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Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
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Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
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After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.
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Aeneas and Dorcas
As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord’s people who lived in Lydda.
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“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up.
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Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Please come at once!”
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Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
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Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up.
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Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon.
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Cornelius Calls for Peter
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment.
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Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter.
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Peter’s Vision
About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
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Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”
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“Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
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While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found out where Simon’s house was and stopped at the gate.
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They called out, asking if Simon who was known as Peter was staying there.
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While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Simon, three men are looking for you.
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Peter went down and said to the men, “I’m the one you’re looking for. Why have you come?”
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Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests.
Peter at Cornelius’s House
The next day Peter started out with them, and some of the believers from Joppa went along.
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As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence.
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But Peter made him get up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
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While talking with him, Peter went inside and found a large gathering of people.
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Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, who lives by the sea.’
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Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism
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While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message.
