Acts 5: 27 - 32, 40 - 41
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| 27
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And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them,
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| 28
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saying, "We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us."
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| 29
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But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
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| 30
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The God of our fathers raised Jesus whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.
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| 31
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God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
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| 32
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And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him."
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| 40
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So they took his advice, and when they had called in the apostles, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
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| 41
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Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
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