Acts 10:3-6
New King James Version
3 About [a]the ninth hour of the day (A)he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius!”
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. 5 Now (B)send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter. 6 He is lodging with (C)Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. (D)He[b] will tell you what you must do.”
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Acts 10:3-6
Living Bible
3 While wide awake one afternoon he had a vision—it was about three o’clock—and in this vision he saw an angel of God coming toward him.
“Cornelius!” the angel said.
4 Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What do you want, sir?” he asked the angel.
And the angel replied, “Your prayers and charities have not gone unnoticed by God! 5-6 Now send some men to Joppa to find a man named Simon Peter, who is staying with Simon, the tanner, down by the shore, and ask him to come and visit you.”
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Acts 10:3-6
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 About (A)the [a]ninth hour of the day he clearly saw (B)in a vision (C)an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, “Cornelius!” 4 And (D)fixing his gaze on him and being much alarmed, he said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and [b]alms (E)have ascended (F)as a memorial before God. 5 Now dispatch some men to (G)Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter; 6 he is staying with a tanner named (H)Simon, whose house is by the sea.”
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Acts 10:15
New King James Version
15 And a voice spoke to him again the second time, (A)“What God has [a]cleansed you must not call common.”
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- Acts 10:15 Declared clean
Acts 10:15
Living Bible
15 The voice spoke again, “Don’t contradict God! If he says something is kosher, then it is.”
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Acts 10:15
New American Standard Bible 1995
15 Again a voice came to him a second time, “(A)What God has cleansed, no longer consider [a]unholy.”
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- Acts 10:15 Lit make common
Acts 10:20
New King James Version
20 (A)Arise therefore, go down and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them.”
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Acts 10:20
Living Bible
20 Go down and meet them and go with them. All is well, I have sent them.”
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Acts 10:20
New American Standard Bible 1995
20 But get up, go downstairs and (A)accompany them [a]without misgivings, for I have sent them Myself.”
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- Acts 10:20 Lit doubting nothing
Acts 10:28
New King James Version
28 Then he said to them, “You know how (A)unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But (B)God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
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Acts 10:28
Living Bible
28 Peter told them, “You know it is against the Jewish laws for me to come into a Gentile home like this. But God has shown me in a vision that I should never think of anyone as inferior.
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Acts 10:28
New American Standard Bible 1995
28 And he said to them, “You yourselves know how (A)unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet (B)God has shown me that I should not call any man [a]unholy or unclean.
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- Acts 10:28 Or profane; lit common
Acts 10:34
New King James Version
Preaching to Cornelius’ Household
34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said: (A)“In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality.
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Acts 10:34
Living Bible
34 Then Peter replied, “I see very clearly that the Jews are not God’s only favorites!
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Acts 10:34
New American Standard Bible 1995
Gentiles Hear Good News
34 (A)Opening his mouth, Peter said:
“I most certainly understand now that (B)God is not one to show partiality,
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