Bible Verses About Peter

Therefore, let all the house of Israel know for a suretie, that God hath made him both Lord, and Christ, this Iesus, I say, whome yee haue crucified.

Now when they heard it, they were pricked in their heartes, and said vnto Peter and the other Apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we doe?

Then Peter said vnto them, Amend your liues, and bee baptized euery one of you in the Name of Iesus Christ for the remission of sinnes: and ye shall receiue the gift of the holy Ghost.

For the promise is made vnto you, and to your children, and to all that are a farre off, euen as many as the Lord our God shall call.

And with many other words he besought and exhorted them, saying, Saue your selues from this froward generation.

And as they spake vnto the people, the Priestes and the Captaine of the Temple, and the Sadduces came vpon them,

Taking it grieuously that they taught the people, and preached in Iesus Name the resurrection from the dead.

And they layde handes on them, and put them in holde, vntill the next day: for it was now euentide.

Howbeit, many of them which heard the word, beleeued, and the number of the men was about fiue thousand.

And it came to passe on the morow, that their rulers, and Elders, and Scribes, were gathered together at Hierusalem,

And Annas the chiefe Priest, and Caiaphas, and Iohn, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the hie Priestes.

And whe they had set them before them, they asked, By what power, or in what Name haue ye done this?

Then Peter ful of the holy Ghost, said vnto them, Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of Israel,

For as much as we this day are examined of the good deede done to the impotent man, to wit, by what meanes he is made whole,

Be it knowen vnto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye haue crucified, whome God raised againe from the dead, euen by him doth this man stand here before you, whole.

This is the stone cast aside of you builders which is become the head of the corner.

Neither is there saluation in any other: for among men there is giuen none other Name vnder heauen, whereby we must be saued.

Now when they sawe the boldnes of Peter and Iohn, and vnderstoode that they were vnlearned men and without knowledge, they marueiled, and knew them, that they had bin with Iesus:

And beholding also the man which was healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against it.

Then they commanded them to goe aside out of the Council, and conferred among themselues,

Saying, What shall we doe to these men? for surely a manifest signe is done by them, and it is openly knowen to all them that dwell in Hierusalem: and we cannot denie it.

But that it be noysed no farther among the people, let vs threaten and charge them, that they speake hencefoorth to no man in this Name.

So they called them, and commanded them, that in no wise they should speake or teach in the Name of Iesus.

But Peter and Iohn answered vnto them, and said, Whether it be right in the sight of God, to obey you rather then God, iudge ye.

For we cannot but speake the things which we haue seene and heard.