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Cornelius, thy prayer is heard and thy alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

And Peter opening his mouth, said: in very deed I perceive that God is not a respecter of persons.

God sent the word to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all).

Jesus of Nazareth: how God anointed him with the Holy Ghost and with power, who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

Him God raised up the third day and gave him to be made manifest,

Not to all the people, but to witnesses preordained by God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him, after he arose again from the dead.

And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that it is he who was appointed by God to be judge of the living and of the dead.

For they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

And the apostles and brethren, who were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

And the voice answered again from heaven: What God hath made clean, do not thou call common.

If then God gave them the same grace as to us also who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ: who was I, that could withstand God?

Having heard these things, they held their peace and glorified God, saying: God then hath also to the Gentiles given repentance, unto life.

Who, when he was come and had seen the grace of God, rejoiced. And he exhorted them all with purpose of heart to continue in the Lord.

Peter therefore was kept in prison. But prayer was made without ceasing by the church unto God for him.

And the people made acclamation, saying: It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

And forthwith an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the honour to God: and, being eaten up by worms, he gave up the ghost.

And when they were come to Salamina, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also in the ministry.

Who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, a prudent man. He, sending for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God.

Then Paul rising up and with his hand bespeaking silence, said: Ye men of Israel and you that fear God, give ear.

The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people when they were sojourners in the land of Egypt: And with an high arm brought them out from thence: