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

At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father's house.

Then the Lord said to him, 'Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.

This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers.'

They said to Aaron, 'Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.'

who found favor in the sight of God and asked to 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 place of repose be?

They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.

On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity."

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

In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth."

to ask for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.

"Get up!" the Lord told him. "Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.

I will show him how much he must suffer for My name."