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they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
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The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go.
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You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
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By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.
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Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.
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Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from their people.’
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“Indeed, beginning with Samuel, all the prophets who have spoken have foretold these days.
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And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’
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When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
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Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people!
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When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
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But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing they could say.
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So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.
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“What are we going to do with these men?” they asked. “Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign, and we cannot deny it.
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But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges!
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Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.
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Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.
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After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
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With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all
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Ananias and Sapphira
Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
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With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet.
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Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.
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The Apostles Persecuted
Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.
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“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
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At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because they feared that the people would stone them.
