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Acts 10:24-28, 34-48; 11:19-Acts 10:24-28, 34-48; 11:19-26 26

The following day he (Peter) arrived in The following day he (Peter) arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and and had called together his relatives and close friends.*close friends.*

30 miles

As Peter As Peter entered entered the house, the house, Cornelius Cornelius met him met him and fell at and fell at his feet in his feet in reverence. reverence. But Peter But Peter made him made him get up.*get up.*

Stand up. I Stand up. I am only a am only a man man myself.myself.

Talking with him, Peter went inside Talking with him, Peter went inside and found a large gathering of and found a large gathering of people. He said to them:*people. He said to them:*

You are well aware that it You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew is against our law for a Jew to associate with a Gentile to associate with a Gentile or visit him. But God has or visit him. But God has shown me that I should shown me that I should not call any man impure or not call any man impure or unclean.unclean.

Remember Remember Peter’s trance Peter’s trance in the last in the last lesson?lesson?

Then Peter began to speak:*Then Peter began to speak:*I now realize how true it is that I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism God does not show favoritism but accepts men from every but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do nation who fear him and do what is right.what is right.

You know the message God You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, sent to the people of Israel,

telling the good news of peace telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is through Jesus Christ, who is

Lord of all.Lord of all.

You know what has happened throughout You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee* after the Judea, beginning in Galilee* after the

baptism that John preached*— how God baptism that John preached*— how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy

Spirit and power, and how he went around Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under doing good and healing all who were under

the power of the devil, because God was the power of the devil, because God was with him.with him.

We are witnesses of everything he did We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a tree*, but God raised him him on a tree*, but God raised him from the dead* on the third day and from the dead* on the third day and caused him to be seen.caused him to be seen.

He was not seen by all the people, but He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already by witnesses whom God had already chosen—by us who ate and drank with chosen—by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.him after he rose from the dead.

He commanded us to He commanded us to preach to the people preach to the people and to testify that he and to testify that he is the one whom God is the one whom God appointed as judge* of appointed as judge* of the living* and the the living* and the dead*. All the dead*. All the prophets testify about prophets testify about him that everyone him that everyone who believes in him who believes in him receives forgiveness receives forgiveness of sins through his of sins through his name.name.

While Peter was still speaking these While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit* came on all words, the Holy Spirit* came on all who heard the message.who heard the message.

The circumcised believers who had The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. For poured out even on the Gentiles. For they heard them speaking in* they heard them speaking in* and praising God. and praising God.

tongues

Hebrew

Arabic

English

Spanish

Italian

Greek

So he ordered So he ordered that they be that they be baptized in the baptized in the name of Jesus name of Jesus Christ. Then Christ. Then they asked they asked Peter to stay Peter to stay with them for a with them for a few days.few days.

Can anyone keep these Can anyone keep these people from being people from being

baptized with water? baptized with water? They have received the They have received the

Holy Spirit just as we Holy Spirit just as we have.*have.*Then Peter said,*Then Peter said,*

Now those who Now those who had been scattered had been scattered by the persecution by the persecution in connection with in connection with Stephen traveled Stephen traveled as far as* as far as* Phoenicia, Cyprus Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antiochand Antioch, telling , telling the message only the message only to Jews.to Jews.

Some of them, Some of them, however, men from however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene,* Cyprus and Cyrene,* went to Antioch and went to Antioch and began to speak to began to speak to Greeks also, telling Greeks also, telling them the good news them the good news about the Lord Jesus. about the Lord Jesus. The Lord’s hand was The Lord’s hand was with them, and a with them, and a great number of great number of people believed and people believed and turned to the Lord. turned to the Lord.

News of this reached News of this reached the ears of the church the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas* to sent Barnabas* to Antioch.* When he Antioch.* When he arrived and saw the arrived and saw the evidence of the grace evidence of the grace of God, he was glad and of God, he was glad and encouraged them all to encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.with all their hearts.

He was a He was a good man, good man, full of the full of the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit and faith, and faith, and a great and a great number of number of people were people were brought to brought to the Lord.the Lord.

Then Barnabas went Then Barnabas went to Tarsus* to look for to Tarsus* to look for Saul, and when he Saul, and when he found him, he found him, he brought him to brought him to Antioch.* So for a Antioch.* So for a whole year whole year Barnabas* and Saul Barnabas* and Saul met with the church met with the church and taught great and taught great numbers of people. numbers of people. The disciples were The disciples were called called ChristiansChristians first first at Antioch.at Antioch.