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The Acts 5:30-36 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

30. You killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross. But the God our ancestors worshipped raised him to life

31. and made him our Leader and Saviour. Then God gave him a place at his right side, so that the people of Israel would turn back to him and be forgiven.

32. We are here to tell you about all this, and so is the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to everyone who obeys God.

33. When the council members heard this, they became so angry that they wanted to kill the apostles.

34. But one of the members was the Pharisee Gamaliel, a highly respected teacher. He ordered the apostles to be taken out of the room for a little while.

35. Then he said to the council:People of Israel, be careful what you do with these men.

36. Not long ago Theudas claimed to be someone important, and about four hundred men joined him. But he was killed. All his followers were scattered, and that was the end of that.

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