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| | |Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: | | |Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: |
| | |Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who proved He was God with miracles and wonders and signs, which God did through Him while He was among you, as you know. | | |Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who proved He was God with miracles and wonders and signs, which God did through Him while He was among you, as you know. |
| − | | | + | |should "miracle" be used here, or is there something better? |
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| | |Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: | | |Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: |
| − | | | + | |Jesus, gifted to us with God's recommendation and prior knowledge, was taken by you, and crucified and murdered with the help of others; |
| − | | | + | |the "by wicked hands" may be a reference to Pilate's soldiers |
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| | |Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. | | |Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. |
| − | | | + | |Yet God raised Him up, casting off the pain of death, because it was impossible for death's grip to hold Jesus. |
| − | | | + | |a valid use of the term "impossible", which the Bible does not otherwise use |
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| | |For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: | | |For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: |
| − | | | + | |David spoke about Him, "I foresee the Lord at my side, on my right hand, that I shall not be dethroned, |
| − | | | + | |"dethroned" is questionable here; perhaps "hurt" instead? |
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