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and now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone, because if this counsel or this work may be of men, it will be overthrown,

And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration,

and they were giving heed to him, because of his having for a long time amazed them with deeds of magic.

And Peter said unto him, `Thy silver with thee -- may it be to destruction! because the gift of God thou didst think to possess through money;

in his humiliation his judgment was taken away, and his generation -- who shall declare? because taken from the earth is his life.'

And the Lord said unto him, `Be going on, because a choice vessel to Me is this one, to bear My name before nations and kings -- the sons also of Israel;

And Peter said, `Not so, Lord; because at no time did I eat anything common or unclean;'

but having risen, go down and go on with them, nothing doubting, because I have sent them;'

Jesus who [is] from Nazareth -- how God did anoint him with the Holy Spirit and power; who went through, doing good, and healing all those oppressed by the devil, because God was with him;

and those of the circumcision believing were astonished -- as many as came with Peter -- because also upon the nations the gift of the Holy Spirit hath been poured out,

and I said, Not so, Lord; because anything common or unclean hath at no time entered into my mouth;

because he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit, and of faith, and a great multitude was added to the Lord.

And Herod was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians, and with one accord they came unto him, and having made a friend of Blastus, who [is] over the bed-chambers of the king, they were asking peace, because of their country being nourished from the king's;

and presently there smote him a messenger of the Lord, because he did not give the glory to God, and having been eaten of worms, he expired.

See, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish, because a work I -- I do work in your days, a work in which ye may not believe, though any one may declare [it] to you.'

this one did Paul wish to go forth with him, and having taken [him], he circumcised him, because of the Jews who are in those places, for they all knew his father -- that he was a Greek.

And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, `What would this seed picker wish to say?' and others, `Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;' because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news,

because He did set a day in which He is about to judge the world in righteousness, by a man whom He did ordain, having given assurance to all, having raised him out of the dead.'

and having found a certain Jew, by name Aquilas, of Pontus by birth, lately come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife -- because of Claudius having directed all the Jews to depart out of Rome -- he came to them,

and because of being of the same craft, he did remain with them, and was working, for they were tent-makers as to craft;