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Peter and John Before the Council
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they
were uneducated, common men, they wondered; and they recognized that they
had been with Jesus. But seeing the man that had been healed standing beside
them, they had nothing to say in opposition. But when they had commanded
them to go aside out of the council, they conferred with one another,
saying, "What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has been
performed through them is manifest to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and
we cannot deny it. But in order that it may spread no further among the
people, let us warn them to speak no more to any one in this name." So they
called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of
Jesus. But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight
of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge; for we cannot
but speak of what we have seen and heard." And when they had further
threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of
the people; for all men praised God for what had happened.
Acts 4:13-21
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared
first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. She went
and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept. But when
they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not
believe it.
Jesus Appears to Two Disciples
After this he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking
into the country. And they went back and told the rest, but they did not
believe them.
 Jesus
Commissions The Disciples
Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table; and he
upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had
not believed those who saw him after he had risen. And he said to them, "Go
into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. And they
went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and
confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.
Mark 16:9-15,20
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