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Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail.

The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, "It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables.

For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us."

After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family, seventy-five in all.

Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a certain sum of money.

"As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt greatly increased.

"At that time Moses was born, and he was no ordinary child. For three months he was cared for in his father's house.

He led them out of Egypt and did wonders and miraculous signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea and for forty years in the desert.

They told Aaron, 'Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who led us out of Egypt—we don't know what has happened to him!'

who enjoyed God's favor and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

But it was Solomon who built the house for him.

" 'Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord. Or where will my resting place be?

On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.

Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,

They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.

When they arrived, they prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit,

Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.

For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin."

Then Simon answered, "Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me."