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and he said to them, "You yourselves know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or to visit a Gentile; but God has shown me that I should not call anyone profane or unclean.
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So when I was sent for, I came without objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?"
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Cornelius replied, "Four days ago at this very hour, at three o'clock, I was praying in my house when suddenly a man in dazzling clothes stood before me.
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He said, "Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.
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Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon, who is called Peter; he is staying in the home of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.'
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Therefore I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. So now all of us are here in the presence of God to listen to all that the Lord has commanded you to say."
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Then Peter began to speak to them: "I truly understand that God shows no partiality,
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but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
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You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all.
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That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: