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Peter and John walk among sick people on mats and carrying beds in a crowded Jerusalem street.
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Acts 5:12-16

Brought Into the Streets

Boldness Under Pressure · Acts 5

Story guide: The apostles perform signs and wonders, and more people believe. The sick are brought into the streets, and crowds from nearby towns bring those needing healing.

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12Many signs and wonders were being done among the people through the hands of the apostles, and they were all together in Solomon’s Portico.

13But none of the rest dared to join them; rather, the people held them in high esteem.

14And even more believers in the Lord were being added—multitudes of both men and women.

15so that they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that as Peter was coming by, even his shadow might overshadow some of them.

16And even the multitude from the towns around Jerusalem was coming together, bringing the sick and those troubled by unclean spirits, and they were all being healed.

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