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Acts 23:1 (NIV)

Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, “My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day.”

Acts 24:1 (NIV)

Five days later the high priest Ananias went down to Caesarea with some of the elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they brought their charges against Paul before the governor.

Acts 26:1 (NIV)

Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” So Paul motioned with his hand and began his defense:

Acts 10:2 (NIV)

He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.

Acts 10:3 (NIV)

One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

Acts 10:4 (NIV)

Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked. The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God.

Acts 10:5 (NIV)

Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter.

Acts 10:6 (NIV)

He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”

Acts 10:7 (NIV)

When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants.

Acts 10:8 (NIV)

He told them everything that had happened and sent them to Joppa.

Acts 10:9 (NIV)

About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

Acts 10:10 (NIV)

He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.

Acts 10:11 (NIV)

He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

Acts 10:12 (NIV)

It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds.

Acts 10:13 (NIV)

Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”

Acts 10:14 (NIV)

“Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”

Acts 10:15 (NIV)

The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”

Acts 11:26 (NIV)

and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.

Acts 11:27 (NIV)

During this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Acts 11:28 (NIV)

One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world. (This happened during the reign of Claudius.)

Acts 11:29 (NIV)

The disciples, as each one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea.

Acts 11:30 (NIV)

This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

Acts 12:16 (NIV)

But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.

Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. “Tell James and the other brothers and sisters about this,” he said, and then he left for another place.

Acts 12:18 (NIV)

In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.