Acts 10:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And, while Peter was turning the vision over in his mind, the Spirit said to him, See, three men are looking for you.

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  • Acts 8:29 : 29 And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and get on his carriage.
  • Acts 11:12 : 12 And the Spirit gave me orders to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brothers came with me; and we went into that man's house:
  • Acts 13:2 : 2 And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnabas and Saul be given to me for the special work for which they have been marked out by me.
  • Acts 16:6-7 : 6 And after they had gone through the land of Phrygia and Galatia, the Holy Spirit did not let them take the word into Asia; 7 And having come to Mysia, they made an attempt to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not let them;
  • Acts 21:4 : 4 And meeting the disciples we were there for seven days: and they gave Paul orders through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem.
  • 1 Cor 12:11 : 11 But all these are the operations of the one and the same Spirit, giving to every man separately as his pleasure is.
  • 1 Tim 4:1 : 1 But the Spirit says clearly that in later times some will be turned away from the faith, giving their minds to spirits of deceit, and the teachings of evil spirits,
  • John 16:13 : 13 However, when he, the Spirit of true knowledge, has come, he will be your guide into all true knowledge: for his words will not come from himself, but whatever has come to his hearing, that he will say: and he will make clear to you the things to come.

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  • Acts 10:3-18
    16 verses
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    3He saw in a vision, clearly, at about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of the Lord coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius!

    4And he, looking on him in fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your offerings have come up to God, and he has kept them in mind.

    5Now send men to Joppa, and get one Simon, named Peter,

    6Who is living with Simon, a leather-worker, whose house is by the sea.

    7And when the angel who said these words to him had gone away, he sent for two of his house-servants, and a God-fearing man of the army, one of those who were waiting on him at all times;

    8And having given them an account of everything, he sent them to Joppa.

    9Now the day after, when they were on their journey and were near the town, Peter went up to the top of the house for prayer, about the sixth hour:

    10And he was in need of food: but while they were getting it ready, a deep sleep came on him;

    11And he saw the heavens opening, and a vessel coming down, like a great cloth let down on the earth,

    12In which were all sorts of beasts and birds.

    13And a voice came to him, saying, Come, Peter; take them for food.

    14But Peter said, No, Lord; for I have never taken food which is common or unclean.

    15And the voice came to him a second time, What God has made clean, do not you make common.

    16And this was done three times: and then the vessel was taken back into heaven.

    17Now while Peter was in doubt as to the purpose of this vision, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made search for Simon's house, came to the door,

    18To see if Simon, named Peter, was living there.

  • Acts 11:9-14
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    9But the voice, coming a second time from heaven, said, What God has made clean, do not you make common.

    10And this was done three times, and they were all taken up again into heaven.

    11And at that minute, three men, sent from Caesarea, came to the house where we were.

    12And the Spirit gave me orders to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brothers came with me; and we went into that man's house:

    13And he gave us an account of how he had seen the angel in his house, saying, Send to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you;

    14Who will say words to you through which you and all your family may get salvation.

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    20Go down, then, and go with them, doubting nothing, for I have sent them.

    21And Peter went down to the men, and said, I am the man you are looking for: why have you come?

    22And they said, Cornelius, a captain, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by all the nation of the Jews, had word from God by an angel to send for you to his house, and to give hearing to your words.

    23So he took them in for the night. And the day after, he went with them, taking some of the brothers from Joppa with him.

    24And the day after that, they came to Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having got together his relations and his near friends.

    25And when Peter came in, Cornelius came to him and, falling down at his feet, gave him worship.

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    29And so I came without question, when I was sent for. What then is your purpose in sending for me?

    30And Cornelius said, Four days from now I was in my house in prayer at the ninth hour; and I saw before me a man in shining clothing,

    31Who said, Cornelius, your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your offerings are kept in his memory.

    32Send, then, to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you; he is living in the house of Simon, a leather-worker, by the sea.

    33So, straight away, I sent for you; and you have done well to come. And now, we are all present before God, ready to give attention to all the things which the Lord has given you to say.

  • Acts 11:3-7
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    3Saying, You went to men without circumcision, and took food with them.

    4But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them,

    5I was in the town of Joppa, at prayer: and falling into a deep sleep, I saw in a vision a vessel like a great cloth let down from heaven, and it came down to me:

    6And looking on it with attention I saw in it all sorts of beasts and birds.

    7And a voice came to my ears saying, Come, Peter; take them for food.

  • 27And saying these words, he went in, and saw that a great number of people had come together;

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    44While Peter was saying these words, the Holy Spirit came on all those who were hearing the word.

    45And the Jews of the faith, who had come with Peter, were full of wonder, because the Holy Spirit was given to the Gentiles,

    46And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,

  • 16But Peter went on giving blows on the door: and when it was open and they saw him, they were full of wonder.

  • 38And because Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having knowledge that Peter was there, sent two men to him, requesting him to come to them straight away.

  • 14But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

  • 9And he went out after him; and he was not certain if what was done by the angel was a fact, for it seemed to him that he was seeing a vision.

  • 9But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.

  • 11And when Peter came to his senses he said, Now, truly, I am certain that the Lord has sent his angel and taken me out of the hands of Herod, against all the hopes of the Jews.

  • 7And the men who were with him were not able to say anything; hearing the voice, but seeing no one.

  • 7And when there had been much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, My brothers, you have knowledge that some time back it was God's pleasure that by my mouth the good news might be given to the Gentiles so that they might have faith.