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The Message Bible MSG
12 Seeing this, Peter addressed the people: “You Israelites, why are you amazed at this? Why are you staring at us as if we made him walk by our own power or piety?
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When Peter saw he had a congregation, he addressed the people:
13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of our ancestors—has glorified his servant Jesus. This is the one you handed over and denied in Pilate's presence, even though he had already decided to release him.
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The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has glorified his Son Jesus. The very One that Pilate called innocent, you repudiated.
14 You rejected the holy and righteous one, and asked that a murderer be released to you instead.
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You repudiated the Holy One, the Just One, and asked for a murderer in his place.
15 You killed the author of life, the very one whom God raised from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
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You no sooner killed the Author of Life than God raised him from the dead - and we're the witnesses.
16 His name itself has made this man strong. That is, because of faith in Jesus' name, God has strengthened this man whom you see and know. The faith that comes through Jesus gave him complete health right before your eyes.
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Faith in Jesus' name put this man, whose condition you know so well, on his feet - yes, faith and nothing but faith put this man healed and whole right before your eyes.
17 "Brothers and sisters, I know you acted in ignorance. So did your rulers.
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"And now, friends, I know you had no idea what you were doing when you killed Jesus, and neither did your leaders.
18 But this is how God fulfilled what he foretold through all the prophets: that his Christ would suffer.
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But God, who through the preaching of all the prophets had said all along that his Messiah would be killed, knew exactly what you were doing and used it to fulfill his plans.
19 Change your hearts and lives! Turn back to God so that your sins may be wiped away.
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"Now it's time to change your ways! Turn to face God so he can wipe away your sins, pour out showers of blessing to refresh you,
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