Acts:4-6
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And as they spake unto the people ,
the priests ,
and the captain of the temple ,
and the Sadducees ,
came upon them ,
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Being grieved that they taught the people ,
and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead .
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And they laid hands on them ,
and put them in hold unto the next day :
for it was now eventide .
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Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed ;
and the number of the men was about five thousand .
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And it came to pass on the morrow ,
that their rulers ,
and elders ,
and scribes ,
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And Annas the high priest ,
and Caiaphas ,
and John ,
and Alexander ,
and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest ,
were gathered together at Jerusalem .
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And when they had set them in the midst ,
they asked ,
By what power ,
or by what name ,
have ye done this ?
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Then Peter ,
filled with the Holy Ghost ,
said unto them ,
Ye rulers of the people ,
and elders of Israel ,
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If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man ,
by what means he is made whole ;
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Be it known unto you all ,
and to all the people of Israel ,
that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth ,
whom ye crucified ,
whom God raised from the dead ,
even by him doth this man stand here before you whole .
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This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders ,
which is become the head of the corner .
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Neither is there salvation in any other :
for there is none other name under heaven given among men ,
whereby we must be saved .
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Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John ,
and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men ,
they marvelled ;
and they took knowledge of them ,
that they had been with Jesus .
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And beholding the man which was healed standing with them ,
they could say nothing against it .
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But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council ,
they conferred among themselves ,
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Saying ,
What shall we do to these men ?
for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem ;
and we cannot deny it .
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But that it spread no further among the people ,
let us straitly threaten them ,
that they speak henceforth to no man in this name .
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And they called them ,
and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus .
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But Peter and John answered and said unto them ,
Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God ,
judge ye .
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For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard .
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So when they had further threatened them ,
they let them go ,
finding nothing how they might punish them ,
because of the people :
for all men glorified God for that which was done .
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For the man was above forty years old ,
on whom this miracle of healing was shewed .
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And being let go ,
they went to their own company ,
and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them .
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And when they heard that ,
they lifted up their voice to God with one accord ,
and said ,
Lord ,
thou art God ,
which hast made heaven ,
and earth ,
and the sea ,
and all that in them is :
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Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said ,
Why did the heathen rage ,
and the people imagine vain things ?
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The kings of the earth stood up ,
and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord ,
and against his Christ .
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For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus ,
whom thou hast anointed ,
both Herod ,
and Pontius Pilate ,
with the Gentiles ,
and the people of Israel ,
were gathered together ,
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For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done .
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And now ,
Lord ,
behold their threatenings :
and grant unto thy servants ,
that with all boldness they may speak thy word ,
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By stretching forth thine hand to heal ;
and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus .
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And when they had prayed ,
the place was shaken where they were assembled together ;
and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost ,
and they spake the word of God with boldness .
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And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul :
neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own ;
but they had all things common .
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And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus :
and great grace was upon them all .
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Neither was there any among them that lacked :
for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them ,
and brought the prices of the things that were sold ,
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And laid them down at the apostles '
feet :
and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need .
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And Joses ,
who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas , (
which is ,
being interpreted ,
The son of consolation ,)
a Levite ,
and of the country of Cyprus ,
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Having land ,
sold it ,
and brought the money ,
and laid it at the apostles '
feet .
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But a certain man named Ananias ,
with Sapphira his wife ,
sold a possession ,
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And kept back part of the price ,
his wife also being privy to it ,
and brought a certain part ,
and laid it at the apostles '
feet .
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But Peter said ,
Ananias ,
why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost ,
and to keep back part of the price of the land ?
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Whiles it remained ,
was it not thine own ?
and after it was sold ,
was it not in thine own power ?
why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart ?
thou hast not lied unto men ,
but unto God .
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And Ananias hearing these words fell down ,
and gave up the ghost :
and great fear came on all them that heard these things .
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And the young men arose ,
wound him up ,
and carried him out ,
and buried him .
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And it was about the space of three hours after ,
when his wife ,
not knowing what was done ,
came in .
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And Peter answered unto her ,
Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much ?
And she said ,
Yea ,
for so much .
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Then Peter said unto her ,
How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord ?
behold ,
the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door ,
and shall carry thee out .
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Then fell she down straightway at his feet ,
and yielded up the ghost :
and the young men came in ,
and found her dead ,
and ,
carrying her forth ,
buried her by her husband .
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And great fear came upon all the church ,
and upon as many as heard these things .
