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting.
The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
By the LORD has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes.
This is the day the LORD has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it.
R Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting.
give thanks = יָדָה= yāḏâ Blue Letter Bible to throw, shoot, cast; laud, praise; to profess, confess;to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands);(make) confess(-ion); praise, celebrate
good =טוֹב= ṭôḇ Blue Letter Bible good, pleasant, agreeable; excellent; rich, valuable in estimation; appropriate, becoming; happy, prosperous, kind, benign; right (ethical); welfare, prosperity, happiness
mercy = חֶסֶד= ḥeseḏ Blue Letter Bible goodness, kindness, faithfulness; favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy; kindness (especially as extended to the lowly, needy and miserable), mercy; lovely appearance; of God: kindness, lovingkindness in condescending to the needs of his creatures; redemption from enemies and troubles;in preservation of life from death; in quickening of spiritual life; in redemption from sin; in keeping the covenants; fidelity; abundant, plenteous in kindness (goodness); greatness of thy mercy; everlasting; plural mercies, deeds of kindness, the historic displays of lovingkindness; desire, ardor; zeal; benignity, benevolence, pity, mercy; grace
endures forever = עוֹלָם= ôlām Blue Letter Bible long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient; forever, always; perpetuity; continuous existence, perpetual; everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity; time out of mind (past or future); always; unending
say = אָמַר= 'āmar Blue Letter Bible certify; declare; to command, to promise, to intend; to avow, to avouch; bear forth, bring to light;to speak, utter; to say in one's heart, to think
fear = יָרֵא= yārē' Blue Letter Bible to fear, revere, be afraid; to stand in awe of, be awed; astonished
hard pressed = דָּחָה= dāḥâ Blue Letter Bible to push, thrust, chase, overflow, totter, sore, drive away or out, be outcast, be cast down; push violently; to be thrown down, to be thrust away
falling = נָפַל= nāp̄al Blue Letter Bible to fall, lie, be cast down, fail; to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out; to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to; lost; overthrow, overwhelm, perish; rot; decay; fall away, desert; fall by accident; violent death; fall into someone’s hand
helped = עָזַר=ʿāzar Blue Letter Bible to help, succour, support; protect or aid
strength = עֹז=ʿōz Blue Letter Bible might, strength; material or physical, personal or social or political; force, security, majesty, splendor, praise; boldness, loud, might, power; firmness; refuge, protection
courage = זִמְרָה= zimrâ Blue Letter Bible music, melody, song; a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrument
savior = יְשׁוּעָה= yᵊšûʿâ Blue Letter Bible salvation, deliverance; welfare, prosperity; victory; something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; aid
joyful shout= רִנָּה= rinnâ Blue Letter Bible ringing cry; proclamation, joy, praise; gladness, joy, proclamation, rejoicing, sing(-ing), triumph; joy, especially praise; also mourning wailing
Victory—see “savior” above
just = צַדִּיק= ṣadîq Blue Letter Bible lawful, righteous;righteous (in government); righteous (in conduct and character);righteous (as justified and vindicated by God); honest, virtuous, pious
rejected = מָאַס= mā'as Blue Letter Bible to reject, despise, refuse; spurn; disdain, loathe; contemned
cornerstone = רֹאשׁ= rō'š Blue Letter Bible head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning; top, tip; choicest, best; excellent; principal; highest, supreme
AND
פִּנָּה= pinna Blue Letter Bible a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain; bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower, prince of the people
done = מִן= min Blue Letter Bible from, out of, on account of; through; by; author, efficient cause; instrument; proceeding out of;the material out of which anything is formed, or from which it is derived; source or origin; the ultimate ground on account of which something happens or is done
wonderful = פָּלָא= pala' Blue Letter Bible to be marvelous, be wonderful, be surpassing, be extraordinary, separate by distinguishing action; to be beyond one's power; great; singular, distinguished; to do an extraordinary, hard, difficult, arduous thing; to be distinguished; wondrous
made = עָשָׂה=ʿāśâ Blue Letter Bible to do, fashion, accomplish, make; work, make, produce; to deal (with); to act, act with effect, effect;to attend to, put in order; to observe, celebrate;accomplish, advance; follow, fulfill;be industrious, labor; yield; produce by labor
rejoice = גִּיל= giyl Blue Letter Bible exult, be glad, delight; be joyful; leap for joy, to spin round
glad = שָׂמַח= śāmaḥ Blue Letter Bible to rejoice, be glad;gladden, make glad;to brighten up; make blithe or gleesome;cheer up; make merry;take pleasure in; joyful or cheerful
Reading II:Revelation 1:9-13, 17-19
I, John, your brother, who share with you the distress, the kingdom, and the endurance we have in Jesus, found myself on the island called Patmos because I proclaimed God’s word and gave testimony to Jesus.
I was caught up in spirit on the Lord’s day and heard behind me a voice as loud as a trumpet, which said, “Write on a scroll what you see.”
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Then I turned to see whose voice it was that spoke to me, and when I turned, I saw seven gold lampstands and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, wearing an ankle-length robe, with a gold sash around his chest.
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When I caught sight of him, I fell down at his feet as though dead. He touched me with his right hand and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last, the one who lives. Once I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I hold the keys to death and the netherworld.
Write down, therefore, what you have seen, and what is happening, and what will happen afterwards.”
distress = θλῖψις = thlipsis Blue Letter Bible a pressing, pressing together, pressure; to be afflicted; oppression; aguish, tribulation; trouble; anxiety, burden of heart; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon pressure; crushing; castration; oppression; affliction
kingdom = βασιλεία = basileia Blue Letter Bible sovereignty, royal power, dominion; the people over whom a king rules; the right or authority to rule; reign; royal power and dignity; the rule of God; God's rule, the divine administration; the universe subject to God's sway, God's royal domain; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon dominion; being ruled by a king; reign
endurance = ὑπομονή= hypomone Blue Letter Biblepatience; remaining under; steadfastness, constancy, endurance; the characteristic of a man who is not swerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest trials and sufferings; cheerful (or hopeful) endurance; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon remaining behind; endurance, power to sustain, endure; enduring to do
testimony = μαρτυρία = martyria Blue Letter Bible witness, evidence, testimony; what one testifies; record, report, testimony, witness; in an ethical sense, of testimony concerning one's character; to hold the testimony, to persevere steadfastly in bearing it; to have the duty of testifying laid upon oneself; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon testimony, proof; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon(alternate) commendation; demonstrations of favour
as a trumpet = σάλπιγξ = salpigx Blue Letter Bible the idea of quavering or reverberation; a trumpet; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon war-trumpet; thunder
write = γράφω = graphō Blue Letter Bible to write, with reference to the form of the letters; to express in written characters; to write, with reference to the contents of the writing; to "grave", especially to write; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexiconscratch, graze; marked or drawn signs; represent by lines, draw, paint; express by written characters, write; inscribe; write for oneself or for one's own use, note down
fell= πίπτω = piptō Blue Letter Bibleto fall; losing its authority or ceasing to have force; to reduce to inactivity; to faint; to "fall" down from; to descend from a higher place to a lower; overcome by terror or astonishment; used of suppliants and persons rendering homage or worship to one; to lose authority, no longer have force; to be thrust down; to be cast down from a state of prosperity; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon fall down, and (when intentional) cast oneself down; throw oneself down, fall down; sink
afraid = φοβέω = phobeō Blue Letter Bible awe; to show reverential fear; to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience; to be in awe of, i.e. revere; be (+ sore) afraid; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon stand in awe of, dread
first = πρῶτος = protos Blue Letter Bible best; first, chief; former; first in time or place; first in rank, influence, honor; principal; before, beginning, best; pristine; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon before, in front; former, earlier; precedence, superior; foremost; above all; first in order of existence, primary
last = ἔσχατος = eschatos Blue Letter Bible last, utmost, extreme; lowest; final; uttermost; what remains when the rest have one after another been spent; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon farthest, uttermost, extreme; highest; utmost; lowest, meanest; to the end; to the uttermost, exceedingly; finally, in the end
lives, alive = ζάω = zaō Blue Letter Bible to live, be among the living, be alive (not lifeless, not dead); to continue to live, to be kept alive; to enjoy real life; to have true life and worthy of the name; to live i.e. pass life, in the manner of the living and acting; to be in full vigour; to be fresh, strong, efficient, active, powerful, efficacious
dead = νεκρός = nekros Blue Letter Bible one that has breathed his last, lifeless; deceased, departed, one whose soul is in heaven or hell; destitute of life, without life, inanimate; destitute of force or power, inactive, inoperative
