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"Fellow Israelites, listen carefully to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man thoroughly accredited by God to you--the miracles and wonders and signs that God did through him are common knowledge--

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"Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.

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"Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know--

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"People of Israel, listen! God publicly endorsed Jesus of Nazareth by doing wonderful miracles, wonders, and signs through him, as you well know.

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this Jesus, following the deliberate and well-thought-out plan of God, was betrayed by men who took the law into their own hands, and was handed over to you. And you pinned him to a cross and killed him.

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This man was handed over to you by God's set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.

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Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;

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But you followed God's prearranged plan. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to the cross and murdered him.

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But God untied the death ropes and raised him up. Death was no match for him.

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But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.

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whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

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However, God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life again, for death could not keep him in its grip.

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David said it all: I saw God before me for all time. Nothing can shake me; he's right by my side.

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David said about him: "'I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

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For David says concerning Him: "I foresaw the LORD always before my face, For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.

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King David said this about him: 'I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.

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I'm glad from the inside out, ecstatic; I've pitched my tent in the land of hope.

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Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will live in hope,

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Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope.

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No wonder my heart is filled with joy, and my mouth shouts his praises! My body rests in hope.

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I know you'll never dump me in Hades; I'll never even smell the stench of death.

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because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.

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For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.

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For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.

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You've got my feet on the life-path, with your face shining sun-joy all around.

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You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.'

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You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of joy in Your presence.'

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You have shown me the way of life, and you will give me wonderful joy in your presence.'

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"Dear friends, let me be completely frank with you. Our ancestor David is dead and buried--his tomb is in plain sight today.

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"Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day.

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"Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

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"Dear brothers, think about this! David wasn't referring to himself when he spoke these words I have quoted, for he died and was buried, and his tomb is still here among us.

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But being also a prophet and knowing that God had solemnly sworn that a descendant of his would rule his kingdom,

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But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.

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Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,

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But he was a prophet, and he knew God had promised with an oath that one of David's own descendants would sit on David's throne as the Messiah.

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seeing far ahead, he talked of the resurrection of the Messiah--"no trip to Hades, no stench of death.'

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Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to the grave, nor did his body see decay.

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he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.

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David was looking into the future and predicting the Messiah's resurrection. He was saying that the Messiah would not be left among the dead and that his body would not rot in the grave.

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This Jesus, God raised up. And every one of us here is a witness to it.

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God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact.

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This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses.

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"This prophecy was speaking of Jesus, whom God raised from the dead, and we all are witnesses of this.

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Then, raised to the heights at the right hand of God and receiving the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he poured out the Spirit he had just received. That is what you see and hear.

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Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

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Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.

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Now he sits on the throne of highest honor in heaven, at God's right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today.

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For David himself did not ascend to heaven, but he did say, God said to my Master, "Sit at my right hand

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For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, "'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand

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"For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: "The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand,

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For David himself never ascended into heaven, yet he said, 'The LORD said to my Lord, Sit in honor at my right hand

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Until I make your enemies a stool for resting your feet."

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until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."'

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Till I make Your enemies Your footstool."'

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until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.'

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"All Israel, then, know this: There's no longer room for doubt--God made him Master and Messiah, this Jesus whom you killed on a cross."

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"Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."

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"Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."

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So let it be clearly known by everyone in Israel that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified to be both Lord and Messiah!"

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Cut to the quick, those who were there listening asked Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers! Brothers! So now what do we do?"

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When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"

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Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"

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Peter's words convicted them deeply, and they said to him and to the other apostles, "Brothers, what should we do?"

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Peter said, "Change your life. Turn to God and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, so your sins are forgiven. Receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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Peter replied, "Each of you must turn from your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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The promise is targeted to you and your children, but also to all who are far away--whomever, in fact, our Master God invites."

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The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off--for all whom the Lord our God will call."

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For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call."

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This promise is to you and to your children, and even to the Gentiles--all who have been called by the Lord our God."

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He went on in this vein for a long time, urging them over and over, "Get out while you can; get out of this sick and stupid culture!"

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With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation."

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And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this perverse generation."

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Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, "Save yourselves from this generation that has gone astray!"

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That day about three thousand took him at his word, were baptized and were signed up.

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Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.

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Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.

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Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church--about three thousand in all.

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They committed themselves to the teaching of the apostles, the life together, the common meal, and the prayers. [JC]

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They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

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And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

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They joined with the other believers and devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, sharing in the Lord's Supper and in prayer.

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Everyone around was in awe--all those wonders and signs done through the apostles!

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Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles.

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Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

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A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders.

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And all the believers lived in a wonderful harmony, holding everything in common.

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All the believers were together and had everything in common.

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Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common,

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And all the believers met together constantly and shared everything they had.

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They sold whatever they owned and pooled their resources so that each person's need was met.

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Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need.

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and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.

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They sold their possessions and shared the proceeds with those in need.

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They followed a daily discipline of worship in the Temple followed by meals at home, every meal a celebration, exuberant and joyful,

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Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,

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So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,

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They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord's Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity--

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as they praised God. People in general liked what they saw. Every day their number grew as God added those who were saved.

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praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

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praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

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all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved.