Acts 11:13

World English Bible (2000)

He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, 'Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter,

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  • Acts 10:30-32 : 30 Cornelius said, "Four days ago, I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, 31 and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to the needy are remembered in the sight of God. 32 Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. He lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the seaside. When he comes, he will speak to you.'
  • Acts 12:11 : 11 When Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting."
  • Acts 9:43 : 43 It happened, that he stayed many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner.
  • Acts 10:3-6 : 3 At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, "Cornelius!" 4 He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, "What is it, Lord?" He said to him, "Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God. 5 Now send men to Joppa, and get Simon, who is surnamed Peter. 6 He lodges with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside."
  • Acts 10:22 : 22 They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say."
  • Heb 1:14 : 14 Aren't they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

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  • Acts 10:1-9
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    1Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

    2a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.

    3At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, "Cornelius!"

    4He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, "What is it, Lord?" He said to him, "Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.

    5Now send men to Joppa, and get Simon, who is surnamed Peter.

    6He lodges with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside."

    7When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.

    8Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

    9Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

  • Acts 11:10-12
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    10This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.

    11Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.

    12The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house.

  • Acts 10:26-33
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    26But Peter raised him up, saying, "Stand up! I myself am also a man."

    27As he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered together.

    28He said to them, "You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn't call any man unholy or unclean.

    29Therefore also I came without complaint when I was sent for. I ask therefore, why did you send for me?"

    30Cornelius said, "Four days ago, I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

    31and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to the needy are remembered in the sight of God.

    32Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. He lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the seaside. When he comes, he will speak to you.'

    33Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God."

  • Acts 11:14
    85%

    14who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.'

  • Acts 10:16-24
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    16This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was received up into heaven.

    17Now while Peter was very perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood before the gate,

    18and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, was lodging there.

    19While Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men seek you.

    20But arise, get down, and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them."

    21Peter went down to the men, and said, "Behold, I am he whom you seek. Why have you come?"

    22They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say."

    23So he called them in and lodged them. On the next day Peter arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

    24On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.

  • Acts 11:4-6
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    4But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

    5"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.

    6When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.

  • Acts 9:42-43
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    42And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

    43It happened, that he stayed many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner.

  • Acts 12:15-16
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    15They said to her, "You are crazy!" But she insisted that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."

    16But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

  • Acts 12:7-11
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    7And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, "Stand up quickly!" His chains fell off from his hands.

    8The angel said to him, "Get dressed and put on your sandals." He did so. He said to him, "Put on your cloak, and follow me."

    9And he went out and followed him. He didn't know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.

    10When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

    11When Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting."

  • Acts 9:35
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    35All who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

  • Acts 10:11
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    11He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

  • Acts 9:32
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    32It happened, as Peter went throughout all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.

  • Acts 9:11-12
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    11The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

    12and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight."

  • Acts 10:46
    72%

    46For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

  • Acts 9:38
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    38As Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them.

  • Acts 2:14
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    14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, "You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.