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- Acts 12:16
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But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
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- Acts 12:17
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Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
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- Acts 12:18
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At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
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- Acts 12:19
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After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
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- Acts 12:20
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Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
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- Acts 12:21
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On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
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- Acts 12:22
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And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
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- Acts 12:23
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Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
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- Acts 12:24
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But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.
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- Acts 12:25
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When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.
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- Acts 13:1
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Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
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- Acts 13:2
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While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
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- Acts 13:5
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When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.
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- Acts 13:6
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They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,
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- Acts 13:8
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But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.
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- Acts 13:9
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Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at Elymas
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- Acts 13:13
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After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.
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- Acts 13:14
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And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
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- Acts 13:15
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After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”
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- Acts 13:16
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Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!
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- Acts 13:25
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As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’
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- Acts 13:29
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When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
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- Acts 13:30
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But God raised Him from the dead,
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- Acts 13:34
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In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’
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- Acts 13:37
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But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.
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- Acts 13:42
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As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.
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- Acts 13:43
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After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
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- Acts 13:44
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On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.
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- Acts 13:45
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But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.
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- Acts 13:48
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When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
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- Acts 13:49
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And the word of the Lord spread throughout that region.
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- Acts 13:50
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The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.
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- Acts 13:51
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So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
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- Acts 14:1
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At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
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- Acts 14:2
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But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
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- Acts 14:4
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The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.
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- Acts 14:5
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But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,
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- Acts 14:12
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Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
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- Acts 14:14
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But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
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- Acts 14:19
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Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
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- Acts 14:20
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But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.
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- Acts 14:23
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Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
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- Acts 14:27
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When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
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- Acts 14:28
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And they spent a long time there with the disciples.
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- Acts 15:2
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And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
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- Acts 15:4
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On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
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- Acts 15:5
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But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
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- Acts 15:7
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After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.
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- Acts 15:12
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The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
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- Acts 15:13
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When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!
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