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We cannot keep quiet. We must speak about what we have seen and heard."
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The Jewish leaders warned the apostles again and let them go free. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had been done.
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The man who received the miracle of healing was more than forty years old.
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After Peter and John left the meeting of Jewish leaders, they went to their own group and told them everything the leading priests and the older Jewish leaders had said to them.
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When the believers heard this, they prayed to God together, "Lord, you are the One who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.
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By the Holy Spirit, through our father David your servant, you said: 'Why are the nations so angry? Why are the people making useless plans?
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The kings of the earth prepare to fight, and their leaders make plans together against the Lord and his Christ.'
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These things really happened when Herod, Pontius Pilate, those who are not Jews, and the Jewish people all came together against Jesus here in Jerusalem. Jesus is your holy servant, the One you made to be the Christ.
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These people made your plan happen because of your power and your will.
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And now, Lord, listen to their threats. Lord, help us, your servants, to speak your word without fear.
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Help us to be brave by showing us your power to heal. Give proofs and make miracles happen by the power of Jesus, your holy servant."