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At that very moment three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea arrived at the house where I was staying.
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The Spirit told me to go with them without hesitation. These six fellow believers from Joppa accompanied me to Caesarea, and we all went into the house of Cornelius.
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He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house, who said to him, "Send someone to Joppa for a man whose full name is Simon Peter.
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He will speak words to you by which you and all your family will be saved.'
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And when I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came down on them just as on us at the beginning.
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Then I remembered what the Lord had said: "John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'
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It is clear that God gave those Gentiles the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ; who was I, then, to try to stop God!"
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When they heard this, they stopped their criticism and praised God, saying, "Then God has given to the Gentiles also the opportunity to repent and live!"
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Some of the believers who were scattered by the persecution which took place when Stephen was killed went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, telling the message to Jews only.
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But other believers, who were from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and proclaimed the message to Gentiles also, telling them the Good News about the Lord Jesus.
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The Lord's power was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.