forever = εἰς = eis Blue Letter Bible continual, continually
hold = ἔχω = echo Blue Letter Bible able, having ability; to have, hold; own, possess; possession; ability; reign; to hold fast, keep; to have a thing in readiness, have at hand, have in store; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon possess; keep, have charge of; possess mentally, understand; hold; keep in a certain direction; hold in, stay, keep back; keep away from; hold in guard, keep safe; keep in a condition or place; have means or power; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon(alternate) bear, carry, bring
keys = κλείς = kleis Blue Letter Bible denotes power and authority of various kinds; the power to open and to shut; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon bar, bolt, catch, lock, key
death = θάνατος = thanatos Blue Letter Bible he death of the body; that separation (whether natural or violent) of the soul and the body by which the life on earth is ended; the implied idea of future misery in hell; the region of thickest darkness; the miserable state of the wicked dead in hell;
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon death, whether natural or violent
Alleluia: John 20:29
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
You believe in me, Thomas, because you have seen me, says the Lord; blessed are those who have not seen me, but still believe!
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel: John 20:19-31
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peacebe with you.” When he had said this, he showedthem his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”
Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
Now a week later his disciples were again inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.”
Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.”
Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
Jesus said to him, “Have you come to believebecause you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book. But these are written that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that through this belief you may have life in his name.
came = ἔρχομαι = erchomai Blue Letter Bible denoting either "to come, or to go," signifies the act, in contrast with heko, which stresses the arrival; to come from one place to another; to come into being, arise, come forth, show itself, find place or influence; to come to a thing; to go; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon start, set out; come or go; to go a journey; any kind of motion
stood = ἵστημι = histēmi Blue Letter Bible to stand, to make to stand; to set; appoint, establish; to cause or make to stand, to place, put, set; hold up; to set or place in a balance; to weigh; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon make to stand; set up; place; appoint; establish, institute; place in the balance, weigh
midst = μέσος = mesos Blue Letter Bible middle; in the midst of, amongst; between; in contact;in the space within; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon in the middle; midmost, central, of three or more objects; midst, intervening space; between
peace = εἰρήνη = eirēnē Blue Letter Bible harmonious relationships between men; friendliness; the sense of rest and contentment; The corresponding Heb. word shalom primarily signifies "wholeness"; quietness; harmony, concord; security, safety, prosperity, felicity; quietness, rest; way leading to peace, a course of life promoting harmony; a formula of wishing well, blessing, addressed by the Hebrews to departing friends; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon profound peace
showed = δεικνύω = deiknyō Blue Letter Bible expose to the eyes; exhibit; o show by way of proving; give evidence or proof of a thing; show by words or teach; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon bring to light, show forth; point out; make known, esp. by words, explain; prove; display, exhibit; offer, proffer
rejoiced = χαίρω= chairō Blue Letter Biblebe glad,conveys the thought of joy or cheer;to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy;Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon rejoice at, take pleasure in a thing, express one's joy by laughter, being glad, delight in doing, hail, welcome, joyful
said = λέγω = legō Blue Letter Bibleto say, to ask; commanding, or bidding; to call, to call by name; pronouncing, telling or relating; to gather, reckon, account; to tell; affirm over, maintain; to exhort, advise, to command, direct; to call by name, to call, name; to "lay" forth; to asseverate, affirm, aver, maintain; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon to say, speak; declare; to tell one to do; to speak to the point or purpose; to speak (emphatically)
again = πάλιν = palin Blue Letter Bible reference to repeated action; renewal or repetition of the action; once more; to be back; rhetorically, in the sense of "moreover" or "further," indicating a statement to be added in the course of an argument; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon again, once more
