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But Saul, whose other name is Paul, being full of the Holy Spirit, looking hard at him, said,
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O you, who are full of false tricks and evil ways, a son of the Evil One, hating all righteousness, will you for ever be turning people from the right ways of the Lord?
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And now, see, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind and not able to see the sun for a time. And straight away a dark mist came down on him; and he went about looking for a guide.
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Then the ruler, when he saw what was done, had faith, being full of wonder at the teaching of the Lord.
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Then Paul and those who were with him went by ship from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia: and there John went away from them and came back to Jerusalem.
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But they, going through from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia; and they went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath and were seated.
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And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the Synagogue sent to them, saying, Brothers, if you have a word of comfort for the people, say on.
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And Paul, getting up and making a sign with his hand, said, Men of Israel, and you who have the fear of God, give ear.
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The God of this people Israel made selection of our fathers, lifting the people up from their low condition when they were living in the land of Egypt, and with a strong arm took them out of it.
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And for about forty years he put up with their ways in the waste land.
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And having put to destruction seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them the land for their heritage for about four hundred and fifty years.