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God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.

For David says concerning him, "‘I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;

For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption.

For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, "‘The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified."

And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself."

and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

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

that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus,

whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.

Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you.

And they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."

saying, "What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard."

And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, for all were praising God for what had happened.

For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old.

for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,

There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold