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…the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us

…in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.

…because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,

…to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

…for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”

…for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”

‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’

Give us each day our daily bread.

And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”

Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”

And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”

We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”

Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.

Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,

Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”

They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.

Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”

Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”

“Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.

You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”

Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”

Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’

His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.

After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”

If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”

If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”

This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.”

…both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”

This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.

You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.

And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.

When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.

So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.

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

He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.

He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.

He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.

But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.

And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,

You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.

The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.

…and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.

And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers

Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?

It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.

It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.

So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

…men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil

For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”

‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’

Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.

There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”

For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.

For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.

…testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.

But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.

And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.

When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.

But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.

As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.”

…crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”

…crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.

Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice.

By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him.”

I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,

I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.

They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.

And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,

…the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.

…that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

“Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”

“Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”

The islanders honored us in many ways and supplied our needs when we were ready to sail.

After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.

After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.

…and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has discovered?

And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.

…but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.