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"After He had 1removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He alsotestified and said, '2I HAVE FOUNDDAVID the son of Jesse, A MANAFTER MY HEART, who will doall My will.'
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"3From the descendants of thisman, 4according to promise, God has brought to Israel5a Savior, Jesus,
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after 6John had proclaimedbefore His coming* a 7baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
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"And whileJohn8was completing his course, 9he 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 10thissalvation has been sent.
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"For those who live in Jerusalem, and their 11rulers, 12recognizing neither Him nor the utterances of 13the prophets which are 14readeverySabbath, fulfilled these by condemning Him.
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"And though they foundnoground for putting Him to death, they 15askedPilate that He be executed.
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"When they had 16carried out all that was writtenconcerning Him, 17they took Him down from 18the cross and 19laid Him in a tomb.