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And tongues that looked like fire appeared to them, distributing themselves, and a tongue rested on each one of them.

"Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a Man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—

this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death.

"So because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne,

"It is this Jesus whom God raised up, a fact to which we are all witnesses.

UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET."'

Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles.

And a man who had been unable to walk from birth was being carried, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order for him to beg for charitable gifts from those entering the temple grounds.

When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple grounds, he began asking to receive a charitable gift.

"But you disowned the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

but put to death the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, a fact to which we are witnesses.

"Moses said, 'THE LORD GOD WILL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHET LIKE ME FROM YOUR COUNTRYMEN; TO HIM YOU SHALL LISTEN regarding everything He says to you.

if we are on trial today for a benefit done to a sick man, as to how this man has been made well,

saying, "What are we to do with these men? For the fact that a noteworthy miracle has taken place through them is apparent to all who live in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

For there was not a needy person among them, for all who were owners of land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sales

Now Joseph, a Levite of Cyprian birth, who was also called Barnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of Encouragement),

owned a tract of land. So he sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet.

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

and kept back some of the proceeds for himself, with his wife's full knowledge, and bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles' feet.

They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public prison.