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Peter at Cornelius' House: Gentiles Receive the Spirit

Acts 10:24-48

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24 On the next day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was expecting them, having called together his relatives and his close friends. 25 As Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him. 26 But Peter raised him up, saying, "Stand up; I myself am a man." 27 He conversed with him as he entered and found many people gathered with him. 28 He said to them, "You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to associate with or approach a foreigner. But God has shown me to call no person common or unclean." 29 Therefore I also came without objection, having been sent for. Therefore I ask for what reason you sent for me. 30 And Cornelius said, "From the fourth hour until this hour I was praying in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in radiant clothing." 31 And he says, “Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your almsgivings were remembered before God.” 32 Therefore, send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. He is staying in the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea. 33 Therefore I immediately sent to you, and you did well to come. Now therefore we are all present before God to hear all the things that have been commanded to you by the Lord. 34 But Peter opened his mouth and said, "In truth, I am grasping that God is not a respecter of persons." 35 but in every nation the one who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him. 36 the word which he sent to the sons of Israel, proclaiming good news of peace through Jesus Christ—this one is Lord of all. 37 You know the word that has happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John preached. 38 Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and power, who went about doing good and healing all those who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him. 39 And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a tree. 40 God raised this one on the third day and gave him to become manifest. 41 not to all the people but to witnesses, the ones previously appointed by God—to us, who ate and drank with him after his rising from the dead; 42 He commanded us to proclaim to the people and solemnly testify that this is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead. 43 To him all the prophets bear witness, that everyone believing in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. 44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who were hearing the word. 45 And the faithful from the circumcision who had come with Peter were astonished, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. 46 For they heard them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered: 47 "Can anyone withhold water to prevent these from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" 48 He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for some days.