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"On no account, Lord," he replied; "for I have never yet eaten anything unholy and impure."

δὲ de “And”

This was said three times, and immediately the sail was drawn up out of sight.

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While Peter was greatly perplexed as to the meaning of the vision which he had seen, just then the men sent by Cornelius, having by inquiry found out Simon's house,

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And Peter was still earnestly thinking over the vision, when the Spirit said to him, "Three men are now inquiring for you.

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So Peter went down and said to the men, "I am the Simon you are inquiring for. What is the reason of your coming?"

δὲ de “then”

Their reply was, "Cornelius, a Captain, an upright and God-fearing man, of whom the whole Jewish nation speaks well, has been divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and listen to what you have to say."

δὲ de “And”

Upon hearing this, Peter invited them in, and gave them a lodging. The next day he set out with them, some of the brethren from Jaffa going with him,

δὲ de “now”

and the day after that they reached Caesarea. There Cornelius was awaiting their arrival, and had invited all his relatives and intimate friends to be present.

δὲ de “now”δὲ de “and”

When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him, and threw himself at his feet to do him homage.

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But Peter lifted him up. "Stand up," he said; "I myself also am but a man."

δὲ de “But”

Then Peter began to speak. "I clearly see," he said, "that God makes no distinctions between one man and another;

δὲ de “then”

And he directed that they should be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they begged him to remain with them for a time.

δὲ de “now”

Now the Apostles, and the brethren in various parts of Judaea, heard that the Gentiles also had received God's Message;

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and, when Peter returned to Jerusalem, the champions of circumcision found fault with him.

δὲ de “also”

Peter, however, explained the whole matter to them from the beginning.

δὲ de “now”

I also heard a voice saying to me, "`Rise, Peter, kill and eat.'

δὲ de “then”

"`On no account, Lord,' I replied, `for nothing unholy or impure has ever gone into my mouth.'

δέ· de “however;”

"But a voice answered, speaking a second time from the sky, "`What God has purified, you must not regard as unholy.'

δὲ de “however”

"This was said three times, and then everything was drawn up again out of sight.

δὲ de “now”

And the Spirit told me to accompany them without any misgivings. There also went with me these six brethren who are now present, and we reached the Centurion's house.

δὲ de “now”δὲ de “now”

Then he described to us how he had seen the angel come and enter his house and say, "`Send to Jaffa and fetch Simon, surnamed Peter.

δὲ de “then”

"And," said Peter, "no sooner had I begun to speak than the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He fell upon us at the first.

δὲ de “then”

Then I remembered the Lord's words, how He used to say, "`John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'

δὲ de “then”δὲ de “however”

"If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we first believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, why, who was I to be able to thwart God?"

δὲ de “now”

This statement of Peter's silenced his opponents. They extolled the goodness of God, and said, "So, then, to the Gentiles also God has given the repentance which leads to Life."

δὲ de “then”