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And the morrow after they enteredintoCaesarea.AndCornelius waited forthem*, and had called togetherhiskinsmenandnearfriends.
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AndasPeterwas coming in, Corneliusmethim, and fell downat his feet, and worshipped him.
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ButPetertookhimup, saying, Stand up; Imyselfalsoam a man.
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And as he talked with him, he went in, andfoundmany that were come together.
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And he saiduntothem,Yeknowhow that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation;butGod hath shewedme that I should notcallanymancommonorunclean.
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ThereforecameI unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I asktherefore for whatintent ye have sent forme?
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AndCorneliussaid, Fourdaysago I wasfastinguntilthishour;and at the ninthhour I prayedinmyhouse,and,behold, a manstoodbeforemeinbrightclothing,
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Andsaid, Cornelius,thyprayer is heard, andthinealms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
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SendthereforetoJoppa,and call hitherSimon,whose surname isPeter;he is lodgedin the house of one Simon a tannerby the sea side:who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.
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Immediatelytherefore I senttothee;andthou hast welldone that thou art come. Nowthereforeareweall here presentbeforeGod, to hear all things that are commandedtheeofGod.
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ThenPeteropened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceivethatGodisno respecter of persons:
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Butineverynation he that fearethhim,andworkethrighteousness,isaccepted with him.
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The wordwhich God sent unto the children of Israel,preachingpeacebyJesusChrist:* (he isLord of all:)
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That word, I say, yeknow, which was publishedthroughoutallJudaea, and beganfromGalilee,after the baptismwhichJohnpreached;
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HowGodanointedJesusofNazareth with the HolyGhostand with power:whowentabout doing good, andhealingall that were oppressedof the devil;forGodwaswithhim.
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Andwearewitnesses of all thingswhich he didbothin the land of the Jews,andinJerusalem;whom they slew and hangedon a tree:
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HimGod raised up the thirdday,andshewedhimopenly*;
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Not to all the people,but unto witnesses chosen beforeofGod, even to us,who did eatand drink withhimafterherosefrom the dead.
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And he commandedus to preach unto the people,and to testifythat it ishewhich was ordainedofGod to be the Judge of quickanddead.
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To himgiveall the prophetswitness, that throughhisnamewhosoeverbelievethinhim shall receiveremission of sins.
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While Peteryetspakethesewords, the HolyGhostfellonall them which heard the word.
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And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came withPeter,because that on the Gentilesalso was poured out the gift of the HolyGhost.
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For they heardthem speak withtongues,andmagnifyGod.ThenansweredPeter,
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Can* any manforbidwater, that theseshouldnot be baptized, which have received the HolyGhostas well aswe?
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And he commandedthem to be baptizedin the name of the Lord.Then prayed theyhim to tarrycertaindays.