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Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.

The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering(A) before God.(B) Now send men to Joppa(C) to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter. He is staying with Simon the tanner,(D) whose house is by the sea.”

When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants. He told them everything that had happened and sent them to Joppa.(E)

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And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:

He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

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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. Now (A)send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter. He is lodging with (B)Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. (C)He[a] will tell you what you must do.” 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. So when he had explained all these things to them, he sent them to Joppa.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 10:6 NU, M omit the rest of v. 6.

And he (A)looked at him intently and became terrified, and said, “What is it, lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and charitable gifts (B)have ascended (C)as a memorial offering before God. Now dispatch some men to (D)Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter; he is staying with a tanner named (E)Simon, whose house is by the sea.” When the angel who *spoke to him left, he summoned two of his [a]servants and a devout soldier from his personal attendants, and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to (F)Joppa.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 10:7 Or household slaves

And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms (A)have ascended (B)as a memorial before God. And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter. He is lodging (C)with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.” When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who attended him, and having related everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

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