Peter liked to talk to people but he did not always like to listen to them. Peter liked to talk to people because he liked to talk. He did not always like to listen to people but he liked to listen to Jesus. Many people liked to listen to Jesus. Poor people liked to listen to Jesus. They said, "No other man talks like this man. His words are good words. He is like his words. He is a good man."

One day Jesus went up a mountain. His disciples went with him. He sat down and talked to them. He said,

"People who know they are nothing are happy."

"People who are gentle are happy."

"People who love what is right are happy."

"People who are kind are happy."

"People who make peace are happy."

"People who are hurt because they do right are happy.

"Be good to people. Be good to people who hurt you. Be good to people if you want people to be good to you. God is good. He gives the sun. It is for people who are good and for people who are not good. God gives food. Everyone eats the food that God gives. God is good to everyone. Be good to everyone. Be good like God."

Some people did not like Jesus' words. They said, "Who gave him power to talk like that? People want to listen to him. People do not want to listen to us. Who is Jesus?" They did not like Jesus. They did not want people to listen to Jesus. They became his enemies.

Jesus said, "My words come from God. God gives me words to give to you. God gives you words. Listen to God's words. God's words are for you. Power is in God's words. Will you go away from me because I give you God's words?"

Peter said, "We will not go away from you. You are from God and you give us God's words." The enemies of Jesus said, ''We do not want this man. We want him to go away from us."

Jesus told people many things. He told them about things to come. He said, "People will talk of war. There will be war. Many people will not have enough food to eat. Many people will be sick. In many places the earth will shake. The sun will be dark. The moon will be dark. The stars will fall. These things will come because people are not good."

Jesus' disciples were afraid. Jesus said, "Do not be afraid. God forgives people who are sad because they are not good. You must go to every nation and tell every man and woman. Tell them to come to God. God will forgive them and make them good. He does not want to hurt people. He wants people to be happy. People are happy when God forgives them and makes them good."

Jesus went to many places and talked to many people. He healed many people who were sick. Because he had this power, people in one place said, "We want Jesus to be king."

Jesus' enemies were not happy. They did not want Jesus to be king. They wanted him to die. Jesus told his disciples, "One of you will sell me to my enemies. My enemies will nail me to a cross of wood and I will die. After three days I will come to life again."

All the disciples of Jesus said, "We will not sell you. We will die with you." Jesus said, "You will be afraid. You will all go away from me." Peter said, "They will all go away from you. I will not go away from you. I will die with you." Peter wanted to do right but he did not have the power. Jesus knew Peter did not have the power to do right. Jesus told Peter, "You will be afraid. In one night you will say, 'I do not know Jesus' three times. You will not say 'I know Jesus'. You will say, 'I do not know Jesus.' "

The name of one of Jesus' disciples was Judas. Judas loved money. He took other people's money. He was a thief.

Judas wanted money. He wanted more money. He went to Jesus' enemies and said, "Give me some money and I'll take you to Jesus. Jesus likes to walk in a garden. I'll take you to him when it's dark. You'll be able to take him away and do what you like to him."

Jesus' enemies were happy. They gave some money to Judas, and he said to them, "Come with me."

It was night. Jesus was in a garden. It was dark in the garden. Jesus was praying. His disciples were with him. They listened to him praying. He prayed, "Don't do what I want - do what you want." Jesus prayed and his disciples went to sleep. Jesus was praying and his disciples were sleeping when Judas came. Judas and Jesus' enemies came into the garden. They went to Jesus and held him. They hurt him. He did not hurt them. They took him to his enemies' home. His disciples ran away.

Peter went after Jesus. He came to the home of Jesus' enemies. He was afraid. He looked to see what Jesus' enemies would do. They hit Jesus. Jesus did not hit them. He said nothing.

A woman said to Peter, "You are Jesus' disciple." Peter said, "I don't know him.'' Three times he said, "I don't know Jesus." Jesus looked at Peter. Peter looked at Jesus. Peter thought of the words Jesus had said, "In one night you'll say you don't know me three times." Peter's head went down, he was sad and he went away.

It was day. Jesus' enemies came and took Jesus to the ruler of the city. "It isn't good for this man to live," they said. The ruler did not want Jesus to die. "Why isn't it good for this man to live?" he said. Jesus' enemies went to the people. "It isn't good for Jesus to live," they said. The people were afraid of Jesus' enemies. "Nail Jesus to a cross of wood," they said to the ruler. The ruler was afraid of the people. Because he was afraid of the people he said, "Let them nail Jesus to a cross of wood."

The ruler of the city gave Jesus to the soldiers. The soldiers laughed at him. "Let Jesus be King!" they said. "Put a crown on his head!" They made a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They laughed at him and hit him with their hands. "Oh king, oh king!" they said, and spat on him. They hit him many times.

