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"Men of Israel, listen to these words: ^(w)Jesus the Nazarene, ^(x)a man ^[r]attested to you by God with ^[s]miracles and ^(y)wonders and ^[t]signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—

this Man, delivered over by the ^(z)predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, ^(aa)you nailed to a cross by the hands of ^[u]godless men and put Him to death.

^[v]But ^(ab)God raised Him up again, putting an end to the ^[w]agony of death, since it ^(ac)was impossible for Him to be held ^[x]in its power.

For David says of Him, ‘^(ad)I saw the Lord always in my presence ; For He is at my right hand, so that I will not be shaken .

‘ Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue exulted ; Moreover my flesh also will live in hope ;

Because You will not abandon my soul to ^(ae) Hades , ^(af) Nor ^[y] allow Your ^[z] Holy One to ^[aa] undergo decay .

‘ You have made known to me the ways of life ; You will make me full of gladness with Your presence .'

"^[ab]Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the ^(ag)patriarch David that he both ^(ah)died and ^(ai)was buried, and ^(aj)his tomb is ^[ac]with us to this day.

And so, because he was ^(ak)a prophet and knew that ^(al) God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one ^[ad] of his descendants on his throne ,

he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of ^[ae]the Christ, that ^(am) He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh ^[af] suffer decay .

This Jesus ^(an)God raised up again, to which we are all ^(ao)witnesses.

Therefore having been exalted ^[ag](ap)to the right hand of God, and ^(aq)having received from the Father ^(ar)the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has ^(as)poured forth this which you both see and hear.

For it was not David who ascended into ^[ah]heaven, but he himself says: ‘^(at) The Lord said to my Lord , " Sit at My right hand ,

Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet ."'

Therefore let all the ^(au)house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both ^(av)Lord and ^[ai]Christ—this Jesus ^(aw)whom you crucified."

Now when they heard this, they were ^[aj]pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "^[ak]Brethren, ^[al](ax)what shall we do?"

Peter said to them, "^(ay)Repent, and each of you be ^(az)baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

For ^(ba)the promise is for you and your children and for all who are ^(bb)far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself."

And with many other words he solemnly ^(bc)testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, "^[am]Be saved from this ^(bd)perverse generation!"

So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand ^[an](be)souls.

They were ^(bf)continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to ^(bg)the breaking of bread and ^[ao](bh)to prayer.

^[ap]Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many ^(bi)wonders and ^[aq]signs were taking place through the apostles.

And all those who had believed ^[ar]were together and ^(bj)had all things in common;

and they ^(bk)began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.

^(bl)Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and ^(bm)breaking bread ^[as]from house to house, they were taking their ^[at]meals together with gladness and ^[au]sincerity of heart,

praising God and ^(bn)having favor with all the people. And the Lord ^(bo)was adding ^[av]to their number day by day ^(bp)those who were being saved.