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This very one God has appointed a Prince and a Saviour, and has lifted him up by his right hand so that he may grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

The apostles went out from the presence of the council rejoicing that they had been worthy to suffer abuse for the sake of his name.

Then all who were seated at the council looked at him and saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

Then Abraham left the land of the Chalde''ans and he came and settled in Ha''ran and from thence, after his father''s death, God removed him into this land in which you now live.

And he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it as an inheritance to him and to his posterity, when as yet he had no son.

And he saved him from all his oppressors and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and Pharaoh appointed Joseph an overlord over Egypt and over all his house.

When they went the second time, Joseph made himself known to his brothers; and Joseph''s family was made known to Pharaoh.

Then Joseph sent and brought his father Jacob and all his family, seventy-five souls in number.

During that very period Moses was born, and he was favored before God, so that for three months he was nourished in his father''s house.

And when he was cast away by his mother, Pharaoh''s daughter found him and reared him as a son for herself.

So Moses was trained in all the wisdom of the E-gyp''tians and he was well versed in his words and also in his deeds.

And when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.

When he saw one of his own kindred mistreated, he avenged him and did justice to him, and killed the E-gyp''tian who had mistreated him.

For he thought his brethren, the Is''ra-elites, would understand that God would grant them deliverance by his hand, but they understood not.

But the one who was wronging his fellow thrust him aside and said to him, Who appointed you leader and judge over us?

And when the people of that place heard his word, they gave heed and listened attentively to everything Philip said, because they saw the miracles which he did.

Now there was there a man called Semon, who had lived in that city a long time, and who had deceived the Samaritan people by his magic, boasting of himself and saying, I am the greatest one.

All of them listened to him, because for a long time he had bewitched them with his sorceries.

Semon himself also believed and was baptized and attached himself to Philip, and as he saw the miracles and great signs performed by his hand, he marvelled greatly.

While he was returning, sitting in his chariot, he read the book of the prophet Isa''iah.