Bible Verses About Jerusalem

Now the Jews feast of tabernacles was at hand.

And his brethren said to, him: Pass from hence and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see thy works which thou dost.

For there is no man that doth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, manifest thyself to the world.

For neither did his brethren believe in him.

Then Jesus said to them: My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready.

The world cannot hate you: but me it hateth, because I give testimony of it, that the works thereof are evil,

Go you up to this festival day: but I go not up to this festival day, because my time is not accomplished.

When he had said these things, he himself stayed in Galilee.

But after his brethren were gone up, then he also went up to the feast, not openly, but, as it were, in secret.

The Jews therefore sought him on the festival day and said: Where is he?

And there was much murmuring among the multitude concerning him. For some said: He is a good man. And others said: No, but he seduceth the people.

Yet no man spoke openly of him, for fear of the Jews.

Now, about the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught.

And when the days of the Pentecost were accomplished, they were all together in one place:

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming: and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

And there appeared to them parted tongues, as it were of fire: and it sat upon every one of them.

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost: and they began to speak with divers tongues, according as the Holy Ghost gave them to speak.

Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem, Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

And Stephen, full of grace and fortitude, did great wonders and signs among the people.

Now there arose some, of that which is called the synagogue of the Libertines and of the Cyrenians and of the Alexandrians and of them that were of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that spoke.

Then they suborned men to say they had heard him speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.

And they stirred up the people and the ancients and the scribes. And running together, they took him and brought him to the council.

And they set up false witnesses, who said: This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.

For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place and shall change the traditions which Moses delivered unto us.