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Acts 10

Cornelius's Vision

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Nowg1161 there was a mang435 at  aCaesareag2542 namedg3686 Corneliusg2883, a centuriong1543 of what was  bcalledg2564 the Italiang2483  1cohortg4686,

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a devoutg2152 mang2152 and  aone who fearedg5399 Godg2316 with allg3956 his householdg3624, and  bgaveg4160 manyg4183  1almsg1654 to the Jewish peopleg2992 and prayedg1189a to Godg2316 continuallyg1223g3956.

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Aboutg5616g4012  athe  1ninthg1729a hourg5610 of the dayg2250 he clearlyg5320 sawg3708  bin a visiong3705  can angelg32a of Godg2316 who had just comeg1525 in and saidg3004 to him, "Corneliusg2883!"

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And  afixingg816 his gazeg816 on him and beingg1096 muchg1719 alarmedg1719, he saidg3004, "Whatg5101 is it, Lordg2962?" And he saidg3004 to him, "Your prayersg4335 and  1almsg1654  bhave ascendedg305  cas a memorialg3422 beforeg1715 Godg2316.

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"Nowg3568 dispatchg3992 some meng435 to  aJoppag2445 and sendg3343 for a mang5100 named Simong4613, whog3739 is also calledg1941 Peterg4074;

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he is stayingg3579 with a tannerg1038 named  aSimong4613, whoseg3739 houseg3614 is by the seag2281."

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Wheng5613 the angelg32a who was speakingg2980 to him had leftg565, he summonedg5455 twog1417 of his  1servantsg3610b and a devoutg2152 soldierg4757 of thoseg3588 who were his personalg4342 attendantsg4342,

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and after he had explainedg1834 everythingg537a to them, he sentg649 them to  aJoppag2445.

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On the nextg1887 dayg1887, as they were on their wayg3596 and approachingg1448 the cityg4172,  aPeterg4074 wentg305 up on  bthe housetopg1430 aboutg4012  cthe  1sixthg1623 hourg5610 to prayg4336.

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But he becameg1096 hungryg4361 and was desiringg2309 to eatg1089; but while they were makingg3903 preparationsg3903, he  afellg1096 into a tranceg1611;

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and he *sawg2334  athe  1skyg3772 openedg455 up, and an  2objectg4632 likeg5613 a greatg3173 sheetg3607 comingg2597 downg2524, loweredg2524 by fourg5064 cornersg746 to the groundg1093,

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and there were in it allg3956 kinds of four-footedg5074 animalsg5074 and  1crawlingg2062 creaturesg2062 of the earthg1093 and birdsg4071 of the  2airg3772.

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A voiceg5456 cameg1096 to him, "Getg450 up, Peterg4074,  1killg2380 and eatg2068!"

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But Peterg4074 saidg3004, "By nog3365 meansg3365,  aLordg2962, for  bI have neverg3763 eateng2068 anythingg3956  1unholyg2839 and uncleang169."

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Againg3825 a voiceg5456 came to him a secondg1208 timeg1208, " aWhatg3739 Godg2316 has cleansedg2511, nog3361 longer considerg2840  1unholyg2839."

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Thisg3778 happenedg1096 threeg5151 timesg5151, and immediatelyg2117 the  1objectg4632 was takeng353 up into the  2skyg3772.

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Nowg1161 whileg5613 Peterg4074 was greatlyg1280 perplexedg1280 in  1mindg1438 as to whatg5101  athe visiong3705 whichg3739 he had seeng3708 might be, beholdg2400,  bthe meng435 who had been sentg649 by Corneliusg2883, having askedg1331 directionsg1331 for Simon'sg4613 houseg3614, appearedg2186 at the gateg4440;

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and callingg5455 out, they were askingg4441 whetherg1487 Simong4613, who was also calledg1941 Peterg4074, was stayingg3579 thereg1759a.

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While Peterg4074 was reflectingg1327a on  athe visiong3705,  bthe Spiritg4151 saidg3004 to him, "Beholdg2400,  1threeg5140 meng435 are lookingg2212 for you.

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"But getg450 up, gog2597 downstairsg2597 and  aaccompanyg4198g4862 them  1withoutg3367 misgivingsg1252, for I have sentg649 them Myselfg1473."

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Peterg4074 wentg2597 downg2597 to the meng435 and saidg3004, "Beholdg2400, I amg1510 the one you are lookingg2212 for; whatg5101 is the reasong156 for whichg3739 you have comeg3918b?"

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They saidg3004, "Corneliusg2883, a centuriong1543, a righteousg1342 and  aGod-fearingg2316 mang435 wellg3140 spokeng3140 of by the entireg3650 nationg1484 of the Jewsg2453,  bwas divinely directedg5537 by a  cholyg40 angelg32a to sendg3343 for you to come to his houseg3624 and hearg191  1 da messageg4487 from you."

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Sog3767 he invitedg1528 them in and gaveg3579 them lodgingg3579.

And on the nextg1887 dayg1887 he gotg450 up and wentg1831 awayg1831 with them, and  asomeg5100 of  bthe brethreng80 from  cJoppag2445 accompaniedg4905 him.

Peter at Caesarea

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On the followingg1887 dayg1887 he enteredg1525  aCaesareag2542. Nowg1161 Corneliusg2883 was waitingg4327 for them and had calledg4779 togetherg4779 his relativesg4773a and closeg316 friendsg5384.

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Wheng5613 Peterg4074 enteredg1525, Corneliusg2883 metg4876 him, and fellg4098 at his feetg4228 and  1 aworshipedg4352 him.

