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And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had kept his bed eight years; for he was palsied.

And he, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your alms have gone up for a memorial before God.

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common and unclean.

Now while Peter was much perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, look, the men that were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood before the gate,

But arise, and go down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

And they said, Captain Cornelius, a righteous man and one that fears God, and well reported of by all the nation of the Jews, was warned [of God] by a holy angel to send for you into his house, and to hear words from you.

And on the next day he entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kinsmen and his near friends.

and he said to them, You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation; and [yet] to me has God shown that I should not call any man common or unclean:

therefore also I came without opposing, when I was sent for. I ask therefore with what intent you sent for me.

[even] Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then Peter answered,

But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.

for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and many people were added to the Lord.

And he went forth to Tarsus to seek for Saul;

and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught many people, and that the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church to God for him.

And when she knew Peter's voice, she didn't open the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.

And when Herod had sought for him, and did not find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and tarried there.

Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king's country.

And as they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.