Acts 13:31

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“and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.”

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“and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“and he was seen for many days of those who did come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 13:31 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 28:16Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.
  2. Mark 16:12After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them as they walked along in the country.
  3. Luke 24:36While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
  4. Luke 24:48You are witnesses of these things.
  5. John 15:27And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
  6. John 20:19It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
  7. John 21:1Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way:
  8. Acts 1:3After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
  9. Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
  10. Acts 1:11“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
  11. Acts 1:22beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
  12. Acts 2:32God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
  13. Acts 3:15You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
  14. Acts 5:32We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
  15. Acts 10:39We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
  16. Acts 10:41not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
  17. 1 Corinthians 15:5and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.
  18. Hebrews 2:3how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

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