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But Peterg4074 raisedg1453 him up, sayingg3004, " aStandg450 up; I toog2532 amg1510 just a mang444."

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As he talkedg4926 with him, he enteredg1525 and *foundg2147  amanyg4183 peopleg4183 assembledg4905.

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And he saidg5346 to them, "You yourselvesg4771 knowg1987 howg5613  aunlawfulg111 it is for a mang435 who is a Jewg2453 to associateg2853 with a foreignerg246 org2228 to visitg4334 him; and yet  bGodg2316 has showng1166 me that I should not callg3004 anyg3367 mang444  1unholyg2839 org2228 uncleang169.

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"That is whyg1352 I cameg2064 withoutg369 eveng2532 raisingg369 any objectiong369 when I was sentg3343 for. Sog3767 I askg4441 for whatg5101 reasong3056 you have sentg3343 for me."

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Corneliusg2883 saidg5346, " aFourg5067a daysg2250 agog575 to thisg3778 hourg5610, I was prayingg4336 in my houseg3624 during  bthe  1ninthg1729a hourg1729a; and beholdg2400,  ca mang435 stoodg2476 beforeg1799 me in shiningg2986 garmentsg2066,

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and he *saidg5346, `Corneliusg2883, your prayerg4335 has been heardg1522 and your  1almsg1654 have been rememberedg3403 beforeg1799 Godg2316.

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`Thereforeg3767 sendg3992 to  aJoppag2445 and inviteg3333 Simong4613, whog3739 is also calledg1941 Peterg4074, to come to you; he is stayingg3579 at the houseg3614 of Simong4613 the tannerg1038 by the seag2281.'

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"Sog3767 I sentg3992 for you immediatelyg1824, and you have  1been kindg2573 enoughg2573 to comeg3854. Nowg3568 theng3767, we are allg3956 hereg3918b presentg3918b beforeg1799 Godg2316 to hearg191 allg3956 that you have been commandedg4367 by the Lordg2962."

Gentiles Hear Good News

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 aOpeningg455 his mouthg4750, Peterg4074 saidg3004:

"I mostg225 certainlyg1909g225 understandg2638 now that  bGodg2316 is not oneg4381 to showg4381 partialityg4381,

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but  ain everyg3956 nationg1484 the man who  1 bfearsg5399 Him and  2doesg2038b what is rightg1343 is welcomeg1184 to Him.

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"The wordg3056 whichg3739 He sentg649 to the sonsg5207 of Israelg2274,  apreachingg2097  1 bpeaceg1515 throughg1223 Jesusg2424 Christg5547 (He is  cLordg2962 of allg3956)--

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you yourselvesg4771 knowg3609a the thingg4487 which tookg1096 placeg1096 throughoutg2596 allg3650 Judeag2453, startingg757 from Galileeg1056, afterg3326 the baptismg908 whichg3739 Johng2491 proclaimedg2784.

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1You know of  aJesusg2424 of Nazarethg3478, howg5613 Godg2316  banointedg5548 Him with the Holyg40 Spiritg4151 and with powerg1411,  2 cand how He wentg1330 aboutg1330 doingg2109 goodg2109 and healingg2390 allg3956 who were oppressedg2616a by the devilg1228, for  dGodg2316 was with Him.

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"We are  awitnessesg3144 of allg3956 the thingsg3956 He didg4160 bothg5037 in the  1landg5561 of the Jewsg2453 and in Jerusalemg2419. They alsog2532  bputg337 Him to deathg337 by hangingg2910 Him on a  2crossg3586.

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aGodg2316 raisedg1453 Him up on the thirdg5154 dayg2250 and grantedg1325 that He becomeg1096 visibleg1717,

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 anot to allg3956 the peopleg2992, but to  bwitnessesg3144 who were choseng4401 beforehandg4401 by Godg2316, that is, to us  cwhog3748 ateg4906 and drankg4844a with Him afterg3326 He aroseg450 from the deadg3498.

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"And He  aorderedg3853 us to  1preachg2784 to the peopleg2992, and solemnlyg1263 to  btestifyg1263 that thisg3778 is the One who has been  cappointedg3724 by Godg2316 as  dJudgeg2923 of the livingg2198 and the deadg3498.

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"Of Him  aallg3956 the prophetsg4396 bearg3140 witnessg3140 that throughg1223  bHis nameg3686 everyoneg3956 who believesg4100 in Him receivesg2983 forgivenessg859 of sinsg266."

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While Peterg4074 was stillg2089 speakingg2980 theseg3778 wordsg4487,  athe Holyg40 Spiritg4151 fellg1968 upon allg3956 thoseg3588 who were listeningg191 to the  1messageg3056.

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 aAllg3745 the  1circumcisedg4061 believersg4103 whog3745 cameg4905 with Peterg4074 were amazedg1839, becauseg3754 the giftg1431 of the Holyg40 Spiritg4151 had been  bpouredg1632b out on the Gentilesg1484 alsog2532.

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For they were hearingg191 them  aspeakingg2980 with tonguesg1100 and exaltingg3170 Godg2316. Theng5119 Peterg4074 answeredg611,

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aSurelyg3385 nog3385 oneg5100 cang1410 refuseg2967 the waterg5204 for theseg3778 to be baptizedg907 whog3748  bhave receivedg2983 the Holyg40 Spiritg4151 justg5613 as we did, can he?"

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And he  aorderedg4367 them to be baptizedg907  bin the nameg3686 of Jesusg2424 Christg5547. Theng5119 they askedg2065 him to stayg1961 on for a fewg5100 daysg2250.



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