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And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people ; (
and they were all with one accord in Solomon '
s porch .
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And of the rest durst no man join himself to them :
but the people magnified them .
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And believers were the more added to the Lord ,
multitudes both of men and women .)
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Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets ,
and laid them on beds and couches ,
that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them .
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There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem ,
bringing sick folks ,
and them which were vexed with unclean spirits :
and they were healed every one .
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Then the high priest rose up ,
and all they that were with him , (
which is the sect of the Sadducees ,)
and were filled with indignation ,
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And laid their hands on the apostles ,
and put them in the common prison .
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But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors ,
and brought them forth ,
and said ,
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Go ,
stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life .
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And when they heard that ,
they entered into the temple early in the morning ,
and taught .
But the high priest came ,
and they that were with him ,
and called the council together ,
and all the senate of the children of Israel ,
and sent to the prison to have them brought .
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But when the officers came ,
and found them not in the prison ,
they returned ,
and told ,
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Saying ,
The prison truly found we shut with all safety ,
and the keepers standing without before the doors :
but when we had opened ,
we found no man within .
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Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things ,
they doubted of them whereunto this would grow .
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Then came one and told them ,
saying ,
Behold ,
the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple ,
and teaching the people .
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Then went the captain with the officers ,
and brought them without violence :
for they feared the people ,
lest they should have been stoned .
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And when they had brought them ,
they set them before the council :
and the high priest asked them ,
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Saying ,
Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name ?
and ,
behold ,
ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine ,
and intend to bring this man '
s blood upon us .
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Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said ,
We ought to obey God rather than men .
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The God of our fathers raised up Jesus ,
whom ye slew and hanged on a tree .
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Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour ,
for to give repentance to Israel ,
and forgiveness of sins .
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And we are his witnesses of these things ;
and so is also the Holy Ghost ,
whom God hath given to them that obey him .
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When they heard that ,
they were cut to the heart ,
and took counsel to slay them .
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Then stood there up one in the council ,
a Pharisee ,
named Gamaliel ,
a doctor of the law ,
had in reputation among all the people ,
and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space ;
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And said unto them ,
Ye men of Israel ,
take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men .
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For before these days rose up Theudas ,
boasting himself to be somebody ;
to whom a number of men ,
about four hundred ,
joined themselves :
who was slain ;
and all ,
as many as obeyed him ,
were scattered ,
and brought to nought .
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After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing ,
and drew away much people after him :
he also perished ;
and all ,
even as many as obeyed him ,
were dispersed .
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And now I say unto you ,
Refrain from these men ,
and let them alone :
for if this counsel or this work be of men ,
it will come to nought :
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But if it be of God ,
ye cannot overthrow it ;
lest haply ye be found even to fight against God .
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And to him they agreed :
and when they had called the apostles ,
and beaten them ,
they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus ,
and let them go .
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And they departed from the presence of the council ,
rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name .
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And daily in the temple ,
and in every house ,
they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ .
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And in those days ,
when the number of the disciples was multiplied ,
there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews ,
because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration .
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Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them ,
and said ,
It is not reason that we should leave the word of God ,
and serve tables .
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Wherefore ,
brethren ,
look ye out among you seven men of honest report ,
full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom ,
whom we may appoint over this business .
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But we will give ourselves continually to prayer ,
and to the ministry of the word .
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And the saying pleased the whole multitude :
and they chose Stephen ,
a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost ,
and Philip ,
and Prochorus ,
and Nicanor ,
and Timon ,
and Parmenas ,
and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch :
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Whom they set before the apostles :
and when they had prayed ,
they laid their hands on them .
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And the word of God increased ;
and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly ;
and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith .
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And Stephen ,
full of faith and power ,
did great wonders and miracles among the people .
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Then there arose certain of the synagogue ,
which is called the synagogue of the Libertines ,
and Cyrenians ,
and Alexandrians ,
and of them of Cilicia and of Asia ,
disputing with Stephen .
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And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake .
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Then they suborned men ,
which said ,
We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses ,
and against God .
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And they stirred up the people ,
and the elders ,
and the scribes ,
and came upon him ,
and caught him ,
and brought him to the council ,
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And set up false witnesses ,
which said ,
This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place ,
and the law :
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For we have heard him say ,
that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place ,
and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us .
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And all that sat in the council ,
looking stedfastly on him ,
saw his face as it had been the face of an angel .
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Then said the high priest ,
Are these things so ?
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