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Acts
4:32-35
Psalm
133
1
John 1:1-2:2
John
20:19-31
Acts
4:32-35
4:32 Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart
and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions,
but everything they owned was held in common.
4:33
With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the
resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
4:34
There was not a needy person among them, for as many as owned
lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was
sold.
4:35
They laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each
as any had need.
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Psalm
133
133:1 How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together
in unity!
133:2
It is like the precious oil on the head, running down upon the
beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down over the collar of his
robes.
133:3
It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of
Zion. For there the LORD ordained his blessing, life forevermore.
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1
John 1:1-2:2
1:1 We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have
heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and
touched with our hands, concerning the word of life--
1:2
this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, and
declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was
revealed to us--
1:3
we declare to you what we have seen and heard so that you also may
have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the
Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
1:4
We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
1:5
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you,
that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all.
1:6
If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in
darkness, we lie and do not do what is true;
1:7
but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son
cleanses us from all sin.
1:8
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth
is not in us.
1:9
If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive
us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1:10
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his
word is not in us.
2:1
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you
may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the
Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;
2:2
and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours
only but also for the sins of the whole world.
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John
20:19-31
20:19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week,
and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked
for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said,
"Peace be with you."
20:20
After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then
the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
20:21
Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father
has sent me, so I send you."
20:22
When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,
"Receive the Holy Spirit.
20:23
If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you
retain the sins of any, they are retained."
20:24
But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not
with them when Jesus came.
20:25
So the other disciples told 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 in the mark of the nails
and my hand in his side, I will not believe."
20:26
A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was
with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood
among them and said, "Peace be with you."
20:27
Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my
hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but
believe."
20:28
Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!"
20:29
Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen
me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to
believe."
20:30
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples,
which are not written in this book.
20:31
But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus
is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may
have life in his name.
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