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Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism
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You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
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how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
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but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen.
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He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen—by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
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He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.
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For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,
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Peter Explains His Actions
The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
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“The voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’
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So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?”
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When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.”
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When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.
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So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
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They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.”
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Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
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But the word of God continued to spread and flourish.
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When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper.
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who was an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.
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Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and said: “Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me!
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The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors; he made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt; with mighty power he led them out of that country;
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All this took about 450 years. “After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.
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After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’
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“From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised.
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“Fellow children of Abraham and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.
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But God raised him from the dead,
