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"The God of thispeopleIsrael1chose our fathers and 2made the peoplegreatduring their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an upliftedarm3He led them out from it.
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"For 4a period of aboutfortyyears5He put up with them in the wilderness.
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"6When He had destroyed7sevennations in the land of Canaan, He 8distributed their land as an inheritance -all of which took 9aboutfourhundred and fiftyyears.
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"Afterthesethings He 10gave them judgesuntil11Samuel the prophet.
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"Then they 12asked for a king, and Godgave them 13Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for fortyyears.
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"After He had 14removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He alsotestified and said, '15I HAVE FOUNDDAVID the son of Jesse, A MANAFTER MY HEART, who will doall My will.'
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"16From the descendants of thisman, 17according to promise, God has brought to Israel18a Savior, Jesus,
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after 19John had proclaimedbefore His coming* a 20baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
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"And whileJohn21was completing his course, 22he kept saying, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, one is comingafter me the sandals of whosefeet I am not worthy to untie.'
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"Brethren*, sons of Abraham'sfamily, and thoseamong you who fearGod, to us the message of 23thissalvation has been sent.
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"For those who live in Jerusalem, and their 24rulers, 25recognizing neither Him nor the utterances of 26the prophets which are 27readeverySabbath, fulfilled these by condemning Him.