General Search for 'Acts 10-15' - New American Standard Bible

Acts 10:1

Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort,

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Acts 10:2

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

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Acts 10:3

About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, "Cornelius!"

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Acts 10:4

And he looked at him intently and became terrified, and said, "What is it, lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and charitable gifts have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

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Acts 10:5

"Now dispatch some men to Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter;

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Acts 10:6

he is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the sea."

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Acts 10:7

When the angel who spoke to him left, he summoned two of his servants and a devout soldier from his personal attendants,

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Acts 10:8

and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

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Acts 10:9

On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray.

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Acts 10:10

But he became hungry and wanted to eat; but while they were making preparations, he fell into a trance;

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Acts 10:11

and he saw the sky opened up, and an object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground,

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Acts 10:12

and on it were all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the sky.

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Acts 10:13

A voice came to him, "Get up, Peter, kill and eat!"

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Acts 10:14

But Peter said, "By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean."

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Acts 10:15

Again a voice came to him a second time, "What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy."

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Acts 10:16

This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into the sky.

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Acts 10:17

Now while Peter was greatly perplexed in mind as to what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who had been sent by Cornelius had asked directions to Simon's house, and they appeared at the gate;

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Acts 10:18

and calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was staying there.

Acts 10:19

While Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are looking for you.

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Acts 10:20

"But get up, go downstairs and accompany them without misgivings, for I have sent them Myself."

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Acts 10:21

Peter went down to the men and said, "Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?"

Acts 10:22

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."

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Acts 10:23

So he invited them in and gave them lodging. Peter in Caesarea Now on the next day he got ready and went away with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

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Acts 10:24

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

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Acts 10:25

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

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Acts 10:26

But Peter helped him up, saying, "Stand up; I, too, am just a man."

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Acts 10:27

As he talked with him, he entered and found many people assembled.

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Acts 10:28

And he said to them, "You yourselves know that it is forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner; and yet God has shown me that I am not to call any person unholy or unclean.

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Acts 10:29

"That is why I came without even raising any objection when I was sent for. So I ask, for what reason did you send for me?"

Acts 10:30

Cornelius said, "Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during the ninth hour; and behold, a man stood before me in shining clothing,

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Acts 10:31

and he said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your charitable gifts have been remembered before God.

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Acts 10:32

'Therefore send some men to Joppa and invite Simon, who is also called Peter, to come to you; he is staying at the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.'

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Acts 10:33

"So I sent men to you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear everything that you have been commanded by the Lord."

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Acts 10:34

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

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Acts 10:35

but in every nation the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.

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Acts 10:36

"The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all)—

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Acts 10:37

you yourselves know the thing that happened throughout Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed.

Acts 10:38

"You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

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Acts 10:39

"We are witnesses of all the things that He did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross.

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Acts 10:40

"God raised Him up on the third day and granted that He be revealed,

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Acts 10:41

not to all the people, but to witnesses who had been chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.

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Acts 10:42

"And He ordered us to preach to the people, and to testify solemnly that this is the One who has been appointed by God as Judge of the living and the dead.

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Acts 10:43

"All the prophets testify of Him, that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins."

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Acts 10:44

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message.

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Acts 10:45

All the Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had also been poured out on the Gentiles.

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Acts 10:46

For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter responded,

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Acts 10:47

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

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Acts 10:48

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

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Acts 11:1

Now the apostles and the brothers and sisters who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

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Acts 11:2

And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, the Jewish believers took issue with him,

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Acts 11:3

saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."

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Acts 11:4

But Peter began and explained at length to them in an orderly sequence, saying,

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Acts 11:5

"I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from the sky; and it came to where I was,

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Acts 11:6

and I stared at it and was thinking about it, and I saw the four-footed animals of the earth, the wild animals, the crawling creatures, and the birds of the sky.

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Acts 11:7

"I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat.'

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Acts 11:8

"But I said, 'By no means, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'

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Acts 11:9

"But a voice from heaven answered a second time, 'What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.'

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Acts 11:10

"This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into the sky.

Acts 11:11

"And behold, at that moment three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea came up to the house where we were staying.

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Acts 11:12

"And the Spirit told me to go with them without misgivings. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man's house.

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Acts 11:13

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

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Acts 11:14

and he will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.'

