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Act 10:32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged
in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto
thee.

Act 10:33 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come.
Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee

of God.

Cornelius explains to Peter that four days earlier, an angel appeared to him and instructed him
to have Peter brought to Caesarea to share whatever God instructed him to share. He then
describes how the angel had given Peter’s name and where to find him.

THE OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ON THE GENTILES (34-48)

Peter preaches to the household of Cornelius, and the Holy Spirit is poured out on all the
Gentiles. The Jews with Peter are astonished because they hear the Gentile believers speaking

in tongues and magnifying God, just as they had. The new converts are then baptized in water.

PETER PREACHES

Act 10:34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter

(partiality) of persons:

Peter knows this is true from the scripture, but now he sees it firsthand. God does not judge
anyone according to nationality, color, social status, or sex.

10:34 partiality, prosopoleptes (pros-oh-pol-ape-tace); a receiver of a face, one who
take sides, showing favoritism, exhibiting bias, showing discrimination, showing
partiality, treating one person better than another. While society makes distinctions
among people, God’s love and grace are available for all, and can be received by
anyone.

Act 10:35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with
him.

But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh (ergozomai: works out) righteousness, is
accepted with (by) him.

This passage lines up with the verse of scripture Peter used in his sermon on the day of
Pentecost from Joel 2:28.

Act 10:36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ:
(he is Lord of all:)

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