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But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name."

But Peter and John replied, "Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,

The group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but everything was held in common.

But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back for yourself part of the proceeds from the sale of the land?

Before it was sold, did it not belong to you? And when it was sold, was the money not at your disposal? How have you thought up this deed in your heart? You have not lied to people but to God!"

After an interval of about three hours, his wife came in, but she did not know what had happened.

None of the rest dared to join them, but the people held them in high honor.

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,

But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

"We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside."

But someone came and reported to them, "Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courts and teaching the people!"

But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than people.

But a Pharisee whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the council and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time.

but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God." He convinced them,

But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."

But some men from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen.

But God spoke as follows: ‘Your descendants will be foreigners in a foreign country, whose citizens will enslave them and mistreat them for four hundred years .

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