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Acts 6:1

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The Choosing of the Seven

In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

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Acts 6:2

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So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, "It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables.

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Acts 6:3

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Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them

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Acts 6:4

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and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word."

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Acts 6:5

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This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

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Acts 6:6

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They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

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Acts 6:7

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So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

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Acts 6:8

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Now Stephen, a man full of God's grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.

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Acts 6:9

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Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen.

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Acts 6:10

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But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.

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Acts 6:11

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Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, "We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God."

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Acts 6:12

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So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin.

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Acts 6:13

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They produced false witnesses, who testified, "This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

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Acts 6:14

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For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us."

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Acts 6:15

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All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

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Acts 7:1

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Stephen's Speech to the Sanhedrin

Then the high priest asked Stephen, "Are these charges true?"

Acts 7:2

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To this he replied: "Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Harran.

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Acts 7:3

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‘Leave your country and your people,' God said, ‘and go to the land I will show you.'

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Acts 7:4

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"So he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Harran. After the death of his father, God sent him to this land where you are now living.

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Acts 7:5

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He gave him no inheritance here, not even enough ground to set his foot on. But God promised him that he and his descendants after him would possess the land, even though at that time Abraham had no child.

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Acts 7:6

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God spoke to him in this way: ‘For four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated.

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Acts 7:7

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But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,' God said, ‘and afterward they will come out of that country and worship me in this place.'

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Acts 7:8

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Then he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him eight days after his birth. Later Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.

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Acts 7:9

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"Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

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Acts 7:10

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and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.

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Acts 7:11

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"Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.

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Acts 7:12

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When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers on their first visit.

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Acts 7:13

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On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was, and Pharaoh learned about Joseph's family.

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Acts 7:14

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After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family, seventy-five in all.

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Acts 7:15

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Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.

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Acts 7:16

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Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a certain sum of money.

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Acts 7:17

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"As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.

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Acts 7:18

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Then ‘a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt.'

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Acts 7:19

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He dealt treacherously with our people and oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to throw out their newborn babies so that they would die.

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Acts 7:20

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"At that time Moses was born, and he was no ordinary child. For three months he was cared for by his family.

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Acts 7:21

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When he was placed outside, Pharaoh's daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.

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Acts 7:22

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Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.

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Acts 7:23

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"When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his own people, the Israelites.

Acts 7:24

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He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he went to his defense and avenged him by killing the Egyptian.

Acts 7:25

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Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not.

Acts 7:26

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The next day Moses came upon two Israelites who were fighting. He tried to reconcile them by saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why do you want to hurt each other?'

Acts 7:27

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"But the man who was mistreating the other pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?

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Acts 7:28

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Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'

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Acts 7:29

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When Moses heard this, he fled to Midian, where he settled as a foreigner and had two sons.

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Acts 7:30

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"After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.

Acts 7:31

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When he saw this, he was amazed at the sight. As he went over to get a closer look, he heard the Lord say:

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Acts 7:32

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‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.' Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.

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Acts 7:33

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"Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

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Acts 7:34

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I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.'

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Acts 7:35

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"This is the same Moses they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?' He was sent to be their ruler and deliverer by God himself, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

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Acts 7:36

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He led them out of Egypt and performed wonders and signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea and for forty years in the wilderness.

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Acts 7:37

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"This is the Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own people.'

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Acts 7:38

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He was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors; and he received living words to pass on to us.

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Acts 7:39

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"But our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

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Acts 7:40

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They told Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who led us out of Egypt—we don't know what has happened to him!'

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Acts 7:41

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That was the time they made an idol in the form of a calf. They brought sacrifices to it and reveled in what their own hands had made.

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Acts 7:42

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But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the sun, moon and stars. This agrees with what is written in the book of the prophets: "‘Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, people of Israel?

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Acts 7:43

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You have taken up the tabernacle of Molek and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile' beyond Babylon.

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Acts 7:44

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"Our ancestors had the tabernacle of the covenant law with them in the wilderness. It had been made as God directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.

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Acts 7:45

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After receiving the tabernacle, our ancestors under Joshua brought it with them when they took the land from the nations God drove out before them. It remained in the land until the time of David,

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Acts 7:46

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who enjoyed God's favor and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

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Acts 7:47

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But it was Solomon who built a house for him.

