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But God has raised Him to life, having terminated the throes of death, for in fact it was not possible for Him to be held fast by death.

For David says in reference to Him, "`I constantly fixed my eyes upon the Lord, because He is at my right hand in order that I may continue unshaken.

For this reason my heart is glad and my tongue exults. My body also shall rest in hope.

For Thou wilt not leave me in the Unseen World forsaken, nor give up Thy holy One to undergo decay.

For David did not ascend into Heaven, but he says himself, "`The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand

For to you belongs the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, whoever the Lord our God may call."

One day Peter and John were going up to the Temple for the hour of prayer--the ninth hour--and, just then,

some men were carrying there one who had been lame from birth, whom they were wont to place every day close to the Beautiful Gate (as it was called) of the Temple, for him to beg from the people as they went in.

Seeing Peter and John about to go into the Temple, he asked them for alms.

and recognizing him as the man who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple asking for alms, they were filled with awe and amazement at what had happened to him.

and that He may send the Christ appointed beforehand for you--even Jesus.

Moses declared, "`The Lord your God will raise up a Prophet for you from among your brethren as He has raised me. In all that He says to you, you must listen to Him.

They arrested the two Apostles and lodged them in custody till the next day; for it was already evening.

And in no other is the great salvation to be found; for, in fact, there is no second name under Heaven that has been given among men through which we are to be saved."

"What are we to do with these men?" they asked one another; for the fact that a remarkable miracle has been performed by them is well known to every one in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

As for us, what we have seen and heard we cannot help speaking about."

The Court added further threats and then let them go, being quite unable to find any way of punishing them on account of the people, because all gave God the glory for the thing that had happened.

For the man was over forty years of age on whom this miracle of restoration to health had been performed.

And, in fact, there was not a needy man among them, for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the money which they realised,

with her full knowledge and consent, dishonestly kept back part of the price which he received for it, though he brought the rest and gave it to the Apostles.