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AND the apostles and the brethren who were in Juda heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

But again the voice from heaven said to me, What God has cleansed, do not call unclean.

Now, therefore, if God has equally given the gifts to the Gentiles who believe in our LORD Jesus Christ, just as he gave to us, who am I that I should dispute God?

When they heard these words, they held their peace and glorified God, saying, Perhaps God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance unto life.

When he came there and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he pleaded with them that they should follow our LORD with all their hearts.

And while Simon Peter was kept in the prison, continual prayer was offered for him to God by the church.

And all the people shouted, saying, This sounds like the voice of God speaking and not that of a man.

And because he did not give the glory to God, in that very hour an angel of the LORD smote him, and he was eaten by disease and died.

But the gospel of God continued to be preached and to reach many.

As they fasted and prayed to God, the Holy Spirit said to them, Appoint for me Saul and Bar''na-bas for the work to which I have called them.

Who was very close friend to a wise man, the proconsul whose name was Ser''gi-us Pau''lus, who called for Saul and Bar''na-bas, and desired to hear from them the word of God.

So Paul stood up, and lifting his hands said, O men of Israel, and those of you who fear God, hear my words:

The God of this people of Is''ra-el chose our forefathers, and exalted and multiplied them when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with a strong arm he brought them out of it.

Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for a period of forty years.

And when in time God took Saul away he raised up to them David to be their king; concerning whom he testified and said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, to do my will.

Of this man''s seed God has, according to his promise, raised to Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

O men and brethren, descendants of the family of Abraham, and whosoever among you fears God, to you is the word of salvation sent.

But God raised him from the dead;

Behold God has fulfilled it unto us their children, for he has raised up Jesus, just as it is written in the second psalm, You are my son, this day I have begotten you.

And God raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, as he said, I will give you the sure mercies of David.