Matthew 17:1

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them.”

One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin that he sins. At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.

Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

When therefore it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle, and said to them, “Peace be to you.”

At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, “Cornelius!”

He said, “Peace be to you. Don’t be afraid. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I received your money.” He brought Simeon out to them.

He said, “Don’t come close. Take off your sandals, for the place you are standing on is holy ground.”

The prince of Yahweh’s army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals, for the place on which you stand is holy.” Joshua did so.

But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and severely troubled.

He allowed no one to follow him, except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

“Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.

Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.

This is now the third time that Jesus was revealed to his disciples after he had risen from the dead.

When they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

“ ‘Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain based on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness shall not testify alone against any person so that he dies.

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, he who is to die shall be put to death. At the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

He will not shout, nor raise his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

When they came near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethsphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves, and he was changed into another form in front of them.

He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be greatly troubled and distressed.

He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

Simon, whom he also named Peter; Andrew, his brother; James; John; Philip; Bartholomew;

About eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray.

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

To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking about God’s Kingdom.

Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.

Peter sent them all out, and knelt down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

At the time of the evening offering, Elijah the prophet came near, and said, “Yahweh, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.

Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel were assembled to me, because of their trespass of the captivity; and I sat confounded until the evening offering.

Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening offering.

Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother;

Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him.

Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid. From now on you will be catching people alive.”

When he came to the house, he didn’t allow anyone to enter in, except Peter, John, James, the father of the child, and her mother.

Therefore also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,

Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat.”

When the hour had come, he sat down with the twelve apostles.

Being in agony he prayed more earnestly. His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground.

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).

Jesus said therefore to the twelve, “You don’t also want to go away, do you?”

Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn, Andrew came with Philip, and they told Jesus.

“Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this time?’ But I came to this time for this cause.

After eight days again his disciples were inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, the doors being locked, and stood in the middle, and said, “Peace be to you.”

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

Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

The Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you stand is holy ground.

Cornelius said, “Four days ago, I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight.

The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,

This is the third time I am coming to you. “At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.”

Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession: Jesus,

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to all of you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

We heard this voice come out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

I John, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Now I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.