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But Peter and John answered and said to them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than God, you decide!

So after threatening them further, they released them, finding no way to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.

And when they heard it, they lifted their voices with one mind to God and said, "Master, you are the one who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things in them,

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.

When it remained to you, did it not remain yours? And when it was sold, was it at your disposal? How is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to people, but to God!"

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, "It is necessary to obey God rather than men!

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.

This one God has exalted to his right hand as Leader and Savior to grant repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him."

But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them, lest you even be found fighting against God." So they were persuaded by him.

So the twelve summoned the community of disciples and said, "It is not desirable that we neglect the word of God to serve tables.

And the word of God kept spreading, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem was increasing greatly, and a large number of priests began obeying the faith.

Then they secretly instigated men who said, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!"

So he said, "Men—brothers and fathers—listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

But God spoke like this: ‘His descendants will be foreigners in a foreign land, and they will enslave them and mistreat them four hundred years,

and the nation that they will serve as slaves, I will judge,' God said, ‘and after these things they will come out and will worship me in this place.'

And the patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. And God was with him,

"But as the time of the promise that God had made to Abraham was drawing near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt

At this time Moses was born, and he was beautiful to God. He was brought up for three months in his father's house,

And he thought his brothers would understand that God was granting deliverance to them by his hand, but they did not understand.