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

But the high priest rose up, along with all his associates (that is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the gates 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 prison house locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors; but when we had opened up, we 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, "We must obey God rather than men.

But when they heard this, they were cut to the quick and intended to kill them.

But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law, respected by all the people, stood up in the Council 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 followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.

but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found fighting against God."

"But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."

But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen.

But they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

"But He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, and yet, even when he had no child, He promised that HE WOULD GIVE IT TO HIM AS A POSSESSION, AND TO HIS DESCENDANTS AFTER HIM.

"But God spoke to this effect, that his DESCENDANTS WOULD BE ALIENS IN A FOREIGN LAND, AND THAT THEY WOULD BE ENSLAVED AND MISTREATED FOR FOUR HUNDRED YEARS.

"But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers there the first time.

"But as the time of the promise was approaching which God had assured to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

"But when he was approaching the age of forty, it entered his mind to visit his brethren, the sons of Israel.

"And he supposed that his brethren understood that God was granting them deliverance through him, but they did not understand.