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highlighted Acts 12:8 NLT
Then the angel told him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” And he did. “Now put on your coat and follow me,” the angel ordered.
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 12:7 NLT
Suddenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him on the side to awaken him and said, “Quick! Get up!” And the chains fell off his wrists.
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 12:4-6 NLT
Then he imprisoned him, placing him under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring Peter out for public trial after the Passover. But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him. The night before Peter was to be placed on trial, he was asleep, fastened with two chains between two soldiers. Others stood guard at the prison gate.
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 12:2-3 NLT
He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword. When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he also arrested Peter. (This took place during the Passover celebration.)
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 12:1 NLT
About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church.
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 11:23 NLT
When he arrived and saw this evidence of God’s blessing, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord.
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 11:22 NLT
When the church at Jerusalem heard what had happened, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 11:17-19 NLT
And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God’s way?” When the others heard this, they stopped objecting and began praising God. They said, “We can see that God has also given the Gentiles the privilege of repenting of their sins and receiving eternal life.” Meanwhile, the believers who had been scattered during the persecution after Stephen’s death traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch of Syria. They preached the word of God, but only to Jews.
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 11:16 NLT
Then I thought of the Lord’s words when he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 11:15 NLT
“As I began to speak,” Peter continued, “the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as he fell on us at the beginning.
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 11:12 NLT
The Holy Spirit told me to go with them and not to worry that they were Gentiles. These six brothers here accompanied me, and we soon entered the home of the man who had sent for us.
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 11:10 NLT
This happened three times before the sheet and all it contained was pulled back up to heaven.
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 11:9 NLT
“But the voice from heaven spoke again: ‘Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.’
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 11:8 NLT
“‘No, Lord,’ I replied. ‘I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure or unclean.’
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 11:7 NLT
And I heard a voice say, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat them.’
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 11:6 NLT
When I looked inside the sheet, I saw all sorts of tame and wild animals, reptiles, and birds.
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 11:5 NLT
“I was in the town of Joppa,” he said, “and while I was praying, I went into a trance and saw a vision. Something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners from the sky. And it came right down to me.
Apr 26
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highlighted Acts 10:25-26 NLT
As Peter entered his home, Cornelius fell at his feet and worshiped him. But Peter pulled him up and said, “Stand up! I’m a human being just like you!”
Apr 24
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highlighted Acts 10:20 NLT
Get up, go downstairs, and go with them without hesitation. Don’t worry, for I have sent them.”
Apr 24
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highlighted Acts 10:17-18 NLT
Peter was very perplexed. What could the vision mean? Just then the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house. Standing outside the gate, they asked if a man named Simon Peter was staying there.
Apr 24