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be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that through the name of Jesus the Anointed, the Nazarene, whom *you* crucified, but whom *God* has raised from among the dead-- through that name this man stands here before you in perfect health.

This Jesus is the Stone treated with contempt by you the builders, but it has been made the Cornerstone.

But to prevent the matter spreading any further among the people, let us stop them by threats from speaking in the future in this name to any one whatever."

But Peter and John replied, "Judge whether it is right in God's sight to listen to you instead of listening to God.

Among all those who had embraced the faith there was but one heart and soul, so that none of them claimed any of his possessions as his own, but everything they had was common property;

There was a man of the name of Ananias who, with his wife Sapphira, sold some property but,

While it remained unsold, was not the land your own? And when sold, was it not at your own disposal? How is it that you have cherished this design in your heart? It is not to men you have told this lie, but to God."

But none of the others dared to attach themselves to them. Yet the people held them in high honour--

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,

But the officers went and could not find them in the prison. So they came back and brought word,

saying, "The jail we found quite safely locked, and the warders were on guard at the doors, but upon going in we found no one there."

Upon this the Commander went with the officers, and brought the Apostles; but without using violence; for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.

But a Pharisee of the name of Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law, held in honour by all the people, rose from his seat and requested that they should be sent outside the court for a few minutes.

But if it is really from God, you will be powerless to put them down--lest perhaps you find yourselves to be actually fighting against God."

But they did not desist from teaching every day, in the Temple or in private houses, and telling the Good News about Jesus, the Christ.

But, as for us, we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the delivery of the Message."

But some members of the so-called `Synagogue of the Freed-men,' together with some Cyrenaeans, Alexandrians, Cilicians and men from Roman Asia, were roused to encounter Stephen in debate.

But he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not a single square yard of ground. And yet He promised to bestow the land as a permanent possession on him and his posterity after him--and promised this at a time when Abraham was childless.

"The Patriarchs were jealous of Joseph and sold him into slavery in Egypt. But God was with him

But there came a famine throughout the whole of Egypt and Canaan--and great distress--so that our forefathers could find no food.