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And when Petersaw it, he answeredunto the people, Ye men of Israel,why marvel yeatthis?orwhy look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our ownpowerorholiness we had made this man to walk ?
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The God of Abraham,and of Isaac,and of Jacob, the God of ourfathers, hath glorifiedhisSonJesus;whomye delivered up , anddeniedhimin the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to lethimgo .
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Butyedenied the Holy Oneand the Just,anddesired a murdererto be granted unto you;
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Andkilled the Prince of life,whomGod hath raisedfrom the dead;whereofwearewitnesses.
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Andhisnamethroughfaith in hisname hath made this manstrong , whom ye seeandknow : yea, the faith which isbyhim hath givenhimthis perfect soundness in the presence of youall.
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Andnow,brethren, I wotthatthroughignorance ye did it, as did alsoyourrulers.
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But those things, whichGod before had shewedby the mouth of allhisprophets, that Christ should suffer , he hathsofulfilled .
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Repent yetherefore,and be converted , thatyoursins may be blotted out , when the times of refreshing shall come*from the presence of the Lord;
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And he shall sendJesusChrist, which before was preached unto you:
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Whom the heaven*mustreceiveuntil the times of restitution of all things,whichGod hath spokenby the mouth of allhisholyprophetssince the world began.
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ForMosestrulysaidunto the fathers*, A prophetshall the LordyourGod raise up unto youofyourbrethren,like unto me;him shall ye hearin all thingswhatsoeverhe shall sayuntoyou.
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And it shall come to pass , that everysoul,which*willnothearthatprophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
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Yea,andall the prophetsfromSamueland those that follow after, as many as have spoken , havelikewiseforetold of thesedays.
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Yeare the children of the prophets,and of the covenantwhichGodmadewithourfathers,sayinguntoAbraham,And in thyseedshallall the kindreds of the earth be blessed .
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Unto youfirstGod, having raised uphisSonJesus,senthim to blessyou,in turning away every one of youfrom his iniquities.