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Acts 10 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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Cornelius Sends a Delegation
No Distinction Between Jew and Greek

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:1 - There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:2 - a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:3 - About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:4 - And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, “What is it, lord?” So he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:5 - “Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:6 - “He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.[fn] He will tell you what you must do.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:7 - And when the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited on him continually.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:8 - So when he had explained all these things to them, he sent them to Joppa.
Peter’s Vision

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:9 - The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:10 - Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:11 - and saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet bound at the four corners, descending to him and let down to the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:12 - In it were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:13 - And a voice came to him, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:14 - But Peter said, “Not so, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:15 - And a voice spoke to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed you must not call common.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:16 - This was done three times. And the object was taken up into heaven again.
Summoned to Caesarea

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:17 - Now while Peter wondered within himself what this vision which he had seen meant, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:18 - And they called and asked whether Simon, whose surname was Peter, was lodging there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:19 - While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are seeking you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:20 - “Arise therefore, go down and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:21 - Then Peter went down to the men who had been sent to him from Cornelius,[fn] and said, “Yes, I am he whom you seek. For what reason have you come?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:22 - And they said, “Cornelius the centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house, and to hear words from you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:23 - Then he invited them in and lodged them. On the next day Peter went away with them, and some brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
Peter Meets Cornelius

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:24 - And the following day they entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his relatives and close friends.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:25 - As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:26 - But Peter lifted him up, saying, “Stand up; I myself am also a man.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:27 - And as he talked with him, he went in and found many who had come together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:28 - Then he said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:29 - “Therefore I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. I ask, then, for what reason have you sent for me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:30 - So Cornelius said, “Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour[fn] I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:31 - “and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms are remembered in the sight of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:32 - ‘Send therefore to Joppa and call Simon here, whose surname is Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.[fn] When he comes, he will speak to you.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:33 - “So I sent to you immediately, and you have done well to come. Now therefore, we are all present before God, to hear all the things commanded you by God.”
Preaching to Cornelius’ Household

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:34 - Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:35 - “But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:36 - “The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all—

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:37 - “that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:38 - “how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:39 - “And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they[fn] killed by hanging on a tree.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:40 - “Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:41 - “not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:42

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:42 - “And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:43 - “To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.”
The Holy Spirit Falls on the Gentiles

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:44 - While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:45 - And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:46 - For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:47 - “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:48 - And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days.
See the NKJV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NKJV Footnotes
NU-Text and M-Text omit the last sentence of this verse.
NU-Text and M-Text omit who had been sent to him from Cornelius.
NU-Text reads Four days ago to this hour, at the ninth hour.
NU-Text omits the last sentence of this verse.
NU-Text and M-Text add also.
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