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Acts 7:48

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"However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:

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Acts 7:49

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"‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord. Or where will my resting place be?

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Acts 7:50

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Has not my hand made all these things?'

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Acts 7:51

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"You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit!

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Acts 7:52

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Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him—

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Acts 7:53

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you who have received the law that was given through angels but have not obeyed it."

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Acts 7:54

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When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.

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Acts 7:55

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But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

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Acts 7:56

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"Look," he said, "I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."

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Acts 7:57

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At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him,

Acts 7:58

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dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.

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Acts 7:59

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While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

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Acts 7:60

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Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep.

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Acts 8:1

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And Saul approved of their killing him. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

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Acts 8:2

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Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.

Acts 8:3

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But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

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Acts 8:4

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Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.

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Acts 8:5

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Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there.

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Acts 8:6

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When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said.

Acts 8:7

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For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.

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Acts 8:8

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So there was great joy in that city.

Acts 8:9

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Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,

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Acts 8:10

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and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, "This man is rightly called the Great Power of God."

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Acts 8:11

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They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery.

Acts 8:12

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But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

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Acts 8:13

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Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.

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Acts 8:14

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When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria.

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Acts 8:15

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When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit,

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Acts 8:16

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because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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Acts 8:17

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Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

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Acts 8:18

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When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money

Acts 8:19

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and said, "Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit."

Acts 8:20

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Peter answered: "May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

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Acts 8:21

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You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God.

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Acts 8:22

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Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.

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Acts 8:23

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For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin."

Acts 8:24

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Then Simon answered, "Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me."

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Acts 8:25

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After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.

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Acts 8:26

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Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza."

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Acts 8:27

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So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means "queen of the Ethiopians"). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

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Acts 8:28

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and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet.

Acts 8:29

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The Spirit told Philip, "Go to that chariot and stay near it."

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Acts 8:30

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Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked.

Acts 8:31

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"How can I," he said, "unless someone explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

Acts 8:32

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This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading: "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

Acts 8:33

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In his humiliation he was deprived of justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth."

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Acts 8:34

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The eunuch asked Philip, "Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?"

Acts 8:35

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Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

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Acts 8:36

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As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?"

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Acts 8:37

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Acts 8:38

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And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.

Acts 8:39

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When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.

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Acts 8:40

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Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.

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Acts 9:1

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Saul's Conversion^(a)

Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord's disciples. He went to the high priest

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Acts 9:2

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and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

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Acts 9:3

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As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

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Acts 9:4

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He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"

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Acts 9:5

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"Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," he replied.

Acts 9:6

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"Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

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Acts 9:7

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The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone.

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Acts 9:8

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Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.

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For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.

Acts 9:10

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In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, "Ananias!" "Yes, Lord," he answered.

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Acts 9:11

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The Lord told him, "Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.

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In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight."

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"Lord," Ananias answered, "I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem.

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Acts 9:14

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And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name."

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Acts 9:15

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But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.

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Acts 9:16

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I will show him how much he must suffer for my name."

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Acts 9:17

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Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

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Acts 9:18

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Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,

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and after taking some food, he regained his strength.

Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem

Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.

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Acts 9:20

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At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.

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Acts 9:21

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All those who heard him were astonished and asked, "Isn't he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And hasn't he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?"

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Acts 9:22

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Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.

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Acts 9:23

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After many days had gone by, there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him,

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Acts 9:24

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but Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him.

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Acts 9:25

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But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.

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Acts 9:26

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When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple.

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Acts 9:27

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But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus.

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Acts 9:28

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So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.

Acts 9:29

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He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews, but they tried to kill him.

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Acts 9:30

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When the believers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

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Acts 9:31

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Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.

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Acts 9:32

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As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord's people who lived in Lydda.

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Acts 9:33

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There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years.

Acts 9:34

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"Aeneas," Peter said to him, "Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and roll up your mat." Immediately Aeneas got up.

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Acts 9:35

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All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

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Acts 9:36

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In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor.

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Acts 9:37

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About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room.

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Acts 9:38

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Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, "Please come at once!"

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Acts 9:39

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Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

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Acts 9:40

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Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, "Tabitha, get up." She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up.

