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beginning from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection."

to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place."

When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, "You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

"Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,

he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was his soul left in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.

Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.

A certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.

Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, "Look at us."

He took him by the right hand, and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength.

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up, and denied before the face of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.

By faith in his name has his name made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

But the things which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.

whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, whereof God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from ancient times.

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

The kings of the earth take a stand, And the rulers take council together, Against the Lord, and against his Christ.'

The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things common.

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira, his wife, sold a possession,

and kept back part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.