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and after taking some food, his strength returned. For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus,

But his disciples took him at night and let him down through an opening in the wall by lowering him in a basket.

He gave her his hand and helped her get up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her alive.

He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people and prayed to God regularly.

When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius called two of his personal servants and a devout soldier from among those who served him,

They said, "Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you."

The following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting anxiously for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

So when Peter came in, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.

About him all the prophets testify, that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,

So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen."

But they said to her, "You've lost your mind!" But she kept insisting that it was Peter, and they kept saying, "It is his angel!"

He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and then related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, "Tell James and the brothers these things," and then he left and went to another place.

On a day determined in advance, Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them.

But the magician Elymas (for that is the way his name is translated) opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Then Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

So Paul stood up, gestured with his hand and said, "Men of Israel, and you Gentiles who fear God, listen:

After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave his people their land as an inheritance.

But while John was completing his mission, he said repeatedly, ‘What do you think I am? I am not he. But look, one is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet!'