sent = ἀποστέλλω = apostellō Blue Letter Bible to order (one) to go to a place appointed; to send away; to send forth; set apart; to send out (properly, on a mission); sent with commissions, or things intended for someone
send = πέμπω = pempō Blue Letter Bible to bid a thing to be carried to one; to send (thrust or insert) a thing into another; to dispatch (from the subjective view or point of departure); to transmit, bestow; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon send as a present; send in one's own service; cause to be sent
breathed on = ἐμφυσάω = emphysaō Blue Letter Bible to blow or breathe upon; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon blow in;blow up, breathed into; inflate; breathe upon
receive = λαμβάνω = lambanō Blue Letter Bibleto take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it;to take up a thing to be carried; to take upon one's self;to take to one's self, lay hold upon, take possession of, i.e. to appropriate to one's self; catch at, reach after, strive to obtain; to receive a person, give him access to one's self; have, hold, obtain, receive; to take with one for future use; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon take hold of, grasp, seize; take by violence, carry off as prize or booty; possess;catch, find out, detect; apprehend by the senses; apprehend with the mind, understand; determine, estimate; take in hand, undertake; have given one, get, receive;receive hospitably; receive as produce, profit; take hold of, lay hold on;seize and keep hold of, obtain possession of
forgive, forgiven = ἀφίημι = aphiēmi Blue Letter Bible set free; to remit or forgive; the remission of the punishment due to sinful conduct, the deliverance of the sinner from the penalty; the complete removal of the cause of offense; to let go, let alone, let be; to leave, not to discuss now (a topic); Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon send forth, discharge; let fall from one's grasp; give up or hand over to; send away; let go, loose, set free; release; dissolve, disband; put away, divorce; get rid of; leave alone, pass by, neglect; suffer, permit; give up doing; send forth from oneself; loose something of one's own from; let go of
retain, retained = κρατέω = krateō Blue Letter Bible to be strong, mighty, to prevail; to retain; to have power, be powerful; be master of, to rule; to take hold of, take, seize; not discard or let go; to keep carefully and faithfully; to hold in check, restrain; to use strength, i.e. seize or retain; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon rule, hold sway; conquer, prevail, get the upper hand; to be superior; prevail; get the better of; conquer, master; become master of, get possession of; seize, win and keep, esp.by force; hold up, support; hold in the hand; repair, make good
seen, see = ὁράω = horaō Blue Letter Bible to see with the eyes; to see with the mind, to perceive, know; to take heed, beware; to care for, pay heed to; to attend to;become acquainted with by experience, to experience;Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon take, pay, or give heed; behold, perceive, observe; look out for, provide
unbelieving = ἄπιστος = apistos Blue Letter Bible distrustful; incredulous; without trust; faithless; not to be trusted, perfidious; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon mistrustful, incredulous, suspicious, distrustful
believe = πιστός = pistos Blue Letter Biblebelieving, trusting;trusty, faithful, trustworthy; to be trusted, reliable;believing, trusting, relying; persons who show themselves faithful in the transaction of business, the execution of commands, or the discharge of official duties;Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexiconto be trusted or believed; trusty; worthy of credit; genuine; trustworthy, sure; as could be relied on; with good faith
Lord = κύριος = kyrios Blue Letter Bible variously translated in the NT, "'Lord,' 'master,' 'Master,' 'owner,' 'Sir;' one who has the disposal of anything; one to whom service is due on any ground; one who exercises power;he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding;the sovereign, prince, chief; a title of honour expressive of respect and reverence; supreme in authority; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon supreme power, authority; one invested with authority
Believe, believed, belief = πιστεύω = pisteuō Blue Letter Bible to be persuaded of, and hence, to place confidence in, to trust, signifies, in this sense of the word, reliance upon, not mere credence; to entrust, commit to; to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in; the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul; credit; to have a faith directed unto, believing or in faith to give oneself up to; to commit oneself trustfully;Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicontrust, put faith in, rely on; comply; feel confident that a thing is
Blessed = μακάριος = makarios Blue Letter Bible the highest good; happy;supremely blest; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon blessed, happy; bliss
