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But a certaine man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, solde a possession,

And kept backe part of the price, his wife also being priuy to it, and brought a certaine part, and layd it at the Apostles feete.

And it was about the space of three houres after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.

Then fell she downe straightway at his feete, and yeelded vp the ghost: And the yong men came in, and found her dead, and carying her forth, buried her by her husband.

Him hath God exalted with his right hand to bee a Prince and a Sauiour, for to giue repentance to Israel, and forgiuenesse of sinnes.

And we are his witnesses of these things, and so is also the holy Ghost, whom God hath giuen to them that obey him.

And they departed from the presence of the Councill, reioycing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his Name.

And all that sate in the Councell, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had bene the face of an Angel.

Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he remoued him into this lande wherein ye now dwell.

And he gaue him none inheritance in it, no not so much as to set his foote on: yet he promised that he would giue it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

And God spake on this wise, that his seede should soiourne in a strange land, and that they should bring them into bondage, and intreate them euill foure hundreth yeeres.

And deliuered him out of all his afflictions, and gaue him fauour and wisedome in the sight of Pharao king of Egypt: and he made him gouernour ouer Egypt and all his house.

And at the second time Ioseph was made knowen to his brethren, and Iosephs kinred was made knowen vnto Pharao.

Then sent Ioseph, and called his father Iacob to him, and all his kinred, threescore and fifteeene soules.

In which time Moses was borne, and was exceeding faire, and nourished vp in his fathers house three moneths:

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

For he supposed his brethren would haue vnderstood, how that God by his hand would deliuer them, but they vnderstood not.

But hee that did his neighbour wrong, thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a Iudge ouer vs?

And Saul was consenting vnto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the Church which was at Hierusalem, and they were all scattered abroad through out the regions of Iudea, and Samaria, except the Apostles.

And deuout men carried Steuen to his buriall, and made great lamentation ouer him.