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Now there were devout Jews from every people under heaven living in Jerusalem.

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Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing(A) Jews from every nation under heaven.

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Devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.(A)

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Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.

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25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him.(A)

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25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout.(A) He was waiting for the consolation of Israel,(B) and the Holy Spirit was on him.

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23 provided that you continue securely established and steadfast in the faith, without shifting from the hope promised by the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature[a] under heaven. I, Paul, became a minister of this gospel.(A)

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  1. 1.23 Or in all creation

23 if you continue(A) in your faith, established(B) and firm, and do not move from the hope(C) held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven,(D) and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.(E)

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12 “A certain Ananias, who was a devout man according to the law and well spoken of by all the Jews living there,(A)

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12 “A man named Ananias came to see me.(A) He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there.(B)

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50 But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their region.

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50 But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.(A)

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When the angel who spoke to him had left, he called two of his slaves and a devout soldier from the ranks of those who served him,

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When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants.

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He was a devout man who feared God with all his household; he gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to God.

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He and all his family were devout and God-fearing;(A) he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.

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27 So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship(A)

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27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian[a](A) eunuch,(B) an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship,(C)

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  1. Acts 8:27 That is, from the southern Nile region

The Coming of the Holy Spirit

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.(A)

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The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost

When the day of Pentecost(A) came, they were all together(B) in one place.

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Some Greeks Wish to See Jesus

20 Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks.(A)

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Jesus Predicts His Death

20 Now there were some Greeks(A) among those who went up to worship at the festival.

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18 Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?”(A)

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18 One of them, named Cleopas,(A) asked him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?”

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24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.[a](A)

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  1. 17.24 Other ancient authorities lack in his day

24 For the Son of Man in his day[a] will be like the lightning,(A) which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other.

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  1. Luke 17:24 Some manuscripts do not have in his day.