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you yourselvesknow the thing which tookplacethroughoutallJudea, starting from Galilee, after the baptismwhichJohnproclaimed.
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"You know of 1Jesus of Nazareth, howGod2anointed Him with the HolySpirit and with power, 3and how He wentaboutdoinggood and healingall who were oppressed by the devil, for 4God was with Him.
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"We are 5witnesses of all the things He didboth in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also6put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross.
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"7Godraised Him up on the thirdday and granted that He becomevisible,
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8not to all the people, but to 9witnesses who were chosenbeforehand by God, that is, to us 10whoate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.
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"And He 11ordered us to preach to the people, and solemnly to 12testify that this is the One who has been 13appointed by God as 14Judge of the living and the dead.
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"Of Him 15all the prophetsbearwitness that through16His nameeveryone who believes in Him receivesforgiveness of sins."
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While Peter was stillspeakingthesewords, 17the HolySpiritfell upon allthose who were listening to the message.
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18All the circumcisedbelieverswhocame with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the HolySpirit had been 19poured out on the Gentilesalso.
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For they were hearing them 20speaking with tongues and exaltingGod. ThenPeteranswered,
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"21Surelynoonecanrefuse the water for these to be baptizedwho22have received the HolySpiritjust as we did, can he?"