Acts 11:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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:

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  • Acts 8:29 : 29 And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and get on his carriage.
  • Acts 10:23 : 23 So he took them in for the night. And the day after, he went with them, taking some of the brothers from Joppa with him.
  • Acts 10:45 : 45 And the Jews of the faith, who had come with Peter, were full of wonder, because the Holy Spirit was given to the Gentiles,
  • Acts 15:9 : 9 Making no division between them and us, but making clean their hearts by faith.
  • 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;
  • Rom 3:22 : 22 That is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, to all those who have faith; and one man is not different from another,
  • 2 Thess 2:2 : 2 That you may not be moved in mind or troubled by a spirit, or by a word, or by a letter as from us, with the suggestion that the day of the Lord is even now come;
  • Rev 22:17 : 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him who gives ear, say, Come. And let him who is in need come; and let everyone desiring it take of the water of life freely.
  • 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 13:4 : 4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia; and from there they went by ship to Cyprus.
  • Acts 15:7 : 7 And 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 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.
  • Matt 1:20 : 20 But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.
  • 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 11:13-14
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    13 And 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;

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

  • Acts 11:10-11
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    10 And this was done three times, and they were all taken up again into heaven.

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

  • Acts 10:16-24
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    16 And this was done three times: and then the vessel was taken back into heaven.

    17 Now 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,

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

    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.

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

    22 And 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.

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

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

  • Acts 10:27-30
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    27 And saying these words, he went in, and saw that a great number of people had come together;

    28 And 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:

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

    30 And 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,

  • Acts 10:5-9
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    5 Now send men to Joppa, and get one Simon, named Peter,

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

    7 And 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;

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

    9 Now 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 10:32-33
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    32 Send, 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.

    33 So, 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 12:8-12
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    8 Then the angel said, Put on your shoes and get ready to go. And he did so. And he said, Put your coat round you and come with me.

    9 And 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.

    10 And when they had gone past the first and second watchmen they came to the iron door into the town, which came open by itself: and they went out and down one street; and then the angel went away.

    11 And 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.

    12 And when he became clear about this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John named Mark, where a number of them had come together for prayer.

  • Acts 11:3-6
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    3 Saying, You went to men without circumcision, and took food with them.

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

    5 I 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:

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

  • Acts 12:16
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    16 But Peter went on giving blows on the door: and when it was open and they saw him, they were full of wonder.

  • Acts 14:27
    72%

    27 And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the things which God had done through them, and how he had made open a door of faith to the Gentiles.

  • Acts 10:46-47
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    46 And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,

    47 Will any man say that these may not have baptism who have been given the Holy Spirit as we have?

  • Acts 21:15-16
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    15 And after these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.

    16 And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, taking a certain Mnason of Cyprus, one of the early disciples, in whose house we were to be living.

  • Acts 9:32
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    32 And it came about that while Peter was going through all parts of the country he came to the saints who were living at Lydda.

  • Acts 11:1
    72%

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

  • Acts 9:43
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    43 And he was living in Joppa for some time with Simon, a leather-worker.

  • Acts 21:4
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    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.

  • Acts 10:3
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    3 He 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!

  • Acts 11:22-23
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    22 And news of them came to the ears of the church at Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch:

    23 Who, 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:

  • Acts 11:17
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    17 If 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?

  • Acts 9:28
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    28 And he was with them, going in and out at Jerusalem,

  • Acts 15:7
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    7 And 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 22:11
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    11 And because I was unable to see because of the glory of that light, those who were with me took me by the hand, and so I came to Damascus.