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Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles also had 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 began, and expounded [the matter] unto them in order, saying,

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I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners and it came even unto me:

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upon which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the heaven.

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And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter kill and eat.

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But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.

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But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.

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And this was done thrice: and all were drawn up again into heaven.

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And behold, forthwith three men stood before the house in which we were, having been sent from Caesarea unto me.

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And the Spirit bade me go with them, making no distinction. And these six brethren also accompanied me and we entered into the man's house:

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and he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, Send to Joppa, and fetch Simon, whose surname is Peter

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who shall speak unto thee words, whereby thou shalt be saved, thou and all thy house.

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And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

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And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.

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If then God gave unto them the like gift as [he did] also unto us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?

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And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life.