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Stung to the heart by these words, they said to Peter and the rest of the Apostles, "Brethren, what are we to do?"

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"Repent," replied Peter, "and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, with a view to the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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and they were constant in listening to the teaching of the Apostles and in their attendance at the Communion, that is, the Breaking of the Bread, and at prayer.

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Fear came upon every one, and many marvels and signs were done by the Apostles.

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And all the believers kept together, and had everything in common.

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praising God and being regarded with favour by all the people. Also, day by day, the Lord added to their number those whom He was saving.

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One day Peter and John were going up to the Temple for the hour of prayer--the ninth hour--and, just then,

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Peter fixing his eyes on him, as John did also, said, "Look at us."

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So he looked and waited, expecting to receive something from them.

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"I have no silver or gold," Peter said, "but what I have, I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene-- walk!"

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Then taking his hand Peter lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were strengthened.

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and recognizing him as the man who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple asking for alms, they were filled with awe and amazement at what had happened to him.

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While he still clung to Peter and John, the people, awe-struck, ran up crowding round them in what was known as Solomon's Portico.

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Peter, seeing this, spoke to the people. "Israelites," he said, "why do you wonder at this man? Or why gaze at us, as though by any power or piety of our own we had enabled him to walk?

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Yes, you disowned the holy and righteous One, and asked as a favour the release of a murderer.

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The Prince of Life you put to death; but God has raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses as to that.

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But in this way God has fulfilled the declarations He made through all the Prophets, that His Christ would suffer.

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And every one, without exception, who refuses to listen to that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the People.'

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Yes, and all the Prophets, from Samuel onwards--all who have spoken--have also announced the coming of this present time.

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While they were saying this to the people, the Priests, the Commander of the Temple Guard, and the Sadducees came upon them,

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But many of those who had listened to their preaching believed; and the number of the adult men had now grown to be about 5,000.

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The next day a meeting was held in Jerusalem of their Rulers, Elders, and Scribes,

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As they looked on Peter and John so fearlessly outspoken--and also discovered that they were illiterate persons, untrained in the schools--they were surprised; and now they recognized them as having been with Jesus.

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So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin while they conferred among themselves.

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But Peter and John replied, "Judge whether it is right in God's sight to listen to you instead of listening to God.

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