Acts 10:33

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Therefore I sent for you at once, and you were kind enough to come. So now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to say to us.”

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  • Acts 17:11-12 : 11 These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so. 12 Therefore many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
  • Acts 28:28 : 28 “Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!”
  • Gal 4:14 : 14 and though my physical condition put you to the test, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as though I were an angel of God, as though I were Christ Jesus himself!
  • Jas 1:19 : 19 Living Out the Message Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.
  • Jas 1:21 : 21 So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.
  • 1 Pet 2:1-2 : 1 So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 And yearn like newborn infants for pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,
  • Mark 10:15 : 15 I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
  • 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.
  • 1 Cor 3:18 : 18 Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.
  • Deut 5:25-29 : 25 But now, why should we die, because this intense fire will consume us! If we keep hearing the voice of the LORD our God we will die! 26 Who is there from the entire human race who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the middle of the fire as we have, and has lived? 27 You go near so that you can hear everything the LORD our God is saying and then you can tell us whatever he says to you; then we will pay attention and do it.” 28 When the LORD heard you speaking to me, he said to me,“I have heard what these people have said to you– they have spoken well. 29 If only it would really be their desire to fear me and obey all my commandments in the future, so that it may go well with them and their descendants forever.
  • 2 Chr 30:12 : 12 In Judah God moved the people to unite and carry out the edict of the king and the officers in keeping with the LORD’s message.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 (Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)
  • Prov 9:9-9 : 9 Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning. 10 The beginning of wisdom is to fear the LORD, and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.
  • Prov 18:15 : 15 The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge.
  • Prov 25:12 : 12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.
  • Matt 18:4 : 4 Whoever then humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
  • Matt 19:30 : 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

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    27 Peter continued talking with him as he went in, and he found many people gathered together.

    28 He said to them,“You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile, yet God has shown me that I should call no person defiled or ritually unclean.

    29 Therefore when you sent for me, I came without any objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?”

    30 Cornelius replied,“Four days ago at this very hour, at three o’clock in the afternoon, I was praying in my house, and suddenly a man in shining clothing stood before me

    31 and said,‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.

    32 Therefore send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. This man is staying as a guest in the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’

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    11 At that very moment, three men sent to me from Caesarea approached the house where we were staying.

    12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

    13 He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying,‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,

    14 who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’

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    34 Then Peter started speaking:“I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people,

    35 but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is welcomed before him.

    36 You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ(he is Lord of all)–

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    3 About three o’clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him,“Cornelius.”

    4 Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius replied,“What is it, Lord?” The angel said to him,“Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God.

    5 Now send men to Joppa and summon a man named Simon, who is called Peter.

    6 This man is staying as a guest with a man named Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”

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    17 Now while Peter was puzzling over what the vision he had seen could signify, the men sent by Cornelius had learned where Simon’s house was and approached the gate.

    18 They called out to ask if Simon, known as Peter, was staying there as a guest.

    19 While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him,“Look! Three men are looking for you.

    20 But get up, go down, and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”

    21 So Peter went down to the men and said,“Here I am, the person you’re looking for. Why have you come?”

    22 They said,“Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you.”

    23 So Peter invited them in and entertained them as guests.On the next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

    24 The following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting anxiously for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

  • 22 What then should we do? They will no doubt hear that you have come.

  • 8 and when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

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    22 A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

    23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,

  • 15 because you will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.

  • 4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.

  • 27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all the things God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.

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    21 They replied,“We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor have any of the brothers come from there and reported or said anything bad about you.

    22 But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know that people everywhere speak against it.”

  • 1 Peter Defends His Actions to the Jerusalem Church Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.

  • 10 So I asked,‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me,‘Get up and go to Damascus; there you will be told about everything that you have been designated to do.’

  • 19 When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

  • 35 All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

  • 15 “Men, why are you doing these things? We too are men, with human natures just like you! We are proclaiming the good news to you, so that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.

  • 33 When the horsemen came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

  • 26 Brothers, descendants of Abraham’s family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

  • 10 After Paul saw the vision, we attempted immediately to go over to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.

  • 4 But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,

  • 37 The Response to Peter’s Address Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,“What should we do, brothers?”

  • 46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,

  • 19 But Peter and John replied,“Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,

  • 25 we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

  • 7 who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.

  • 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders,

  • 6 Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.