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he foresaw and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

And Peter directed his gaze at him, with John, and said, "Look at us."

And he fixed his attention upon them, expecting to receive something from them.

And he took him by the right hand and raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.

The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.

And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; and the faith which is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.

But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.

whom heaven must receive until the time for establishing all that God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old.

God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you in turning every one of you from your wickedness."

The kings of the earth set themselves in array, and the rulers were gathered together, against the Lord and against his Anointed' --

Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had everything in common.

But a man named Anani'as with his wife Sapphi'ra sold a piece of property,

and with his wife's knowledge he kept back some of the proceeds, and brought only a part and laid it at the apostles' feet.

After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

Immediately she fell down at his feet and died. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

so that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and pallets, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them.

God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

So they took his advice, and when they had called in the apostles, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.