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But the things which God announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled.

But many of those who had heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

He is the stone which was rejected by you, the builders, but which became the chief corner stone.

But when they had ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin, they began to confer with one another,

But lest it spread any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no longer to any man in this name."

But Peter and John answered and said to them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to hear you rather than God, you be the judge;

And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and not one was saying that any of his possessions was his own, but, for them, everything was common.

But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,

But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land?

While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your authority? Why is it that you laid this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God."

But none of the rest dared to associate with them; however, the people were holding them in high esteem.

But the high priest rose up and those with him (that is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, and taking them out, he said,

But the officers who came did not find them in the prison, and they returned and reported back,

saying, "We found the jailhouse locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors, but we opened it and found no one inside."

But someone came and reported to them, "The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!"

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, "We must obey God rather than men.

But when they heard this, they became furious and intended to kill them.

But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law, respected by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and gave orders to put the men outside for a short time.

For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about four hundred men joined up with him. But he was killed, and all who were following him were dispersed and came to nothing.