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"And Jesus answered and said to him, 'It is said, You shall not put the LORD your God to the test.'"   God bless you.

"The Spirit and the bride say, 'Come.' And let the one who hears say, 'Come.' And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost."   God bless you.

Acts 5:17-42 (Good News Translation)  17Then the High Priest and all his companions, members of the local party of the Sadducees, became extremely jealous of the apostles; so they decided to take action.           18They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.           19But that night an angel of the Lord opened the prison gates, led the apostles out, and said to them,           20"Go and stand in the Temple, and tell the people all about this new life."           21The apostles obeyed, and at dawn they entered the Temple and started teaching.          The High Priest and his companions called together all the Jewish elders for a full meeting of the Council; then they sent orders to the prison to have the apostles brought before them.           22But when the officials arrived, they did not find the apostles in prison, so they returned to the Council and reported,           23"When we arrived at the jail, we found it locked up tight and all the guar...

Acts 5:1-16 (Good News Translation)  1But there was a man named Ananias, who with his wife Sapphira sold some property that belonged to them.           2But with his wife's agreement he kept part of the money for himself and turned the rest over to the apostles.           3Peter said to him,          Ananias, why did you let Satan take control of you and make you lie to the Holy Spirit by keeping part of the money you received for the property?           4Before you sold the property, it belonged to you; and after you sold it, the money was yours. Why, then, did you decide to do such a thing? You have not lied to people—you have lied to God!           5As soon as Ananias heard this, he fell down dead; and all who heard about it were terrified.           6The young men came in, wrapped up his body, carried him out, and buried him.           7About three hours later his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.           8Peter asked her,          "Tell me, was this the...

"These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, a lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren."   God bless you.

Acts 4:23-37 (Good News Translation)  23As soon as Peter and John were set free, they returned to their group and told them what the chief priests and the elders had said.           24When the believers heard it, they all joined together in prayer to God:          Master and Creator of heaven, earth, and sea, and all that is in them!           25By means of the Holy Spirit you spoke through our ancestor David, your servant, when he said,                           Why were the Gentiles furious;             why did people make their useless plots?               26The kings of the earth prepared themselves,             and the rulers met together             against the Lord and his Messiah.           27For indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together in this city with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Jesus, your holy Servant, whom you made Messiah.           28They gathered to do everything that you by your power and will had already decided would happen.           29An...

Acts 4:1-22 (Good News Translation)  1Peter and John were still speaking to the people when some priests,           the officer in charge of the Temple guards, and some Sadducees arrived.           2They were annoyed because the two apostles were teaching the people that Jesus had risen from death, which proved that the dead will rise to life.           3So they arrested them and put them in jail until the next day, since it was already late.           4But many who heard the message believed; and the number grew to about five thousand.           5The next day the Jewish leaders, the elders, and the teachers of the Law gathered in Jerusalem.           6They met with the High Priest Annas and with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and the others who belonged to the High Priest's family.           7They made the apostles stand before them and asked them,          "How did you do this? What power do you have or whose name did you use?"           8Peter, full of the Holy Spirit...