Acts:10:24-48
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And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea .
And Cornelius waited for them ,
and had called together his kinsmen and near friends .
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And as Peter was coming in ,
Cornelius met him ,
and fell down at his feet ,
and worshipped him .
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But Peter took him up ,
saying ,
Stand up ;
I myself also am a man .
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And as he talked with him ,
he went in ,
and found many that were come together .
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And he said unto them ,
Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company ,
or come unto one of another nation ;
but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean .
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Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying ,
as soon as I was sent for :
I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me ?
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And Cornelius said ,
Four days ago I was fasting until this hour ;
and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house ,
and ,
behold ,
a man stood before me in bright clothing ,
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And said ,
Cornelius ,
thy prayer is heard ,
and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God .
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Send therefore to Joppa ,
and call hither Simon ,
whose surname is Peter ;
he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side :
who ,
when he cometh ,
shall speak unto thee .
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Immediately therefore I sent to thee ;
and thou hast well done that thou art come .
Now therefore are we all here present before God ,
to hear all things that are commanded thee of God .
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Then Peter opened his mouth ,
and said ,
Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons :
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But in every nation he that feareth him ,
and worketh righteousness ,
is accepted with him .
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The word which God sent unto the children of Israel ,
preaching peace by Jesus Christ : (
he is Lord of all :)
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That word ,
I say ,
ye know ,
which was published throughout all Judaea ,
and began from Galilee ,
after the baptism which John preached ;
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How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power :
who went about doing good ,
and healing all that were oppressed of the devil ;
for God was with him .
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And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews ,
and in Jerusalem ;
whom they slew and hanged on a tree :
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Him God raised up the third day ,
and shewed him openly ;
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Not to all the people ,
but unto witnesses chosen before of God ,
even to us ,
who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead .
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And he commanded us to preach unto the people ,
and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead .
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To him give all the prophets witness ,
that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins .
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While Peter yet spake these words ,
the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word .
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And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished ,
as many as came with Peter ,
because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost .
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For they heard them speak with tongues ,
and magnify God .
Then answered Peter ,
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Can any man forbid water ,
that these should not be baptized ,
which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we ?
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And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord .
Then prayed they him to tarry certain days .