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Podcast Host (Ainsley Earhart / Shannon Bream)
Hello everyone, this is Ainsley Earhart. Thank you for joining me for this episode 28 of the 52 episode podcast series the Life of Jesus. This podcast continues our journey through the Acts of the Apostles. We will follow Paul on yet more missionary journeys. His four major journeys led him to foreign lands and into strange cultures. For nearly 40 years, Paul continued his ministry in the face of persecution and danger. Let us join Michael York as Luke and Tony Macha Sr. As Paul to learn of Paul's unwavering commitment to spread the Gospel far and wide. You're listening to the Life of Jesus now.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
While Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. So he argued in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who chanced to be there. Some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers met him.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
Some said, what would this babbler say.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
Because he preached Jesus and the resurrection. Others said, he seems to be a preacher of 40 foreign divinities, and they took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
May we know what this new teaching is which you present for you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore, what these things mean.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
Now. All the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new. So Paul, standing in the middle of.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
The Areopagus, said, men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription to an unknown God. What therefore you worship as unknown? This I proclaim to you the God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by man, nor is he served by human hands as though he needed anything, since He Himself gives to all men life and breath, and everything he made from one every nation of men to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their habitation, that they should seek God in the hope that they might feel after him and find Him. Yet he is not far from each one of us. For in him we live and move and have our being, as even some of your poets have said. For we are indeed his offspring. Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the Deity is like gold or silver or stone, a representation by the art and imagination of man. The times of ignorance God overlooked. But now he commands all men everywhere to repent. Because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed. And of this he has given assurance to all men by raising him from the dead.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, but others.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
Said, we will hear you again of.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
So Paul went out from among them. But some men joined him and believed among them, Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris, and others with them. After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. He found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla. Because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome, he went to see them. And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them. And they worked for by trade they were tentmakers. Paul argued in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks. When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with preaching, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
To them, your blood be upon your heads. I am innocent. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshipper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue. Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with all his household. And many of the Corinthians, hearing Paul believed and were baptized. And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, do not be.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
Afraid, but speak and do not be silent, for I am with you, and no man shall attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
And Paul stayed a year and six months teaching the word of God among them. But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack upon Paul and brought him before the tribunal.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
This man is persuading men to worship God contrary to the law.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
If it were a matter of wrongdoing or Vicious crime I should have reason to bear with you, O Jews. But since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
And he drove them from the tribune. They all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. The gallio paid no attention to this. After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of the brethren and sailed for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchrea he cut his hair, for he had a vow. They came to Ephesus, and he left them there. But he himself went into the synagogue and argued with the Jews. When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined. But on taking leave of them, he.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
Said, I will return to you if God wills.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
And he set sail from Ephesus. When he had landed in Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch. After spending some time there, he departed and went from place to place through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus. Though he knew only the baptism of John, he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him and expounded to him. The way of God moved accurately. When he wished to cross to Achaia, the brethren encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed, for he powerfully confuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples, and he.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
Said to them, did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
No.
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James / Other Elders
We have never even heard that there.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
Is a Holy Spirit.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
Into what then were you baptized?
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
Into John's baptism.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is Jesus.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on. And they spoke with tongues and prophesied. There were about 12 of them in all. Paul entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly arguing and pleading about the kingdom of God. But when some were stubborn and disbelieved, speaking evil of the way before the congregation, he withdrew from them, taking the disciples with him, and argued daily in the hall of Tyrannus. This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. God did extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and diseases left them, and the evil spirits came out of them. Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits.
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Demetrius / Town Clerk / Other Ephesians
I adjure you, by the Jesus whom.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
Paul preaches, seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Siva were doing this. But the evil spirit answered them.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
Jesus I know. And Paul I know. But who are you?
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
And the man in whom the evil spirit was leapt on them, mastered all of them, and overpowered them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded. This became known to all residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks, and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled. Many also of those who were now believers came confessing and divulging their practices. And a number of those who practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to 50,000 pieces of silver. So the word of the Lord grew and prevailed mightily. Now, after these events, Paul resolved in the spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
And having sent into Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while. About that time, there rose no little stir concerning the way for a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsman. These he gathered together with the workmen of like occupation.
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Demetrius / Town Clerk / Other Ephesians
Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth. And you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia. This Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable company of people, saying that gods made with hands are not gods. There is danger not only that this trait of ours may come into disrepute, but but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may count for nothing, and that she may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world worship.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
When they heard this, they were Enraged.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
And cried out, great is Artemis of the Ephesians.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together in theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus Macedonians, who were Paul's companions in travel. Paul wished to go in among the crowd, but the disciples would not let him. Some of the Asiarchs also, who were friends of his, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theatre. Now some cried one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together. Some of the crowd prompted Alexander, whom the Jews had put forward, and Alexander motioned with his hand, wishing to make a defense to the people. But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours they all, with one voice cried out, great.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
Is Artemis of the Ephesians.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
When the town clerk had quieted the.
