Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (C) 1978 by the New 
York Bible Society, used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.

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MAR 9:38  "Teacher," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in your 
name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us."

MAR 9:39  "Do not stop him," Jesus said. "No one who does a miracle in my 
name can in the next moment say anything bad about me,

MAR 9:40  for whoever is not against us is for us.

MAR 9:41  I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my 
name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward.

LUK 9:49  "Master," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in your 
name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us."

LUK 9:50  "Do not stop him," Jesus said, "for whoever is not against you is 
for you."

ACT 10:1  At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what 
was known as the Italian Regiment.

ACT 10:2  He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave 
generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.

ACT 10:3  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!"

ACT 10:4  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.

ACT 10:5  Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is 
called Peter.

ACT 10:6  He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea."

ACT 10:7  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.

ACT 10:8  He told them everything that had happened and sent them to Joppa.

ACT 10:9  About noon the following day as they were on their journey and 
approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

ACT 10:10  He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal 
was being prepared, he fell into a trance.

ACT 10:11  He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let 
down to earth by its four corners.

ACT 10:12  It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as 
reptiles of the earth and birds of the air.

ACT 10:13  Then a voice told him, "Get up, Peter. Kill and eat."

ACT 10:14  "Surely not, Lord!" Peter replied. "I have never eaten anything 
impure or unclean."

ACT 10:15  The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything 
impure that God has made clean."

ACT 10:16  This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken 
back to heaven.

ACT 10:17  While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision, the 
men sent by Cornelius found out where Simon's house was and stopped at the 
gate.

ACT 10:18  They called out, asking if Simon who was known as Peter was 
staying there.

ACT 10:19  While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said 
to him, "Simon, three men are looking for you.

ACT 10:20  So get up and go downstairs. Do not hesitate to go with them, 
for I have sent them."

ACT 10:21  Peter went down and said to the men, "I'm the one you're looking 
for. Why have you come?"

ACT 10:22  The men replied, "We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He 
is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish 
people. A holy angel told him to have you come to his house so that he 
could hear what you have to say."

ACT 10:23  Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests. The 
next day Peter started out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa 
went along.

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ACT 10:24  The following day he arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was 
expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

ACT 10:25  As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his 
feet in reverence.

ACT 10:26  But Peter made him get up. "Stand up," he said, "I am only a man 
myself."

ACT 10:27  Talking with him, Peter went inside and found a large gathering 
of people.

ACT 10:28  He said to them: "You are well aware that it is against our law 
for a Jew to associate with a Gentile or visit him. But God has shown me 
that I should not call any man impure or unclean.

ACT 10:29  So when I was sent for, I came without raising any objection. 
May I ask why you sent for me?"

ACT 10:30  Cornelius answered: "Four days ago I was in my house praying at 
this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes 
stood before me

ACT 10:31  and said, 'Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and remembered 
your gifts to the poor.

ACT 10:32  Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. He is a guest in 
the home of Simon the tanner, who lives by the sea.'

ACT 10:33  So I sent for you immediately, and it was good of you to come. 
Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord 
has commanded you to tell us."

ACT 10:34  Then Peter began to speak: "I now realize how true it is that 
God does not show favoritism

ACT 10:35  but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is 
right.

ACT 10:36  You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, telling 
the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

ACT 10:37  You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in 
Galilee after the baptism that John preached--

ACT 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and 
power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the 
power of the devil, because God was with him.

ACT 10:39  "We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the 
Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a tree,

ACT 10:40  but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him 
to be seen.

ACT 10:41  He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had 
already chosen--by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the 
dead.

ACT 10:42  He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he 
is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.

ACT 10:43  All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in 
him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

ACT 10:44  While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came 
on all who heard the message.

ACT 10:45  The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were 
astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the 
Gentiles.

ACT 10:46  For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then 
Peter said,

ACT 10:47  "Can anyone keep these people from being baptized with water? 
They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have."

ACT 10:48  So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. 
Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.

ACT 11:17  So if God gave them the same gift as he gave us, who believed in 
the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could oppose God?"

ACT 11:18  When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised 
God, saying, "So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto 
life."

ROM 1:28  Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the 
knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought 
not to be done.

GAL 3:27  for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed 
yourselves with Christ.

GAL 3:28  There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, 
for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

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EPH 2:14  For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has 
destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility,

COL 3:11  Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, 
barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.

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