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14 You rejected this holy, righteous one and instead demanded the release of a murderer.
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You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact!
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You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
16 “Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed—and you know how crippled he was before. Faith in Jesus’ name has healed him before your very eyes.
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By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.
17 “Friends, I realize that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was done in ignorance.
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“Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
18 But God was fulfilling what all the prophets had foretold about the Messiah—that he must suffer these things.
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But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer.
19 Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.
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Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
20 Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah.
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and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus.
21 For he must remain in heaven until the time for the final restoration of all things, as God promised long ago through his holy prophets.
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Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.
22 Moses said, ‘The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your own people. Listen carefully to everything he tells you.’
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For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you.
23 Then Moses said, ‘Anyone who will not listen to that Prophet will be completely cut off from God’s people.’
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Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from their people.’
24 “Starting with Samuel, every prophet spoke about what is happening today.
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“Indeed, beginning with Samuel, all the prophets who have spoken have foretold these days.
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