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Acts 9:41

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He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers, especially the widows, and presented her to them alive.

Acts 9:42

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This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.

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Acts 9:43

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Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon.

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Acts 10:1

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Cornelius Calls for Peter

At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment.

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Acts 10:2

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He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.

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Acts 10:3

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One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, "Cornelius!"

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Cornelius stared at him in fear. "What is it, Lord?" he asked. The angel answered, "Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God.

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Acts 10:5

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Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter.

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Acts 10:6

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He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea."

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Acts 10:7

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When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants.

Acts 10:8

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He told them everything that had happened and sent them to Joppa.

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About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

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Acts 10:10

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He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.

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Acts 10:11

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He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

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Acts 10:12

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It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds.

Acts 10:13

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Then a voice told him, "Get up, Peter. Kill and eat."

Acts 10:14

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"Surely not, Lord!" Peter replied. "I have never eaten anything impure or unclean."

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Acts 10:15

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The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean."

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Acts 10:16

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This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.

Acts 10:17

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While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found out where Simon's house was and stopped at the gate.

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Acts 10:18

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They called out, asking if Simon who was known as Peter was staying there.

Acts 10:19

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While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Simon, three men are looking for you.

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Acts 10:20

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So get up and go downstairs. Do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them."

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Acts 10:21

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Peter went down and said to the men, "I'm the one you're looking for. Why have you come?"

Acts 10:22

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The men replied, "We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say."

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Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests.

Peter at Cornelius's House

The next day Peter started out with them, and some of the believers from Joppa went along.

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The following day he arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

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Acts 10:25

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As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence.

Acts 10:26

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But Peter made him get up. "Stand up," he said, "I am only a man myself."

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Acts 10:27

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While talking with him, Peter went inside and found a large gathering of people.

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Acts 10:28

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He said to them: "You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean.

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So when I was sent for, I came without raising any objection. May I ask why you sent for me?"

Acts 10:30

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Cornelius answered: "Three days ago I was in my house praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me

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Acts 10:31

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and said, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to the poor.

Acts 10:32

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Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, who lives by the sea.'

Acts 10:33

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So I sent for you immediately, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us."

Acts 10:34

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Then Peter began to speak: "I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism

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but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.

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You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

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You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached—

Acts 10:38

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how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.

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"We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross,

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Acts 10:40

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but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen.

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He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen—by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

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He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.

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Acts 10:43

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All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

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While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message.

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The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles.

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Acts 10:46

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For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,

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"Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water. They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have."

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So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.

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Peter Explains His Actions

The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

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Acts 11:2

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So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him

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Acts 11:3

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and said, "You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them."

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Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story:

Acts 11:5

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"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was.

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I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles and birds.

Acts 11:7

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Then I heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.'

Acts 11:8

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"I replied, ‘Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'

Acts 11:9

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"The voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.'

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This happened three times, and then it was all pulled up to heaven again.

Acts 11:11

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"Right then three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.

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The Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man's house.

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He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.

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Acts 11:14

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He will bring you a message through which you and all your household will be saved.'

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Acts 11:15

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"As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come 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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So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God's way?"

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When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, "So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life."

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Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was killed traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, spreading the word only among Jews.

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Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus.

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The Lord's hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

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News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

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When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.

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He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

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Acts 11:25

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Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,

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Acts 11:26

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and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.

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During this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

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Acts 11:28

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One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world. (This happened during the reign of Claudius.)

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Acts 11:29

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The disciples, as each one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea.

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This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

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Acts 12:1

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Peter's Miraculous Escape From Prison

It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them.

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Acts 12:2

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He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.

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When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.

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After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.

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Acts 12:5

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So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.

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Acts 12:6

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The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance.

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Acts 12:7

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Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. "Quick, get up!" he said, and the chains fell off Peter's wrists.

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Then the angel said to him, "Put on your clothes and sandals." And Peter did so. "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me," the angel told him.

Acts 12:9

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Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision.

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Acts 12:10

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They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went through it. When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him.

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Acts 12:11

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Then Peter came to himself and said, "Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod's clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen."

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Acts 12:12

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When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying.

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Acts 12:13

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Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door.

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Acts 12:14

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When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, "Peter is at the door!"

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