signs = σημεῖον = sēmeion Blue Letter Bible a sign, mark, token; "miracles" and wonders as signs of Divine authority; an unusual occurrence, transcending the common course of nature; miracles and wonders by which God authenticates the men sent by him, or by which men prove that the cause they are pleading is God's; that by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others and knownA sign is intended to appeal to the understanding ; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon mark by which a thing is known; omen, wonder, portent; sign or signal; sign, token, indication of anything that is or is to be; proof; birthmark or distinguishing feature
written = γράφω = graphō Blue Letter Bible to write, with reference to the form of the letters; to express in written characters; to write, with reference to the contents of the writing; to "grave", especially to write; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexiconscratch, graze; marked or drawn signs; represent by lines, draw, paint; express by written characters, write; inscribe; write for oneself or for one's own use, note down
Christ = Χριστός = Christos Blue Letter Bible Anointed; the Messiah, the Son of God; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, AGreek-English Lexicon anointed; to be rubbed on, used as ointment or salve
life = ζωή= zōē Blue Letter Bible the state of one who is possessed of vitality or is animate;of the absolute fulness of life, both essential and ethical; life real and genuine, a life active and vigorous, devoted to God, blessed; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon living, i.e. one's substance, property; way of life
name = ὄνομα = onoma Blue Letter Bible all that a "name" implies, of authority, character, rank, majesty, power, excellence, etc.; of everything that the "name" covers; the name is used for everything which the name covers, everything the thought or feeling of which is aroused in the mind by mentioning, hearing, remembering, the name, i.e. for one's rank, authority, interests, pleasure, command, excellences, deeds etc.
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Other insights from the disciples’ reaction to Jesus’ resurrection can be found at Fear does not equal Failure and Doubt does not equal Disqualification
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What these readings tell us about God/His ways
Many signs and wonders were done
They were all together
more than ever, believers in the Lord, great numbers of men and women, were added to them.
A large number of people from the towns in the vicinity of Jerusalem also gathered, bringing the sick and those disturbed by unclean spirits, and they were all cured.
he is good
his love is everlasting
His mercy endures forever
His mercy endures forever
His mercy endures forever
he is good
his love is everlasting.
I was hard pressed and was falling, but the LORD helped me.
My strength and my courage is the LORD
he has been my savior.
The joyful shout of victory in the tents of the just
he is good
his love is everlasting.
The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
By the LORD has this been done
it is wonderful in our eyes.
This is the day the LORD has made
he is good
his love is everlasting
the distress, the kingdom, and the endurance we have in Jesus
found myself on the island called Patmos because I proclaimed God’s word and gave testimony to Jesus.
When I caught sight of him, I fell down at his feet as though dead.
He touched me with his right hand and said, “Do not be afraid.
I am the first and the last
the one who lives
Once I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever
I hold the keys to death and the netherworld
when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst
said to them, “Peace be with you.
he showed them his hands and his side
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you
the Father has sent me, so I send you
he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”
Jesus came, although the doors were locked
stood in their midst
Peace be with you.”
My Lord and my God!”
Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples
through this belief you may have life in his name
What doe these readings tell us to do
They were all together
Give thanks
Let the house of Israel say, “His mercy endures forever.”
Let the house of Aaron say, “His mercy endures forever.”
Fear the Lord
Let those who fear the LORD say, “His mercy endures forever.”
Give thanks
My strength and my courage is the LORD
The joyful shout of victory
The just
Give thanks be glad and rejoice in it
Give thanks
Write on a scroll what you see
Do not be afraid
Write down, therefore, what you have seen, and what is happening, and what will happen afterwards
The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
As the Father has sent me, so I send you
Receive the Holy Spirit
Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side
do not be unbelieving, but believe
Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed
these are written that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God
through this belief you may have life in his name
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