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Then Peter opening his mouth, said, I perceive of a truth that God is not a respecter of persons:

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth 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 shewed him openly;

(Not to all the people, but to witnesses, chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him) after he rose from the dead.

And he commanded us, to proclaim to the people, and to testify, that it is he who is ordained by God the Judge of the living and the dead.

For they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

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

And the voice from heaven answered me again, What God hath purified, call not thou common.

If then God gave to them the same gift as even to us, having believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that could withstand God?

When they heard these things, they were quiet, and glorified God, saying, Then God hath given to the Gentiles also repentance unto life.

Who coming and seeing the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, to cleave unto the Lord with full purpose of heart.

So Peter was kept in the prison; but continual prayer was made to God by the church for him.

And the people shouted, It is the voice of God, and not of a man.

And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory; and being eaten by worms, he expired.

But the word of God grew and multiplied.

And being at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had also John for their attendant.

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

Then Paul standing, and waving his hand, said, Ye men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken.

The God of this people chose our fathers, and raised the people, while sojourning in the land of Egypt, and brought them out of it with an uplifted arm.

And afterward they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years.