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ThenPaul stood up , andbeckoning with his handsaid , Men of Israel,and ye that fearGod, give audience .
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The God of thispeople of Israelchoseourfathers,andexalted the peoplewhen they dwelt as strangersin the land of Egypt,andwith an higharm brought hethem out ofit.
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Andabout the time of forty years suffered hetheirmannersin the wilderness.
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And when he had destroyedsevennationsin the land of Chanaan, he dividedtheirland to them by lot .
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Andafterthat he gave unto them judgesabout the space of four hundredandfiftyyears,untilSamuel the prophet.
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And afterward they desired a king:andGodgave unto themSaul the son of Cis, a manof the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of fortyyears.
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And when he had removedhim, he raised up unto themDavid to be their king; to whomalso he gave testimony , and said , I have foundDavid the son of Jesse, a manafter mine ownheart,which shall fulfilallmywill.
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Of this man'sseedhathGodaccording to his promiseraised unto Israel a Saviour,Jesus:
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When John had first preachedbeforehiscomingthebaptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
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AndasJohnfulfilled his course, he said , Whom think ye that Iam ? Iamnot he. But,behold , there cometh oneafterme,whoseshoes of his feet I amnotworthy to loose .
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Men and brethren,children of the stock of Abraham,and whosoever amongyoufearethGod, to youis the word of thissalvationsent .
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For they that dwellatJerusalem,andtheirrulers, because they knewhimnot , nor yet the voices of the prophetswhich are read*every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
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And though they foundnocause of death in him, yet desired theyPilate that he should be slain .
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Andwhen they had fulfilledall that was writtenofhim, they took him downfrom the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
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And he was seenmany*days of them which came up withhimfromGalileetoJerusalem,whoarehiswitnessesunto the people.
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Andwedeclare unto you glad tidings , how that the promise which was madeunto the fathers,
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God hath fulfilled the same unto ustheirchildren, in that he hath raised upJesusagain ; as it isalsowrittenin the secondpsalm,ThouartmySon, this day have Ibegottenthee.
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And as concerning that he raisedhimupfrom the dead, now no moretoreturntocorruption, he said on this wise*, I will giveyou the suremercies of David.
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Wherefore he saithalsoinanother psalm, Thou shaltnotsufferthine Holy One to seecorruption.
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For*David, after he had served his owngeneration by the will of God, fell on sleep , and was laiduntohisfathers,andsawcorruption:
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But he, whomGod raised again , sawnocorruption.
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Be itknown unto youtherefore,men and brethren,thatthrough this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
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Andbyhimall that believe are justifiedfrom all things, from which ye couldnot be justifiedby the law of Moses.
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Bewaretherefore, lest thatcomeuponyou, which is spoken ofin the prophets;
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Behold , ye despisers,andwonder , andperish : forIwork a workinyourdays, a workwhich ye shall in no wisebelieve , though a man declare it unto you.