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Then Peter ,
filled with the Holy Spirit ,
said to them , "
Rulers of the people and elders ,
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if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a cripple ,
by what means this man has been healed ,
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be it known to you all ,
and to all the people of Israel ,
that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth ,
whom you crucified ,
whom God raised from the dead ,
by him this man is standing before you well .
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This is the stone which was rejected by you builders ,
but which has become the head of the corner .
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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 ."
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Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John ,
and perceived that they were uneducated ,
common men ,
they wondered ;
and they recognized that they had been with Jesus .
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But seeing the man that had been healed standing beside them ,
they had nothing to say in opposition .
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But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council ,
they conferred with one another ,
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saying , "
What shall we do with these men ?
For that a notable sign has been performed through them is manifest to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem ,
and we cannot deny it .
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But in order that it may spread no further among the people ,
let us warn them to speak no more to any one in this name ."
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So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus .
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But Peter and John answered them , "
Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God ,
you must judge ;
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for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard ."
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And when they had further threatened them ,
they let them go ,
finding no way to punish them ,
because of the people ;
for all men praised God for what had happened .
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For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old .