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As Peter, puzzled, sat there trying to figure out what it all meant, the men sent by Cornelius showed up at Simon's front door.
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They called in, asking if there was a Simon, also called Peter, staying there.
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Peter, lost in thought, didn't hear them, so the Spirit whispered to him, "Three men are knocking at the door looking for you.
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Get down there and go with them. Don't ask any questions. I sent them to get you."
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Peter went down and said to the men, "I think I'm the man you're looking for. What's up?"
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They said, "Captain Cornelius, a God-fearing man well-known for his fair play - ask any Jew in this part of the country - was commanded by a holy angel to get you and bring you to his house so he could hear what you had to say."
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Peter invited them in and made them feel at home.
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A day later they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had his relatives and close friends waiting with him.
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The minute Peter came through the door, Cornelius was up on his feet greeting him - and then down on his face worshiping him!
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Peter pulled him up and said, "None of that - I'm a man and only a man, no different from you."
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Talking things over, they went on into the house, where Cornelius introduced Peter to everyone who had come.