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For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
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When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
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beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
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Peter Heals a Lame Beggar
One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon.
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When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
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Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!”
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Peter Speaks to the Onlookers
While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade.
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Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin
The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people.
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They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day.
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Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and others of the high priest’s family.
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They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
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When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
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But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges!
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The Believers Pray
On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
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When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria.
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Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
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After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.
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You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached—
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Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
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He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
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When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying.
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Barnabas and Saul Sent Off
When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission, they returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.
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When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper.
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In Pisidian Antioch
From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.
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Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.
