“Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign, and we cannot deny it. 16 “What are we going to do with these men?” they asked. 15 So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin and then conferred together. 14 But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing they could say. 11 Jesus isġ2 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”ġ3 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. 7 They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”Ĩ Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people! 9 If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame and are being asked how he was healed, 10 then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. 6 Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and others of the high priest’s family. 4 But many who heard the message believed so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand.ĥ The next day the rulers, the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem. 3 They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day. 2 They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. PrayerĤThe priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. You can praise God before, during and after battles you face: ‘I’ll never run out of praise’ (v.8, MSG). Once you have cried out for help and cast your burdens on the Lord, the next step is to hope in him with confidence (v.5): ‘You keep me going when times are tough. Here is a prayer that you can pray: ‘I run for dear life to God… get me out of this mess’ (vv.1–2, MSG). In the psalm we see three key aspects of what that reliance on God involves: 1. Yet through it all, the writer says, ‘From my birth I have relied on you’ (v.6). This psalm is full of indications of difficulty and opposition. You brought me forth from my mother’s womb.ĭeclaring your splendor all day long. 2 In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me Ĥ Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,įrom the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.ĥ For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord,
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