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Acts 11:15

"And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning.

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Acts 11:16

"And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

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Acts 11:17

"Therefore, if God gave them the same gift as He also gave to us after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?"

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Acts 11:18

When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, "Well then, God has also granted to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life."

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Acts 11:19

So then those who were scattered because of the persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way to Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone.

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Acts 11:20

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, preaching the good news of the Lord Jesus.

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Acts 11:21

And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.

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Acts 11:22

The news about them reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas off to Antioch.

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Acts 11:23

Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord;

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Acts 11:24

for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and faith. And considerable numbers were added to the Lord.

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Acts 11:25

And he left for Tarsus to look for Saul;

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Acts 11:26

and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And for an entire year they met with the church and taught considerable numbers of people; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

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Acts 11:27

Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

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Acts 11:28

One of them, named Agabus, stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there would definitely be a severe famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius.

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Acts 11:29

And to the extent that any of the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the relief of the brothers and sisters living in Judea.

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Acts 11:30

And they did this, sending it with Barnabas and Saul to the elders.

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Acts 12:1

Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church, to do them harm.

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Acts 12:2

And he had James the brother of John executed with a sword.

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Acts 12:3

When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter as well. (Now these were the days of Unleavened Bread.)

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Acts 12:4

When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, turning him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending only after the Passover to bring him before the people.

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Acts 12:5

So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made to God intensely by the church.

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Acts 12:6

On the very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards in front of the door were watching over the prison.

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Acts 12:7

And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly stood near Peter, and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter's side and woke him, saying, "Get up quickly." And his chains fell off his hands.

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Acts 12:8

And the angel said to him, "Put on your belt and strap on your sandals." And he did so. And he said to him, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me."

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Acts 12:9

And he went out and continued to follow, and yet he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

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Acts 12:10

Now when they had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened for them by itself; and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

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Acts 12:11

When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent forth His angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."

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Acts 12:12

And when he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John, who was also called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

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Acts 12:13

When he knocked at the door of the gate, a slave woman named Rhoda came to answer.

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Acts 12:14

When she recognized Peter's voice, because of her joy she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

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Acts 12:15

They said to her, "You are out of your mind!" But she kept insisting that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."

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Acts 12:16

But Peter continued knocking; and when they had opened the door, they saw him and were amazed.

Acts 12:17

But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had led him out of the prison. And he said, "Report these things to James and the brothers." Then he left and went to another place.

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Acts 12:18

Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers as to what could have become of Peter.

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Acts 12:19

When Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and was spending time there.

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Acts 12:20

Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and with one mind they came to him, and having won over Blastus the king's chamberlain, they were asking for peace, because their country was supported with grain from the king's country.

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Acts 12:21

On an appointed day, after putting on his royal apparel, Herod took his seat on the rostrum and began delivering an address to them.

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Acts 12:22

The people repeatedly cried out, "The voice of a god and not of a man!"

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And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

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Acts 12:24

But the word of the Lord continued to grow and to be multiplied.

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Acts 12:25

And Barnabas and Saul returned when they had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, taking along with them John, who was also called Mark.

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Acts 13:1

Now there were prophets and teachers at Antioch, in the church that was there: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

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Acts 13:2

While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set Barnabas and Saul apart for Me for the work to which I have called them."

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Acts 13:3

Then, when they had fasted, prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

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Acts 13:4

So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

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Acts 13:5

When they reached Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had John as their helper.

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Acts 13:6

When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus,

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Acts 13:7

who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.

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Acts 13:8

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

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Acts 13:9

But Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, stared at him,

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Acts 13:10

and said, "You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop making crooked the straight ways of the Lord?

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Acts 13:11

"Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time." And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand.

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Acts 13:12

Then the proconsul believed when he saw what had happened, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.

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Acts 13:13

Now Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia; but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

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Acts 13:14

But going on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian Antioch, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.

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Acts 13:15

After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue officials sent word to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it."

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Acts 13:16

Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, "Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen:

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Acts 13:17

"The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out from it.

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Acts 13:18

"For a period of about forty years He put up with them in the wilderness.

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Acts 13:19

"When He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land as an inheritance—all of which took about 450 years.

