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But they, going through from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia; and they went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath and were seated.
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And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the Synagogue sent to them, saying, Brothers, if you have a word of comfort for the people, say on.
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And Paul, getting up and making a sign with his hand, said, Men of Israel, and you who have the fear of God, give ear.
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The God of this people Israel made selection of our fathers, lifting the people up from their low condition when they were living in the land of Egypt, and with a strong arm took them out of it.
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And for about forty years he put up with their ways in the waste land.
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And having put to destruction seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them the land for their heritage for about four hundred and fifty years.
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And after these things he gave them judges, till the time of Samuel the prophet.
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Then at their request for a king, God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the family of Benjamin, who was their king for forty years.
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And having put him on one side, he made David their king, to whom he gave witness, saying, I have taken David, the son of Jesse, a man dear to my heart, who will do all my pleasure.
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From this man's seed has God given to Israel a Saviour, even Jesus, as he gave his word;
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For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which goes with a change of heart.