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After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
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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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But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
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“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
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Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.
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(both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”
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“‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
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Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
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I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
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The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
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And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
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“Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.
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This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.
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But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.
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David said about him: “‘I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
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Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest in hope,
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because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, you will not let your holy one see decay.
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You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.’
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But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.
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God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it.
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Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
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“Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”
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Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
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praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
