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and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

Now the passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: "HE WAS LED AS A SHEEP TO SLAUGHTER; AND AS A LAMB BEFORE ITS SHEARER IS SILENT, SO HE DOES NOT OPEN HIS MOUTH.

"IN HUMILIATION HIS JUDGMENT WAS TAKEN AWAY; WHO WILL RELATE HIS GENERATION? FOR HIS LIFE IS REMOVED FROM THE EARTH."

Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he preached Jesus to him.

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing.

Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus.

and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him, so that he might regain his sight."

So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized;

but his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a large basket.

And he gave her his hand and raised her up; and calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.

a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.

And fixing his gaze on him and being much alarmed, he said, "What is it, Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and alms have ascended as a memorial before God.

When the angel who was speaking to him had left, he summoned two of his servants and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants,

They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, was divinely directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and hear a message from you."

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

When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell at his feet and worshiped him.

Opening his mouth, Peter said: "I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality,

"Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins."

"And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, 'Send to Joppa and have Simon, who is also called Peter, brought here;