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Demetrius / Town Clerk / Other Ephesians
Crowd, he said, men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis and of the sacred stone that fell from the sky? Seeing then that these things cannot be contradicted, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash. For you have brought these men here who. Who are neither sacrilegious nor blasphemers of our Goddess. If, therefore, Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another. But if you seek anything further, it shall be settled in the regular assembly. For we are in danger of being charged with. With rioting today, there being no cause that we can give to justify this commotion.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
And when he had said this, he dismissed the assembly. After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and having exhorted them, took leave of them and departed for Macedonia. When he had gone through these parts and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece. There he spent three months. When a plot was made against him by the Jews. As he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia. Sopiter of Beroea, the son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him, and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius of Derbe and Timothy and the Atians, Tychicus and Trophimus. These went on and were waiting for us at Troas. But we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days. On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread. Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the morrow. And he prolonged his speech until midnight. There were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered. A young man named Eutychus was sitting in the window. He sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. But Paul went down and bent over him and embracing him, said, do not.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
Be alarmed, for his life is in him.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
When Paul had gone up and had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while until daybreak, and so departed. And they took the lad away alive and were not a little comforted. But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assus, intending to take Paul aboard there. For so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land. When he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene. And sailing from there we came the following day opposite Caius. And the next day we touched at Samos. And the day after that we came to Miletus. For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus. So that he might not have to spend time in Asia. For he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost. From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church. And when they came to him, he.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
Said to them, you yourselves know how I lived among you all the time. From the first day that I set foot in Asia, serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which befell me through the plots of the Jews. How I did not shrink from. From declaring to you anything that was profitable. And teaching you in public and from house to house, testifying both to Jews and to Greeks. Of repentance to God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem bound in the spirit, not knowing what shall befall me, except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me. But I do not account my life of any value, nor is precious to myself. If only I may accomplish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
God.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
Now, behold, I know that all you among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom will see my face no more. Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all of you. For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God. Take heed to Yourselves and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit has made you guardians to feed the church of the Lord, which he obtained with his own blood. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease, night or day, to admonish every one with tears. And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me in all things. I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak. Remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, it is more blessed to give than to receive.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
When he had spoken thus, he knelt down and prayed with them all. And they all wept and embraced Paul and kissed him, sorrowing most of all because of the word he had spoken that they should see his face no more. And they brought him to the ship. When we had parted from them and set sail, we came by a straight course to Cars, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patyra. And having found a ship crossing to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left, we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre. There the ship was to unload its cargo and having sought out the disciples, we stayed there for seven days. Through the Spirit they told Paul not to go to Jerusalem. And when our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey. And they all, with wives and children brought us on our way till we were outside the city and kneeling down on the beach, we prayed and bade one another farewell. Then we went on board the ship and they returned home. When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais and we greeted the brethren and stayed with them for one day. On the morrow we departed and and came to Caesarea. And he entered the house of Philip the Evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied. While we were staying for some days a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. And coming to us, he took Paul's girdle and bound his own feet and hands.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
Thus says the Holy Spirit. So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this girdle and.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
Deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles? When we heard this, we and the people there begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.
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Paul / Other Biblical Characters
Then Paul answered, what are you doing weeping and praying? Breaking my heart. For I am ready not only to be imprisoned, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased and said, the will of the Lord be done. After these days we made ready and went up to Jerusalem. And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to the house of Nisan of Cyprus, an early disciple with whom we should lodge. When we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. On the following day, Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present. After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. When they heard it, they glorified God.
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James / Other Elders
You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed. They are all zealous for the law, and they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe the customs. What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come. Do therefore, what we tell you. We have four men who are under a vow. Take these men and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself live in a observance of the law. But as for the Gentiles who have believed, we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from unchastity.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
Then Paul took the men and the next day he purified himself with them and went into the temple to give notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and the offering presented for every one of them.
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Podcast Host (Ainsley Earhart / Shannon Bream)
I'm Shannon Bream. Thank you for listening to this episode of the 52 episode podcast series the Life of Jesus. Make sure to spread the Word. The word conviction is familiar to most. It means holding a strong, sure belief that is not likely to change. While this may sound similar to having a closed mind, it is a far different state. A closed mind has made a determination and no number of facts, statistics or proof will make it waver. A Conviction is to be fully convicted of truth that is based on facts and to be immovable in one certainty. In short, conviction is to fully embrace revealed truth. Closed mindedness is to hold a belief regardless of proof. Conviction will serve to forge a firm foundation in life for personal development and will direct confident choices. Close mindedness will prevent personal growth and create an uncertain basis from which to make informed decisions. Conviction will prepare a believer to be like Paul who confidently faced any difficulty because he was certain of his sure foundation. Father calls me to be convicted of your truth and let it to be the foundation for my growth and the basis for every choice I make. Thank you that in Jesus I have a firm foundation. Thank you for listening to this 28th episode of the 52 episode podcast series the Life of Jesus. Make sure to spread the word. Listen ad free With a Fox News Podcast plus subscription on Apple Podcasts, Amazon prime members can listen and ad free on the Amazon Music app.
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
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Podcast Host (Ainsley Earhart / Shannon Bream)
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
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Podcast Host (Ainsley Earhart / Shannon Bream)
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Narrator / Reader (Narrating Acts of the Apostles)
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