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4:11. This is the stone which was rejected by you the builders, which is
become the head of the corner.
4:12. Neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no other
name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved.
4:13. Now seeing the constancy of Peter and of John, understanding that
they were illiterate and ignorant men, they wondered: and they knew them
that they had been with Jesus.
4:14. Seeing the man also who had been healed, standing with them, they
could say nothing against it.
4:15. But they commanded them to go aside out of the council: and they
conferred among themselves,
4:16. Saying: What shall we do to these men? For indeed a miracle hath
been done by them, known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. It is
manifest: and we cannot deny it.
4:17. But that it may be no farther spread among the people, let us
threaten them that they speak no more in this name to any man.
4:18. And calling them, they charged them not to speak at all, nor teach
in the name of Jesus.
4:19. But Peter and John answering, said to them: If it be just, in the
sight of God, to hear you rather than God, judge ye.
4:20. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
4:21. But they, threatening, sent them away, not finding how they might
punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified what had been
done, in that which had come to pass.
4:22. For the man was above forty years old, in whom that miraculous
cure had been wrought.
4:23. And being let go, they came to their own company and related all
that the chief priests and ancients had said to them.
4:24. Who having heard it, with one accord lifted up their voice to God
and said: Lord, thou art he that didst make heaven and earth, the sea
and all things that are in them.
4:25. Who, by the Holy Ghost, by the mouth of our father David, thy
servant, hast said: Why did the Gentiles rage: and the people meditate
vain things?
4:26. The kings of the earth stood up: and the princes assembled
together against the Lord and his Christ.
4:27. For of a truth there assembled together in this city against thy
holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, Herod, and Pontius Pilate,
with the Gentiles and the people of Israel,
4:28. To do what thy hand and thy counsel decreed to be done.
4:29. And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy
servants that with all confidence they may speak thy word,
4:30. By stretching forth thy hand to cures and signs and wonders, to be
done by the name of thy holy Son, Jesus.
4:31. And when they had prayed, the place was moved wherein they were
assembled: and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost: and they spoke
the word of God with confidence.
4:32. And the multitude of believers had but one heart and one soul.
Neither did any one say that aught of the things which he possessed was
his own: but all things were common unto them.
4:33. And with great power did the Apostles give testimony of the
resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord: and great grace was in them all.
4:34. For neither was there any one needy among them. For as many as
were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the price of the
things they sold,
4:35. And laid it down before the feet of the apostles. And distribution
was made to every one, according as he had need.
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