Matthew 16:16-20 [ESV] 16: Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 17: And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18: And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19: I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." 20: Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

Matthew 18:15-20 [ESV] 15: "If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16: But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17: If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18: Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19: Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20: For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them."

John 20 1: Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2: So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him." 3: So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. 4: Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5: And stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. 6: Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, 7: and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. 8: Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; 9: for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10: Then the disciples went back to their homes. 11: But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. 12: And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. 13: They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him." 14: Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15: Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away." 16: Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). 17: Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'" 18: Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"- and that he had said these things to her. 19: On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." 20: When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21: Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you." 22: And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23: If you forgive the sins of anyone, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld." 24: Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. 25: So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe." 26: Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." 27: Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe." 28: Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" 29: Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." 30: Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31: but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Acts 15 1: But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved." 2: And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question. 3: So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers. 4: When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them. 5: But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses." 6: The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. 7: And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. 8: And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, 9: and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith. 10: Now, therefore, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? 11: But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will." 12: And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles. 13: After they finished speaking, James replied, "Brothers, listen to me. 14: Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them a people for his name. 15: And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written, 16: "'After this I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it, 17: that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things 18: known from of old.' 19: Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God, 20: but should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood. 21: For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues." 22: Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers, 23: with the following letter: "The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings. 24: Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions, 25: it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26: men who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27: We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth. 28: For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements: 29: that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell." 30: So when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch, and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter. 31: And when they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement. 32: And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words. 33: And after they had spent some time, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them. 34: 35: But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. 36: And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are." 37: Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. 38: But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. 39: And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, 40: but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. 41: And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.