Acts 11:13
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,
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- Acts 10:30-32 : 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.’
- Acts 12:11 : 11 When Peter came to himself, he said,“Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen.”
- Acts 9:43 : 43 So Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a man named Simon, a tanner.
- Acts 10:3-6 : 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.”
- Acts 10:22 : 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.”
- Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?
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- Acts 10:1-99 verses86%
1Peter Visits Cornelius Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort.
2He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people and prayed to God regularly.
3About three o’clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him,“Cornelius.”
4Staring 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.
5Now send men to Joppa and summon a man named Simon, who is called Peter.
6This man is staying as a guest with a man named Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
7When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius called two of his personal servants and a devout soldier from among those who served him,
8and when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
9About noon the next day, while they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
- Acts 11:10-123 verses85%
10This happened three times, and then everything was pulled up to heaven again.
11At that very moment, three men sent to me from Caesarea approached the house where we were staying.
12The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.
- Acts 10:26-338 verses85%
26But Peter helped him up, saying,“Stand up. I too am a mere mortal.”
27Peter continued talking with him as he went in, and he found many people gathered together.
28He 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.
29Therefore when you sent for me, I came without any objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?”
30Cornelius 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
31and said,‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.
32Therefore 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.’
33Therefore 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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14who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’
- Acts 10:16-249 verses80%
16This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.
17Now 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.
18They called out to ask if Simon, known as Peter, was staying there as a guest.
19While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him,“Look! Three men are looking for you.
20But get up, go down, and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
21So Peter went down to the men and said,“Here I am, the person you’re looking for. Why have you come?”
22They 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.”
23So 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.
24The following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting anxiously for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
- Acts 11:4-63 verses77%
4But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,
5“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me.
6As I stared I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and wild birds.
- Acts 9:42-432 verses76%
42This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
43So Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a man named Simon, a tanner.
- Acts 12:15-162 verses76%
15But they said to her,“You’ve lost your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was Peter, and they kept saying,“It is his angel!”
16Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were greatly astonished.
- Acts 12:7-115 verses75%
7Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying,“Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.
8The angel said to him,“Fasten your belt and put on your sandals.” Peter did so. Then the angel said to him,“Put on your cloak and follow me.”
9Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening through the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.
10After they had passed the first and second guards, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went outside and walked down one narrow street, when at once the angel left him.
11When Peter came to himself, he said,“Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen.”
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35All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
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11He saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down to earth by its four corners.
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32Peter Heals Aeneas Now as Peter was traveling around from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.
- Acts 9:11-122 verses73%
11Then the Lord told him,“Get up and go to the street called‘Straight,’ and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,
12and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again.”
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46for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,
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38Because Lydda was near Joppa, when the disciples heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him and urged him,“Come to us without delay.”
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14Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them:“You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen carefully to what I say.