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pious, and fearing God with all his house, [both] giving much alms to the people, and supplicating God continually,

But he, having fixed his eyes upon him, and become full of fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms have gone up for a memorial before God.

And when the angel who was speaking to him had departed, having called two of his household and a pious soldier of those who were constantly with him,

And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and borne witness to by the whole nation of the Jews, has been divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, and hear words from thee.

And on the morrow they came to Caesarea. But Cornelius was looking for them, having called together his kinsmen and [his] intimate friends.

And Peter opening his mouth said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons,

To him all the prophets bear witness that every one that believes on him will receive through his name remission of sins.

and he related to us how he had seen the angel in his house, standing and saying [to him], Send [men] to Joppa and fetch Simon, who is surnamed Peter,

At that time Herod the king laid his hands on some of those of the assembly to do them hurt,

And lo, an angel of [the] Lord came there, and a light shone in the prison: and having smitten the side of Peter, he roused him up, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off his hands.

And Peter, being come to himself, said, Now I know certainly that [the] Lord has sent forth his angel and has taken me out of the hand of Herod and all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she maintained that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

And having made a sign to them with his hand to be silent, he related [to them] how the Lord had brought him out of prison; and he said, Report these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out and went to another place.

But Elymas the magician (for so his name is by interpretation) opposed them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.

But Saul, who also [is] Paul, filled with [the] Holy Spirit, fixing his eyes upon him,

And having sailed from Paphos, Paul and his company came to Perga of Pamphylia; and John separated from them and returned to Jerusalem.

John having proclaimed before the face of his entry [among the people] [the] baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

And as John was fulfilling his course he said, Whom do ye suppose that I am? *I* am not [he]. But behold, there comes one after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

who appeared for many days to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

For David indeed, having in his own generation ministered to the will of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers and saw corruption.