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Corneliussaid, "1Fourdaysago to thishour, I was praying in my house during 2the ninthhour; and behold, 3a manstoodbefore me in shininggarments,
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and he said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been rememberedbeforeGod.
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'Thereforesend to 4Joppa and inviteSimon, who is also calledPeter, 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 been kindenough to come. Nowthen, we are allherepresentbeforeGod to hearall that you have been commanded by the Lord."
Gentiles Hear Good News
345Opening his mouth, Petersaid: "I mostcertainly*understand now that 6God is not one to showpartiality,
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but 7in everynation the man who 8fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him.
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"The wordwhich He sent to the sons of Israel, 9preaching10peacethroughJesusChrist (He is 11Lord of all )-
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you yourselvesknow the thing which tookplacethroughoutallJudea, starting from Galilee, after the baptismwhichJohnproclaimed.
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"You know of 12Jesus of Nazareth, howGod13anointed Him with the HolySpirit and with power, 14and how He wentaboutdoinggood and healingall who were oppressed by the devil, for 15God was with Him.
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"We are 16witnesses of all the things He didboth in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also17put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross.
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"18Godraised Him up on the thirdday and granted that He becomevisible,