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The whole church and all the others who heard about these things were filled with fear.
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The apostles did many signs and miracles among the people. And they would all meet together on Solomon's Porch.
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None of the others dared to join them, but all the people respected them.
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More and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to the group of believers.
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The people placed their sick on beds and mats in the streets, hoping that when Peter passed by at least his shadow might fall on them.
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Crowds came from all the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those who were bothered by evil spirits, and all of them were healed.
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The high priest and all his friends (a group called the Sadducees) became very jealous.
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They took the apostles and put them in jail.
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But during the night, an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and led the apostles outside. The angel said,
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"Go stand in the Temple and tell the people everything about this new life."
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When the apostles heard this, they obeyed and went into the Temple early in the morning and continued teaching. When the high priest and his friends arrived, they called a meeting of the Jewish leaders and all the important older Jewish men. They sent some men to the jail to bring the apostles to them.