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Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.

For Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.

Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."

But Peter and John replied, "Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to listen to you rather than God.

For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard."

So the Council members threatened them further and let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.

For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.

and lay them at the apostles' feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.

With his wife's full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles' feet.

"Tell me," said Peter, "is this the price you and your husband got for the land?" "Yes," she answered, "that is the price."

At daybreak, the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived in the Council, they called together the full assembly of the elders of Israel, and sent to the jail for the apostles.

At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles-but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.

"We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name," he said. "Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man's blood."

But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.

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

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

So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, "It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.

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

Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.

Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.