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16 So Paul stood up and with a gesture began to speak: "You Israelites, and others who fear God, listen.
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Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and said: “Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me!
17 The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.
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The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors; he made the people prosper during their stay in Egypt; with mighty power he led them out of that country;
18 For about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.
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for about forty years he endured their conduct in the wilderness;
19 After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance
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and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan, giving their land to his people as their inheritance.
20 for about four hundred fifty years. After that he gave them judges until the time of the prophet Samuel.
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All this took about 450 years. “After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.
21 Then they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years.
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Then the people asked for a king, and he gave them Saul son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.
22 When he had removed him, he made David their king. In his testimony about him he said, "I have found David, son of Jesse, to be a man after my heart, who will carry out all my wishes.'
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After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’
23 Of this man's posterity God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised;
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“From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised.
24 before his coming John had already proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
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Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.
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