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Acts 13:20

"After these things He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

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Acts 13:21

"Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

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Acts 13:22

"After He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, 'I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My will.'

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Acts 13:23

"From the descendants of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,

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Acts 13:24

after John had proclaimed, before His coming, a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

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Acts 13:25

"And while John was completing his course, he kept saying, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, One is coming after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'

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Acts 13:26

"Brothers, sons of Abraham's family, and those among you who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent.

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Acts 13:27

"For those who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, recognizing neither Him nor the declarations of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning Him.

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Acts 13:28

"And though they found no grounds for putting Him to death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.

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Acts 13:29

"When they had carried out everything that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.

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Acts 13:30

"But God raised Him from the dead;

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Acts 13:31

and for many days He appeared to those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, the very ones who are now His witnesses to the people.

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Acts 13:32

"And we preach to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers,

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Acts 13:33

that God has fulfilled this promise to those of us who are the descendants by raising Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm: 'YOU ARE MY SON; TODAY I HAVE FATHERED YOU.'

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Acts 13:34

"As for the fact that He raised Him from the dead, never again to return to decay, He has spoken in this way: 'I WILL GIVE YOU THE HOLY AND FAITHFUL MERCIES OF DAVID.'

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Acts 13:35

"Therefore, He also says in another Psalm: 'YOU WILL NOT ALLOW YOUR HOLY ONE TO UNDERGO DECAY.'

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Acts 13:36

"For David, after he had served God's purpose in his own generation, fell asleep, and was buried among his fathers and underwent decay;

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Acts 13:37

but He whom God raised did not undergo decay.

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Acts 13:38

"Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

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Acts 13:39

and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses.

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Acts 13:40

"Therefore, see that the thing spoken of in the Prophets does not come upon you:

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Acts 13:41

'LOOK, YOU SCOFFERS, AND BE ASTONISHED, AND PERISH; FOR I AM ACCOMPLISHING A WORK IN YOUR DAYS, A WORK WHICH YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE, THOUGH SOMEONE SHOULD DESCRIBE IT TO YOU.'"

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Acts 13:42

As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people repeatedly begged to have these things spoken to them the next Sabbath.

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Acts 13:43

Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking to them and urging them to continue in the grace of God.

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Acts 13:44

The next Sabbath nearly all the city assembled to hear the word of the Lord.

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Acts 13:45

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were blaspheming.

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Acts 13:46

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first. Since you repudiate it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.

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Acts 13:47

"For so the Lord has commanded us, 'I HAVE APPOINTED YOU AS A LIGHT TO THE GENTILES, THAT YOU MAY BRING SALVATION TO THE END OF THE EARTH.'"

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Acts 13:48

When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed.

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Acts 13:49

And the word of the Lord was being spread through the whole region.

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Acts 13:50

But the Jews incited the devout women of prominence and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their region.

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Acts 13:51

But they shook off the dust from their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.

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Acts 13:52

And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

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Acts 14:1

In Iconium they entered the synagogue of the Jews together, and spoke in such a way that a large number of people believed, both of Jews and of Greeks.

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Acts 14:2

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the minds of the Gentiles and embittered them against the brothers.

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Acts 14:3

Therefore they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders be performed by their hands.

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Acts 14:4

But the people of the city were divided; and some sided with the Jews, while others, with the apostles.

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Acts 14:5

And when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and the Jews with their rulers, to treat them abusively and to stone them,

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Acts 14:6

they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding region;

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Acts 14:7

and there they continued to preach the gospel.

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Acts 14:8

In Lystra a man was sitting whose feet were incapacitated. He had been disabled from his mother's womb, and had never walked.

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Acts 14:9

This man was listening to Paul as he spoke. Paul looked at him intently and saw that he had faith to be made well,

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Acts 14:10

and he said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet!" And the man leaped up and began to walk.

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Acts 14:11

When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have become like men and have come down to us!"

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Acts 14:12

And they began calling Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, since he was the chief speaker.

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Acts 14:13

Moreover, the priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.

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Acts 14:14

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they tore their robes and rushed out into the crowd, crying out

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Acts 14:15

and saying, "Men, why are you doing these things? We are also men, of the same nature as you, preaching the gospel to you, to turn from these useless things to a living God, who MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA, AND EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THEM.

