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And he showed us how he had seen an angel in his house, who stood and said unto him, Send to Joppa and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter,
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who shall tell thee words, by which thou and all thy house shall be saved.
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And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
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Then I remembered the word of the Lord, when he said, John indeed baptized in water, but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.
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So then, if God gave them the same gift as
he did unto us, who have believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I should withstand God?
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When they heard these things, they were silent and glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted repentance unto life to the Gentiles.
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Now those who were scattered abroad by the tribulation that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice and Cyprus and Antioch, preaching the word to no one except only unto the Jews.
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And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they came into Antioch, spoke unto the Greeks, preaching the gospel of the Lord Jesus.
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And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned unto the Lord.
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Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the
congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} which was in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas that he should go unto Antioch.
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Who, when he came and had seen the grace of God, was glad and exhorted them all to remain in
their purpose of heart in the Lord.