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

And he fixed his attention on 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, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over 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 that 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 would suffer, he thus fulfilled.

whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.

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

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

Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.

But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,

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

When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it.

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

Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. 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 cots and mats, 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.

but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!" So they took his advice,

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

Then he went out from the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran. And after his father died, God removed him from there into this land in which you are now living.