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speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
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Can any man forbid water, that
these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
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And he
commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain
days.
CHAPTER 11
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the
word of God.
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And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision
contended with him,
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Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
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But Peter rehearsed
the matter
from the beginning, and expounded
it
by order unto them, saying,
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I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it
had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
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Upon the
which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and
wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
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And I heard a voice saying unto me,
Arise,
Peter; slay and eat.
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But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time
entered into my mouth.
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But the voice answered me again from heaven,
What God hath cleansed,
that
call not thou common.
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And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into
heaven.
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And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I
was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
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And the spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting.
Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house:
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And he
shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to
Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
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Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and
all thy house shall be saved.
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And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at
the beginning.
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Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said,
John indeed baptized
with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
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Forasmuch then as God gave them
the like gift as
he did
unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could
withstand God?
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When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying,
Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
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Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled
as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
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And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch,
spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.
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And the hand of the Lord was with them: and
a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
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Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and
they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.
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Who, when he came, and had seen
the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave
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