Acts 10:29

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Ps 119:60 : 60 I was quick to do your orders, and let no time be wasted.
  • Acts 10:19-20 : 19 And, while Peter was turning the vision over in his mind, the Spirit said to him, See, three men are looking for you. 20 Go down, then, and go with them, doubting nothing, for I have sent them.
  • 1 Pet 3:15 : 15 But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;

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  • Acts 10:16-28
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    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.

    19And, while Peter was turning the vision over in his mind, the Spirit said to him, See, three men are looking for you.

    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.

    26But Peter, lifting him up, said, Get up, for I am a man as you are.

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

    28And he said to them, You yourselves have knowledge that it is against the law for a man who is a Jew to be in the company of one who is of another nation; but God has made it clear to me that no man may be named common or unclean:

  • Acts 10:30-33
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    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 11:11-14
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    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.

  • Acts 10:1-9
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    1Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, the captain of the Italian band of the army;

    2A serious-minded man, fearing God with all his family; he gave much money to the poor, and made prayer to God at all times.

    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:

  • Acts 11:17
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    17If then God gave them, when they had faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the same as he gave to us, who was I to go against God?

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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.

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    22What then is the position? They will certainly get news that you have come.

  • Acts 11:8-9
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    8But I said, No, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever come into my mouth.

    9But the voice, coming a second time from heaven, said, What God has made clean, do not you make common.

  • Acts 22:21
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    21And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.

  • Acts 10:11
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    11And he saw the heavens opening, and a vessel coming down, like a great cloth let down on the earth,

  • Acts 10:14
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    14But Peter said, No, Lord; for I have never taken food which is common or unclean.

  • Acts 24:17
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    17Now after a number of years I came to give help and offerings to my nation:

  • Acts 26:17
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    17And I will keep you safe from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,

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    10And that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.

  • Gal 2:14
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    14But when I saw that they were not living uprightly in agreement with the true words of the good news, I said to Cephas before them all, If you, being a Jew, are living like the Gentiles, and not like the Jews, how will you make the Gentiles do the same as the Jews?

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    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.

  • Acts 9:38
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    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.

  • Acts 22:10
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    10And I said, What have I to do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Get up, and go into Damascus; and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

  • Acts 11:1
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    1Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles.

  • Acts 11:23
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    23Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts: