Acts 10:1-17, 24-28

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        Acts 10
      
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         1.  There was a certain man in Caesarea called 
      
      
        <b>Cornelius</b>
      
      
        , a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
      
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         2.  A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the 
        people, and prayed to God alway.
      
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         3.  He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming 
        in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
      
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         4.  And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said 
        unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
      
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        <b> 5.  And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:</b>
      
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         6.  He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell 
        thee what thou oughtest to do.
      
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         7.  And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his 
        household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
      
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         8.  And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
      
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         9.  On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went 
        up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
      
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        <b>10.  And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he 
        fell into a trance,</b>
      
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        <b> 11.  And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a 
        great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:</b>
      
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        <b> 12.  Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and 
        creeping things, and fowls of the air.</b>
      
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        <b> 13.  And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.</b>
      
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        <b> 14.  But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or 
        unclean.</b>
      
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        <b> 15.  And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that 
        call not thou common.</b>
      
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        <b> 16.  This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.</b>
      
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         17.  Now while 
      
      
        <b>Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean</b>
      
      
        , behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and 
        stood before the gate,
      
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        24.  And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and 
        had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
      
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         25.  And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and 
        worshipped him.
      
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         26.  But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
      
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         27.  And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.
      
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         28.  And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a 
        Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but
      
      
        <b> God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.</b>
      
      
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