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Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and said: “Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me!
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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;
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for about forty years he endured their conduct[a] in the wilderness;
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and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan, giving their land to his people as their inheritance.