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And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [God], and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

But when they believed Philip, preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.

Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John:

But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.

And Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

And immediately he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

[A] devout [man], and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.

He saw in a vision evidently, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thy alms are come up for a memorial before God.

And the voice [spoke] to him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words from thee.

And he said to them, Ye know that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come to one of another nation; but God hath shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

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

Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou hast come. Now therefore we are all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee from God.

Then Peter opened [his] mouth, and said, In truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

The word which [God] sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)