Acts 10:29

American Standard Version (1901)

wherefore also I came without gainsaying, when I was sent for. I ask therefore with what intent ye sent for me.

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  • Ps 119:60 : 60 I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments.
  • Acts 10:19-20 : 19 And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee. 20 But arise, and get thee down, and go with them, nothing doubting: for I have sent them.
  • 1 Pet 3:15 : 15 but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: [being] ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

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  • Acts 10:16-28
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    16And this was done thrice: and straightway the vessel was received up into heaven.

    17Now while Peter was much perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men that were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood before the gate,

    18and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, were lodging there.

    19And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

    20But arise, and get thee down, and go with them, nothing doubting: for I have sent them.

    21And Peter went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

    22And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man and one that feareth God, and well reported of by all the nation of the Jews, was warned [of God] by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words from thee.

    23So he called them in and lodged them. And on the morrow he arose and went forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

    24And on the morrow they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kinsmen and his near friends.

    25And when it came to pass that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.

    26But Peter raised him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.

    27And as he talked with him, he went in, and findeth many come together:

    28and he said unto them, Ye yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another nation; and [yet] unto me hath God showed that I should not call any man common or unclean:

  • Acts 10:30-33
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    79%

    30And Cornelius said, Four days ago, until this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house; and behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel,

    31and saith, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

    32Send therefore to Joppa, and call unto thee Simon, who is surnamed Peter; he lodgeth in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea side.

    33Forthwith therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear all things that have been commanded thee of the Lord.

  • Acts 11:11-14
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    11And behold, forthwith three men stood before the house in which we were, having been sent from Caesarea unto me.

    12And the Spirit bade me go with them, making no distinction. And these six brethren also accompanied me; and we entered into the man's house:

    13and he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, Send to Joppa, and fetch Simon, whose surname is Peter;

    14who shall speak unto thee words, whereby thou shalt be saved, thou and all thy house.

  • Acts 10:1-9
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    1Now [there was] a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian [band] ,

    2a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.

    3He saw in a vision openly, as it were about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

    4And he, fastening his eyes upon him, and being affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are gone up for a memorial before God.

    5And now send men to Joppa, and fetch one Simon, who is surnamed Peter:

    6he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side.

    7And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

    8and having rehearsed all things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

    9Now on the morrow, as they were 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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    17If then God gave unto them the like gift as [he did] also unto us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?

  • Acts 11:3-6
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    3saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

    4But Peter began, and expounded [the matter] unto them in order, saying,

    5I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even unto me:

    6upon which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the heaven.

  • Acts 21:22
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    22What is it therefore? They will certainly hear that thou art come.

  • Acts 11:8-9
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    8But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.

    9But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.

  • Acts 22:21
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    21And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.

  • Acts 10:11
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    11and he beholdeth the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth:

  • Acts 10:14
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    14But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common and unclean.

  • Acts 24:17
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    17Now after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings:

  • Acts 26:17
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    17delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee,

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    10making request, if by any means now at length I may be prospered by the will of God to come unto you.

  • Gal 2:14
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    14But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Cephas before [them] all, If thou, being a Jew, livest as do the Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, how compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

  • Acts 15:7
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    7And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, ye know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

  • Acts 9:38
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    38And as Lydda was nigh unto Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men unto him, entreating him, Delay not to come on unto us.

  • Acts 22:10
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    10And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.

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    1Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

  • Acts 11:23
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    23who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord: