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But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God."

But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,

but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.

He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.

'But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,' God said, 'and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.'

Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.

But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, 'Who made you ruler and judge over us?

But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: 'Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

But Peter replied, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.

But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.

Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.

But Ananias answered, "Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.