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In His humiliation His judgment was taken away. And who will recount His generation? For His life is taken away from the earth." Isa. 53:7, 8

And opening his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, Philip announced the gospel to him, Jesus.

But when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip. And the eunuch did not see him any more; for he went his way rejoicing.

And Saul was lifted up from the earth, but his eyes being opened he saw no one. And leading him by the hand they brought him to Damascus.

And instantly it was as if scales fell away from his eyes. And rising up at the thing happening, he was baptized.

one devout and fearing God, with all his house, both doing many alms to the people and praying continually to God.

And when the angel speaking to Cornelius went away, calling two of his servants and a devout soldier of those continually waiting on him,

And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a just man and one fearing God, and being testified to by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy angel to call you to his house and to hear words from you.

And on the morrow they entered Caesarea. And Cornelius was awaiting them, having called together his relatives and his intimate friends.

And as Peter was coming in, meeting him, Cornelius fell at his feet and worshiped.

And opening his mouth, Peter said, Truly I see that God is not a respecter of faces,

not to all the people, but to witnesses, the ones having been before hand-picked by God, to us who ate and drank with Him after His rising again from the dead.

To this One all the Prophets witness, so that through His name everyone believing into Him will receive remission of sins.

And he told us how he saw an angel in his house, standing and saying to him, Send men to Joppa, and send for Simon who is surnamed Peter,

Then Peter was indeed kept in the prison, but fervent prayer was made by the assembly to God on his behalf.

And, behold! An angel of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the building. And striking Peter's side, he raised him up, saying, Rise up in haste! And the chains fell off from his hands.

And having come, Peter said within himself, Now I know truly that the Lord sent out His angel and plucked me out of Herod's hand, and out of all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

But they said to her, You are raving. But she insisted, holding it to be so. And they said, It is his angel.

And instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give the glory to God. And having been eaten by worms, his soul went out.

But Elymas, the conjurer (for so his name is translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.