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John having first preached, before his coming, a baptism of reformation to all the people of Israel;
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and as John was fulfilling the course, he said, Whom me do ye suppose to be? I am not [he], but, lo, he doth come after me, of whom I am not worthy to loose the sandal of [his] feet.
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`Men, brethren, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you fearing God, to you was the word of this salvation sent,
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for those dwelling in Jerusalem, and their chiefs, this one not having known, also the voices of the prophets, which every sabbath are being read -- having judged [him] -- did fulfill,
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and no cause of death having found, they did ask of Pilate that he should be slain,
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and when they did complete all the things written about him, having taken [him] down from the tree, they laid him in a tomb;
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and God did raise him out of the dead,
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and he was seen for many days of those who did come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.
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`And we to you do proclaim good news -- that the promise made unto the fathers,
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God hath in full completed this to us their children, having raised up Jesus, as also in the second Psalm it hath been written, My Son thou art -- I to-day have begotten thee.
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`And that He did raise him up out of the dead, no more to return to corruption, he hath said thus -- I will give to you the faithful kindnesses of David;