"Carry your cross of wood,'' the soldiers said to Jesus. The cross of wood was heavy. They gave it to Jesus to carry. Jesus carried the cross of wood. They went out of the city. They nailed the hands and feet of Jesus to the cross. Jesus prayed. They were able to hear what he said when he prayed. He said to God, "Father. forgive them. They do not know what they are doing."

The soldiers stood the cross up in the ground. Jesus hung on the cross. People walked by and looked at him and laughed at him. "If God is his Father, God will save him. If Jesus comes down from the cross, we'll believe in him," they said. Jesus' enemies laughed and said to Jesus, "If you're the Son of God, come down from the cross."

It was day, but it became dark. There was no light from the sun. Jesus hung on the cross. He died on the cross. A soldier stabbed him in the side. Jesus was dead.

The ruler of the soldiers stood by the cross. He felt the earth shake. He saw the sun was dark. He was afraid. He said, "This man was the Son of God."

Jesus' disciples took Jesus' body from the cross. They put his body in a tomb. They were sad and they were afraid. They went away.

Jesus' enemies said, "Soldiers must stay by the tomb. Jesus said he would come to life again. Soldiers must stay by the tomb. Don't let Jesus' body come out of the tomb."

The body of Jesus was in the tomb, and the soldiers stood by. They wanted Jesus to stay in the tomb. They were afraid of his words, "After three days I'll come to life again."

It was very early in the morning of the third day. The soldiers were by Jesus' tomb. Suddenly they felt the earth shake. They saw a bright light. They were afraid and ran away.

Some women came to the tomb and saw it was open. They ran to Peter and said, "Jesus' body is not in the tomb." Peter ran to the tomb and looked in. The tomb was empty. Peter went away. He thought, "Jesus' body is not in the tomb. What has happened?"

One of the women ran into the house. She said, "I have seen Jesus. He's alive. He told me to come and tell you." Jesus' disciples did not believe her. They went into the house and shut the door because they were afraid of Jesus' enemies. What would Jesus' enemies do when they knew his body was not in the tomb?

Suddenly they saw Jesus was with them in the house. They were afraid when they saw him. They thought, "A man who has died is not able to come to life again after three days. It isn't Jesus. It's a spirit."

Jesus knew what they were thinking. He wanted them to look at his hands. "Look at my hands," he said. "Touch my hands. Look at my feet. Touch my feet. You are not able to touch a spirit, but you are able to touch me." He saw they were too happy to believe. He said, "Give me some food." They gave him food and saw him eat. They touched him and felt him and knew he was alive.

Jesus said to them, "It was necessary for me to be hurt and die and come to life again. Now you must go and tell everyone about me. Tell them to believe in me. Tell the people who are sorry because they are not good that they are forgiven. All power in heaven and on earth is given to me. Go and tell everyone to believe in me, and I'll always be with you."

For forty days people saw Jesus. One day he went with his disciples up a mountain. He said, "God will send the Holy Spirit to be in you. The Holy Spirit will give you power to tell people about me." After he had talked to them he went up from the earth. They saw him go up. He went up from the earth, up to heaven. They did not see him again, but they were happy because they knew he could see them.

Peter and Jesus' other disciples were together in a house in the city. They prayed to God. They prayed for many days.

One day, suddenly, they heard a sound. The sound came from heaven. Suddenly they were full of joy. They were very happy and talked and talked about God. People looked at them and said, "What has happened?"

Peter stood up. Jesus' enemies were with the people but Peter was not afraid. He knew that what Jesus had promised had happened. He knew God had sent the Holy Spirit into him and into Jesus' other disciples.

Peter said, "This is what God said would happen. He said he would send the Holy Spirit to give us power to tell people about Jesus. You nailed Jesus to a cross of wood. You killed him. God has brought him up from the dead. God has made him alive. Jesus is in heaven with God, and has sent the Holy Spirit to be in us. Jesus said that it would happen and it has happened."

The people were afraid. They thought, "We have killed Jesus. God has made him alive again, and God is angry with us." They said to Peter, "What can we do? How can God forgive us?"

Peter said, "Be sad that you are not good. Believe in Jesus, tell people you believe in him, and God will send the Holy Spirit into you."

The people saw that Peter and Jesus' other disciples were full of joy and were not afraid. Many of the people believed. They prayed to God. They were sad because they were not good. They believed in Jesus. When they knew they had done wrong they were sad. When they knew God had forgiven them, they were happy. They went away from Jesus' enemies and went to Jesus' disciples.

Jesus' enemies were very angry. They killed some of the people who believed in Jesus, but they were not able to stop people from talking about Jesus. People who believed went to other places and said, "God loves people. Because God loves people he sent Jesus. Jesus is from God. Believe in Jesus. He died that we might be forgiven, he died to make us good. He came to life again, to make us good and happy, and that we might go to be with God forever."