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So he took them in for the night. And the day after, he went with them, taking some of the brothers from Joppa with him.
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And the day after that, they came to Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having got together his relations and his near friends.
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And when Peter came in, Cornelius came to him and, falling down at his feet, gave him worship.
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But Peter, lifting him up, said, Get up, for I am a man as you are.
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And saying these words, he went in, and saw that a great number of people had come together;
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And he said to them, You yourselves have knowledge that it is against the law for a man who is a Jew to be in the company of one who is of another nation; but God has made it clear to me that no man may be named common or unclean:
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And so I came without question, when I was sent for. What then is your purpose in sending for me?
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And Cornelius said, Four days from now I was in my house in prayer at the ninth hour; and I saw before me a man in shining clothing,
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Who said, Cornelius, your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your offerings are kept in his memory.
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Send, then, to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you; he is living in the house of Simon, a leather-worker, by the sea.
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So, straight away, I sent for you; and you have done well to come. And now, we are all present before God, ready to give attention to all the things which the Lord has given you to say.