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Acts 10

Cornelius's Vision

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Now there was a man at  aCaesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was  bcalled the Italian  1cohort,

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a devout man and  aone who feared God with all his household, and  bgave many  1alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.

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About  athe  1ninth hour of the day he clearly saw  bin a vision  can angel of God who had just come in and said to him, "Cornelius!"

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And  afixing his gaze on him and being much alarmed, he said, "What is it, Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and  1alms  bhave ascended  cas a memorial before God.

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"Now dispatch some men to  aJoppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter;

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he is staying with a tanner named  aSimon, whose house is by the sea."

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When the angel who was speaking to him had left, he summoned two of his  1servants and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants,

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and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to  aJoppa.

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On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city,  aPeter went up on  bthe housetop about  cthe  1sixth hour to pray.

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But he became hungry and was desiring to eat; but while they were making preparations, he  afell into a trance;

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and he *saw  athe  1sky opened up, and an  2object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground,

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and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and  1crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the  2air.

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A voice came to him, "Get up, Peter,  1kill and eat!"

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But Peter said, "By no means,  aLord, for  bI have never eaten anything  1unholy and unclean."

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Again a voice came to him a second time, " aWhat God has cleansed, no longer consider  1unholy."

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This happened three times, and immediately the  1object was taken up into the  2sky.

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Now while Peter was greatly perplexed in  1mind as to what  athe vision which he had seen might be, behold,  bthe men who had been sent by Cornelius, having asked directions for Simon's house, appeared at the gate;

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and calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was staying there.

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While Peter was reflecting on  athe vision,  bthe Spirit said to him, "Behold,  1three men are looking for you.

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"But get up, go downstairs and  aaccompany them  1without misgivings, for I have sent them Myself."

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Peter went down to the men and said, "Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?"

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They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and  aGod-fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews,  bwas divinely directed by a  choly angel to send for you to come to his house and hear  1 da message from you."

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So he invited them in and gave them lodging.

And on the next day he got up and went away with them, and  asome of  bthe brethren from  cJoppa accompanied him.

Peter at Caesarea

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On the following day he entered  aCaesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

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When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell at his feet and  1 aworshiped him.

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But Peter raised him up, saying, " aStand up; I too am just a man."

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As he talked with him, he entered and *found  amany people assembled.

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And he said to them, "You yourselves know how  aunlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet  bGod has shown me that I should not call any man  1unholy or unclean.

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"That is why I came without even raising any objection when I was sent for. So I ask for what reason you have sent for me."

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Cornelius said, " aFour days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during  bthe  1ninth hour; and behold,  ca man stood before me in shining garments,

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and he *said, `Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your  1alms have been remembered before God.

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`Therefore send to  aJoppa and invite Simon, who is also called Peter, to come to you; he is staying at the house of Simon the tanner by the sea.'

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"So I sent for you immediately, and you have  1been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord."

Gentiles Hear Good News

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 aOpening his mouth, Peter said:

"I most certainly understand now that  bGod is not one to show partiality,

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but  ain every nation the man who  1 bfears Him and  2does what is right is welcome to Him.

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"The word which He sent to the sons of Israel,  apreaching  1 bpeace through Jesus Christ (He is  cLord of all)--

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you yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed.

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1You know of  aJesus of Nazareth, how God  banointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power,  2 cand how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for  dGod was with Him.

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"We are  awitnesses of all the things He did both in the  1land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also  bput Him to death by hanging Him on a  2cross.

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aGod raised Him up on the third day and granted that He become visible,

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 anot to all the people, but to  bwitnesses who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us  cwho ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.

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"And He  aordered us to  1preach to the people, and solemnly to  btestify that this is the One who has been  cappointed by God as  dJudge of the living and the dead.

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"Of Him  aall the prophets bear witness that through  bHis name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins."

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While Peter was still speaking these words,  athe Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the  1message.

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 aAll the  1circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been  bpoured out on the Gentiles also.

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For they were hearing them  aspeaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered,

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aSurely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who  bhave received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?"

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And he  aordered them to be baptized  bin the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.



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