11 While he was clinging to 1Peter and John, all the peoplerantogether to them at the so-called2portico of Solomon, full of amazement.
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But when Petersaw this, he replied to the people, "Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, orwhy do you gaze at us, as if by our ownpowerorpiety we had made him walk?
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"3The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, 4the God of our fathers, has glorified His 5servantJesus, the one whom6you delivered and disowned in the presence of 7Pilate, when he had 8decided to release Him.
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"But you disowned9the Holy and RighteousOne and 10asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
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but put to death the 11Prince of life, the one whom12Godraised from the dead, a fact to which we are 13witnesses.
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"And on the basis of faith14in His name, it is the name of Jesus which has strengthenedthis man whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Him has given him thisperfecthealth in the presence of you all.
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"And now, brethren, I know that you acted15in ignorance, just as your 16rulers did also.
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"But the things which17Godannouncedbeforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, 18that His Christ would suffer, He has thusfulfilled.
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"Therefore19repent and return, so that your sins may be wipedaway, in order that 20times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;
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and that He may sendJesus, the Christappointed for you,
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21whomheavenmustreceiveuntil the period of 22restoration of allthings about which23Godspoke by the mouth of His holyprophets from ancienttime.
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"Mosessaid, '24THE LORDGOD WILL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHETLIKE ME FROM YOUR BRETHREN; TO HIM YOU SHALL GIVEHEED to everything He says to you.
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'25And it will be that every26soul that does not heed that prophet27shall be utterlydestroyed from among the people.'
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"And likewise, 28all the prophetswho have spoken, from Samuel and his successorsonward, alsoannouncedthesedays.
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"It is you who are 29the sons of the prophets and of the 30covenantwhichGodmade with your fathers, saying to Abraham, '31AND IN YOUR SEEDALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH SHALL BE BLESSED.'
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"For you 32first, God33raised up His Servant and sent Him to bless you by turningeveryone of you from your wickedways."