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thee out. 10 Then she fell downe straightway at not we straightly commaund you, that ye should
his feete, and yeelded vp the ghost: and the yong not teach in this Name? and behold, ye haue
men came in, and found her dead, and caried filled Hierusale with your doctrine, and ye would
her out, and buried her by her husband. 11 And bring this mans blood vpon vs. 29 Then Peter
great feare came on all the Church, and on as and the Apostles answered, and sayd, We ought
many as heard these things. 12 Thus by the hands rather to obey God then men. 30 The God of
of the Apostles were many signes and wonders our fathers hath raised vp Iesus, whom ye slewe,
shewed among the people (and they were all and hanged on a tree. 31 Him hath God lift vp
with one accorde in Salomons porche. 13 And with his right hand, to be a Prince and a Sauiour,
of the other durst no man ioyne him selfe to to giue repentance to Israel, and forgiuenes of
them: neuerthelesse the people magnified them. sinnes. 32 And we are his witnesses concerning
14 Also the number of them that beleeued in the these things which we say: yea, and the holy
Lord, both of men and women, grewe more and Ghost, whome God hath giuen to them that obey
more) 15 In so much that they brought the sicke him. 33 Now when they heard it, they brast for
into the streetes, and layd them on beds and anger, and consulted to slay them. 34 Then stoode
couches, that at the least way the shadowe of there vp in the Councill a certaine Pharise named
Peter, when he came by, might shadow some Gamaliel, a doctour of the Lawe, honoured of all
of them. 16 There came also a multitude out of the people, and commanded to put the Apostles
the cities round about vnto Hierusalem, bringing forth a litle space, 35 And sayd vnto them, Men
sicke folkes, and them which were vexed with of Israel, take heede to your selues, what ye
vncleane spirits, who were all healed. 17 Then the intende to doe touching these men. 36 For before
chiefe Priest rose vp, and all they that were with these times, rose vp Theudas boasting himselfe,
him (which was the sect of the Sadduces) and to whom resorted a number of men, about a
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were full of indignation, And laide hands on the foure hundreth, who was slaine: and they all
Apostles, and put them in the common prison. which obeyed him, were scattered, and brought
19 But the Angel of the Lord, by night opened to nought. 37 After this man, arose vp Iudas of
the prison doores, and brought them forth, and Galile, in the dayes of the tribute, and drewe
sayd, 20 Go your way, and stand in the Temple, away much people after him: hee also perished,
and speake to the people, all the wordes of this and all that obeyed him, were scattered abroad.
life. 21 So when they heard it, they entred into 38 And nowe I say vnto you, Refraine your selues
the Temple early in the morning, and taught. from these men, and let them alone: for if this
And the chiefe Priest came, and they that were counsell, or this worke be of men, it will come to
with him, and called the Councill together, and nought: 39 But if it be of God, ye can not destroy it,
all the Elders of the children of Israel, and sent to lest ye be found euen fighters against God. 40 And
the prison, to cause them to be brought. 22 But to him they agreed, and called the Apostles: and
when the officers came, and found them not in when they had beaten them, they commanded
the prison, they returned and tolde it, 23 Saying, that they should not speake in the Name of Iesus,
Certainely we founde the prison shut as sure as and let them goe. 41 So they departed from
was possible, and the keepers standing without, the Councill, reioycing, that they were counted
before the doores: but when we had opened, we worthy to suffer rebuke for his Name. 42 And
found no man within. 24 Then when the chiefe dayly in the Temple, and from house to house
Priest, and the captaine of the Temple, and the
hie Priestes heard these things, they doubted of they ceased not to teach, and preach Iesus Christ.
them, whereunto this would growe. 25 Then came 6
one and shewed them, saying, Beholde, the men
that ye put in prison, are standing in the Temple, 1 And in those dayes, as the nomber of ye
and teach the people. 26 Then went the captaine disciples grewe, there arose a murmuring of the
with the officers, and brought them without Grecians towards ye Hebrewes, because their
violence (for they feared the people, lest they widowes were neglected in the dayly ministring.
Then the twelue called the multitude of the dis-
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should haue bene stoned) 27 And when they had ciples together, and sayd, It is not meete that we
brought them, they set them before the Councill, should leaue the worde of God to serue the tables.
and the chiefe Priest asked them, 28 Saying, Did 3 Wherefore brethren, looke ye out among you