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Acts 14:16

"In past generations He permitted all the nations to go their own ways;

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Acts 14:17

yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness."

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Acts 14:18

And even by saying these things, only with difficulty did they restrain the crowds from offering sacrifices to them.

Acts 14:19

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking that he was dead.

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Acts 14:20

But while the disciples stood around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

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Acts 14:21

And after they had preached the gospel to that city and had made a good number of disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch,

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Acts 14:22

strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, "It is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God."

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Acts 14:23

When they had appointed elders for them in every church, having prayed with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

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Acts 14:24

They passed through Pisidia and came into Pamphylia.

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Acts 14:25

When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

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Acts 14:26

From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been entrusted to the grace of God for the work that they had accomplished.

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Acts 14:27

When they had arrived and gathered the church together, they began to report all the things that God had done with them and how He had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.

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Acts 14:28

And they spent a long time with the disciples.

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Acts 15:1

Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."

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Acts 15:2

And after Paul and Barnabas had a heated argument and debate with them, the brothers determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders concerning this issue.

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Acts 15:3

Therefore, after being sent on their way by the church, they were passing through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and they were bringing great joy to all the brothers and sisters.

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Acts 15:4

When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church, the apostles, and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.

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Acts 15:5

But some of the sect of the Pharisees who had believed stood up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to direct them to keep the Law of Moses."

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Acts 15:6

The apostles and the elders came together to look into this matter.

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Acts 15:7

After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe.

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Acts 15:8

"And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;

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Acts 15:9

and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

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Acts 15:10

"Since this is the case, why are you putting God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear?

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Acts 15:11

"But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are."

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Acts 15:12

All the people kept silent, and they were listening to Barnabas and Paul as they were relating all the signs and wonders that God had done through them among the Gentiles.

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Acts 15:13

After they stopped speaking, James responded, saying, "Brothers, listen to me.

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Acts 15:14

"Simeon has described how God first concerned Himself about taking a people for His name from among the Gentiles.

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Acts 15:15

"The words of the Prophets agree with this, just as it is written:

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Acts 15:16

'AFTER THESE THINGS I will return, AND I WILL REBUILD THE FALLEN TABERNACLE OF DAVID, AND I WILL REBUILD ITS RUINS, AND I WILL RESTORE IT,

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Acts 15:17

SO THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE LORD, AND ALL THE GENTILES WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME,'

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Acts 15:18

SAYS THE LORD, WHO MAKES THESE THINGS known from long ago.

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Acts 15:19

"Therefore, it is my judgment that we do not cause trouble for those from the Gentiles who are turning to God,

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Acts 15:20

but that we write to them that they abstain from things contaminated by idols, from acts of sexual immorality, from what has been strangled, and from blood.

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Acts 15:21

"For from ancient generations Moses has those who preach him in every city, since he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath."

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Acts 15:22

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers,

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Acts 15:23

and they sent this letter with them: "The apostles and the brothers who are elders, to the brothers and sisters in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia who are from the Gentiles: Greetings.

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Acts 15:24

Since we have heard that some of our number to whom we gave no instruction have confused you by their teaching, upsetting your souls,

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Acts 15:25

it seemed good to us, having become of one mind, to select men to send to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

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Acts 15:26

men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Acts 15:27

Therefore, we have sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will also report the same things by word of mouth.

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Acts 15:28

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials:

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Acts 15:29

that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from acts of sexual immorality; if you keep yourselves free from such things, you will do well. Farewell."

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Acts 15:30

So when they were sent away, they went down to Antioch; and after gathering the congregation together, they delivered the letter.

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Acts 15:31

When they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement.

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Acts 15:32

Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers and sisters with a lengthy message.

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Acts 15:33

After they had spent time there, they were sent away from the brothers and sisters in peace to those who had sent them out.

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Acts 15:35

But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

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Acts 15:36

After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let's return and visit the brothers and sisters in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are."

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Acts 15:37

Barnabas wanted to take John, called Mark, along with them also.

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Acts 15:38

But Paul was of the opinion that they should not take along with them this man who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.

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Acts 15:39

Now it turned into such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.

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Acts 15:40

But Paul chose Silas, and left after being entrusted by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.

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Acts 15:41

And he was traveling through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

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