Hello, I'm Kelly, and
welcome to HIS WORDS ARE LIFE.
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We'll be reading today from
the King James Version in the
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book of Acts, but
before we read, let's pray.
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Dear Jesus, Thank You so
much for Your love to us,
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for coming down to save
us, and make a way for us to
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live with You forever,
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and thank You that You didn't
just make a way for us for us
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for eternity, but right now in
this life You've sent us these
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words to be a map for us, and
a guiding force in our lives,
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and may they bear fruit.
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May the power of them be
used by us to glorify You.
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We love You so much!
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Thank You for hearing us.
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Amen.
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I'm reading today
from the book of Acts.
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We'll start in chapter 9, and
this is the King James Version.
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And Saul, yet breathing
out threatenings and slaughter
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against the disciples of the
Lord, went unto the high priest,
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and desired of him letters
to Damascus to the synagogues,
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that if he found any of this
way, whether they were men or
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women, he might bring
them bound unto Jerusalem.
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And as he journeyed, he
came near Damascus: and suddenly
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there shined round about him
a light from heaven: and he fell
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to the earth, and heard a voice
saying unto him, Saul, Saul,
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why persecutest thou me?
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And he said, Who art thou, Lord?
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And the Lord said, I am
Jesus whom thou persecutest:
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it is hard for thee to
kick against the pricks.
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And he trembling and astonished
said, Lord, what wilt thou
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have me to do?
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And the Lord said unto him,
Arise, and go into the city,
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and it shall be told
thee what thou must do.
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And the men which journeyed
with him stood speechless,
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hearing a voice,
but seeing no man.
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And Saul arose from the earth;
and when his eyes were opened,
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he saw no man: but they led
him by the hand, and brought him
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into Damascus.
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And he was three days
without sight, and neither did
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eat nor drink.
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And there was a certain disciple
at Damascus, named Ananias;
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and to him said the
Lord in a vision, Ananias.
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And he said,
Behold, I am here, Lord.
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And the Lord said unto him,
Arise, and go into the street
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which is called Straight, and
inquire in the house of Judas
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for one called Saul, of
Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
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And hath seen in a vision a
man named Ananias coming in,
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and putting his hand on him,
that he might receive his sight.
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Then Ananias answered, Lord, I
have heard by many of this man,
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how much evil he hath done
to thy saints at Jerusalem:
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and here he hath authority from
the chief priests to bind all
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that call on thy name.
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But the Lord said unto him,
Go thy way: for he is a chosen
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vessel unto me, to bear my name
before the Gentiles, and kings,
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and the children of Israel: for
I will show him how great things
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he must suffer
for my name's sake.
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And Ananias went his way,
and entered into the house;
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and putting his hands on him
said, Brother Saul, the Lord,
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even Jesus, that appeared unto
thee in the way as thou camest,
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hath sent me, that thou mightest
receive thy sight, and be filled
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with the Holy Ghost.
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And immediately there fell from
his eyes as it had been scales:
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and he received sight forthwith,
and arose, and was baptized.
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And when he had received
meat, he was strengthened.
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Then was Saul certain days
with the disciples which were
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at Damascus.
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And straightway he preached
Christ in the synagogues,
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that he is the Son of God.
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But all that heard him were
amazed, and said; Is not this he
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that destroyed them which called
on this name in Jerusalem,
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and came hither for that intent,
that he might bring them bound
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unto the chief priests?
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But Saul increased the more
in strength, and confounded the
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Jews which dwelt at
Damascus, proving that
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this is very Christ.
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And after that many days were
fulfilled, the Jews took counsel
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to kill him: but their
laying await was known of Saul.
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And they watched the
gates day and night to kill him.
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Then the disciples took him
by night, and let him down by
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the wall in a basket.
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And when Saul was come to
Jerusalem, he assayed to join
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himself to the disciples:
but they were all afraid of him,
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and believed not
that he was a disciple.
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But Barnabas took him, and
brought him to the apostles,
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and declared unto them how
he had seen the Lord in the way,
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and that he had spoken to him,
and how he had preached boldly
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at Damascus in
the name of Jesus.
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And he was with them coming
in and going out at Jerusalem.
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And he spake boldly in the name
of the Lord Jesus, and disputed
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against the Grecians: but
they went about to slay him.
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Which when the brethren
knew, they brought him down to
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Caesarea, and sent
him forth to Tarsus.
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Then had the churches rest
throughout all Judea and Galilee
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and Samaria, and were edified;
and walking in the fear of the
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Lord, and in the comfort of
the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
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And it came to pass, as Peter
passed throughout all quarters,
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he came down also to the
saints which dwelt at Lydda.
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And there he found a certain man
named Aeneas, which had kept his
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bed eight years, and
was sick of the palsy.
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And Peter said unto him, Aeneas,
Jesus Christ maketh thee whole:
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arise, and make thy bed.
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And he arose immediately.
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And all that dwelt at Lydda
and Saron saw him, and turned
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to the Lord.
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Now there was at Joppa a certain
disciple named Tabitha, which by
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interpretation is called Dorcas:
this woman was full of good
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works and
almsdeeds which she did.
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And it came to pass in
those days, that she was sick,
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and died: whom when they
had washed, thy laid her in an
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upper chamber.
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And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh
to Joppa, and the disciples had
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heard that Peter was there,
they sent unto him two men,
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desiring him that he
would not delay to come to them.
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Then Peter arose
and went with them.
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When he was come, thy brought
him into the upper chamber:
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and all the widows stood by him
weeping, and showing the coats
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and garments which Dorcas
made, while she was with them.
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But Peter put them all forth,
and kneeled down, and prayed;
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and turning him to the
body said, Tabitha, arise.
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And she opened her eyes: and
when she saw Peter, she sat up.
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And he gave her his hand, and
lifted her up; and when he had
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called the saints and
widows, presented her alive.
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And it was known throughout
all Joppa; and many believed
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in the Lord.
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And it came to pass, that
he tarried many days in Joppa
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with one Simon a tanner.
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We're reading in the book of
Acts, in the King James Version,
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and beginning
now with chapter 10.
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There was a certain man
in Caesarea called Cornelius,
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a centurion of the band called
the Italian band, a devout man,
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and one that feared God with all
his house, which gave much alms
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to the people, and
prayed to God always.
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He saw in a vision evidently,
about the ninth hour of the day,
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an angel of God coming in
to him, and saying unto him,
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Cornelius.
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And when he looked on
him, he was afraid, and said,
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What is it, Lord?
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And he said unto him, Thy
prayers and thine alms are come
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up for a memorial before God.
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And now send men to
Joppa, and call for one Simon,
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whose surname is Peter: he
lodgeth with one Simon a tanner,
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whose house is by the seaside:
he shall tell thee what thou
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oughtest to do.
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And when the angel which spake
unto Cornelius was departed,
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he called two of his household
servants, and a devout soldier
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of them that waited on him
continually; and when he had
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declared all these things unto
them, he sent them to Joppa.
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On the morrow, as they went
on their journey, and drew nigh
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unto the city, Peter went
up upon the housetop to pray
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about the sixth hour: and he
became very hungry, and would
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have eaten: but while they made
ready, he fell into a trance,
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and saw heaven opened, and
a certain vessel descending
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unto him, as it had been a great
sheet knit at the four corners,
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and let down to the earth:
wherein were all manner of
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four-footed beasts of the earth,
and wild beasts, and creeping
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things, and fowls of the air.
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And there came a voice to
him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
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But Peter said, Not so, Lord;
for I have never eaten any thing
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that is common or unclean.
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And the voice spake unto
him again the second time,
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What God hath cleansed,
that call not thou common.
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This was done thrice: and
the vessel was received up again
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into heaven.
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Now while Peter doubted in
himself what this vision which
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he had seen should mean, behold,
the men which were sent from
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Cornelius had made inquiry for
Simon's house, and stood before
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the gate, and called, and
asked whether Simon, which was
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surnamed Peter,
were lodged there.
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While Peter thought on the
vision, the Spirit said unto
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him, Behold,
three men seek thee.
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Arise therefore, and get
thee down, and go with them,
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doubting nothing:
for I have sent them.
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Then Peter went down to the men
which were sent unto him from
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Cornelius; and said,
Behold, I am he whom ye seek:
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what is the cause
wherefore ye are come?
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And they said, Cornelius
the centurion, a just man,
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and one that feareth God, and of
good report among all the nation
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of the Jews, was warned from
God by a holy angel to send for
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thee into his house,
and to hear words of thee.
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Then called he them
in, and lodged them.
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And on the morrow Peter
went away with them, and certain
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brethren from
Joppa accompanied him.
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And the morrow after
they entered into Caesarea.
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And Cornelius waited for them,
and had called together his
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kinsmen and near friends.
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And as Peter was coming
in, Cornelius met him, and fell
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down at his feet,
and worshiped him.
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But Peter took him up,
saying, Stand up; I myself also
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am a man.
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And as he talked with
him, he went in, and found many
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that were come together.
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And he said unto them, Ye know
how that it is an unlawful thing
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for a man that is a Jew to
keep company, or come unto one
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of another nation; but God
hath showed me that I should not
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call any man common or unclean.
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Therefore came I unto you
without gainsaying, as soon
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as I was sent for: I ask
therefore for what intent
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ye have sent for me?
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And Cornelius said, Four days
ago I was fasting until this
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hour; and at the ninth hour I
prayed in my house, and behold,
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a man stood before me in bright
clothing, and said, Cornelius,
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thy prayer is heard, and thine
alms are had in remembrance
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in the sight of God.
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Send therefore to Joppa, and
call hither Simon, whose surname
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is Peter;
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he is lodged in the house
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of one Simon a tanner
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by the seaside: who, when he
cometh, shall speak unto thee.
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Immediately therefore I sent
to thee; and thou hast well done
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that thou art come.
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Now therefore are we all here
present before God, to hear all
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things that are
commanded thee of God.
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Then Peter opened his mouth,
and said, Of a truth I perceive
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that God is no respecter of
persons: but in every nation he
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that feareth him, and
worketh righteousness,
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is accepted with him.
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The word which God sent
unto the children of Israel,
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preaching peace by
Jesus Christ: that word,
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I say, ye know, which was
published throughout all Judea,
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and began from Galilee, after
the baptism which John preached;
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how God anointed Jesus of
Nazareth with the Holy Ghost
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and with power: who went about
doing good, and healing all that
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were oppressed of the
devil; for God was with him.
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And we are witnesses of all
things which he did both in the
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land of the Jews, and in
Jerusalem; whom they slew
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and hanged on a tree: him
God raised up the third day,
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and showed him
openly; not to all the people,
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but unto witnesses chosen before
of God, even to us, who did eat
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and drink with him
after he rose from the dead.
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And he commanded us to preach
unto the people, and to testify
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that it is he which was ordained
of God to be the Judge of quick
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and dead.
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To him give all the prophets
witness, that through his name
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whosoever believeth him
shall receive remission of sins.
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While Peter yet spake these
words, the Holy Ghost fell on
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all them which heard the word.
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Thank you again, for being with
us today for HIS WORDS ARE LIFE,
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until next time,
may God keep you.
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Goodbye.
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