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So he foresaw and spoke concerning the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in the grave, neither did his body see corruption.

This very Jesus, God has raised up, and we are all his witnesses.

And those men among them who readily accepted his word and believed were baptized and about three thousand souls were added in that day.

And those who had possessions sold them and divided to each man according to his need.

Behold a certain man, lame from his mother''s womb, was carried by men who were accustomed to bring him and lay him at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful so that he might ask alms from those who entered into the temple.

And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up; and in that very hour his legs and his feet received strength.

The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our Fathers has glorified his Son Jesus whom you delivered up and denied him in the presence of Pilate when he was determined to let him go.

And killed the Prince of Life, whom God has raised from the dead; all of us are his witnesses.

Faith in his name has healed this man whom you see and know and made him strong; it is the faith in him which has granted this healing before you all.

But those things, which God before had preached by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer, he has so fulfilled.

Whom the heaven must receive until all the things which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets, since the world began should be fulfilled.

Now it was for you first, God appointed and sent his Son to bless you if you turn and repent from your evils.

The kings and the rulers of the earth have revolted and have taken counsel together against the LORD and against his Anointed.

Now the congregation of the believers were of one soul and of one mind; not one of them spoke of the property he possessed as his own; but everything they had was in common.

And placed them at the disposal of the disciples; and the proceeds were then given to every man according to his needs.

BUT a certain man called An-a-ni''as, to gether with his wife named Shapphi''ra, sold his field.

And he took some of the price and hid it, and his wife also knew of it, and he brought some of the money and placed it at the disposal of the apostles.

The younger men among them arose, and moved his body aside. Then they took him out and buried him.

Three hours later his wife also came in, not knowing what had happened.

They even brought out the sick into the streets and laid them on bed quilts so that when Simon Peter should happen to pass by, his shadow might fall upon them.