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And being jealous of Joseph, the patriarchs sold him into Egypt. But God was with him,

But as the time of the promise drew near, which God swore to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

In which time Moses was born and was beautiful to God; who was reared three months in his father's house.

And he thought his brothers would understand that God would give them deliverance by his hand. But they did not understand.

"I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Ex. 3:6, 15 But becoming trembly, Moses did not dare to look.

This Moses, whom they denied, saying, Who appointed you a ruler and a judge, this one God has sent as ruler and redeemer by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the Bush.

This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, "The Lord your God will raise up a Prophet to you" "from your brothers, One like me." You shall hear Him. Deut. 18:15

But God turned and gave them over to serve the host of the heaven, as it has been written in the book of the Prophets: "Did you bring slain beasts and sacrifices to Me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

And you took up the tent of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, the figures which you made" "in order to worship them. And I will remove you beyond" Babylon. Amos 5:25-27

which also was brought in, our fathers having received with Joshua, in the taking of possession of the nations, whom God drove out from the face of our fathers, until the days of David,

who found favor before God and asked to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;

But being full of the Holy Spirit, looking intently into the heaven, he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right of God.

And he said, Behold, I see the heavens having been opened, and the Son of man standing at the right of God!

All were paying attention to him , from small to great, saying, This one is the power of God, which is great.

But when they believed Philip preaching the gospel, the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

And the apostles in Jerusalem hearing that Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

But Peter said to him, May your silver be with you into perdition, because you thought to get the gift of God through money.

There is neither part nor lot to you in this matter, for your heart is not upright before the face of God.

Repent, then, from this wickedness of yours, and petition God if perhaps you will be forgiven the thought of your heart.

And Philip said, If you believe from all the heart, it is lawful. And answering he said, I believe Jesus Christ to be the Son of God.