Acts:4
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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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