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

but ^(at)in every nation the man who ^[y](au)fears Him and ^[z]does what is right is welcome to Him.

The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, ^(av)preaching ^[aa](aw)peace through Jesus Christ (He is ^(ax)Lord of all)—

you yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed.

^[ab]You know of ^(ay)Jesus of Nazareth, how God ^(az)anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, ^[ac](ba)and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for ^(bb)God was with Him.

We are ^(bc)witnesses of all the things He did both in the ^[ad]land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also ^(bd)put Him to death by hanging Him on a ^[ae]cross.

^(be)God raised Him up on the third day and granted that He become visible,

^(bf)not to all the people, but to ^(bg)witnesses who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us ^(bh)who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.

And He ^(bi)ordered us to ^[af]preach to the people, and solemnly to ^(bj)testify that this is the One who has been ^(bk)appointed by God as ^(bl)Judge of the living and the dead.

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

While Peter was still speaking these words, ^(bo)the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the ^[ag]message.

^(bp)All the ^[ah]circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been ^(bq)poured out on the Gentiles also.

For they were hearing them ^(br)speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered,

"^(bs)Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who ^(bt)have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?"

And he ^(bu)ordered them to be baptized ^(bv)in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.