Acts
11:1-18
Psalm 148
Revelation 21:1-6
John 13:31-35
11:1
Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea
heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of
God.
11:2
So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised
believers criticized him,
11:3
saying, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and
eat with them?"
11:4
Then Peter began to explain it to them, step by step,
saying,
11:5
"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a
trance I saw a vision. There was something like a large
sheet coming down from heaven, being lowered by its four
corners; and it came close to me.
11:6
As I looked at it closely I saw four-footed animals,
beasts of prey, reptiles, and birds of the air.
11:7
I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter; kill
and eat.'
11:8
But I replied, 'By no means, Lord; for nothing profane
or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'
11:9
But a second time the voice answered from heaven, 'What
God has made clean, you must not call profane.'
11:10
This happened three times; then everything was pulled up
again to heaven.
11:11
At that very moment three men, sent to me from Caesarea,
arrived at the house where we were.
11:12
The Spirit told me to go with them and not to make a
distinction between them and us. These six brothers also
accompanied me, and we entered the man's house.
11:13
He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his
house and saying, 'Send to Joppa and bring Simon, who is
called Peter;
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he will give you a message by which you and your entire
household will be saved.'
11:15
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them
just as it had upon us at the beginning.
11:16
And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said,
'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with
the Holy Spirit.'
11:17
If then God gave them the same gift that he gave us when
we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I
could hinder God?"
11:18
When they heard this, they were silenced. And they
praised God, saying, "Then God has given even to
the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life."
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148:1
Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens;
praise him in the heights!
148:2
Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his host!
148:3
Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining
stars!
148:4
Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above
the heavens!
148:5
Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he commanded
and they were created.
148:6
He established them forever and ever; he fixed their
bounds, which cannot be passed.
148:7
Praise the LORD from the earth, you sea monsters and all
deeps,
148:8
fire and hail, snow and frost, stormy wind fulfilling
his command!
148:9
Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars!
148:10
Wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying
birds!
148:11
Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all
rulers of the earth!
148:12
Young men and women alike, old and young together!
148:13
Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone
is exalted; his glory is above earth and heaven.
148:14
He has raised up a horn for his people, praise for all
his faithful, for the people of Israel who are close to
him. Praise the LORD!
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21:1
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first
heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea
was no more.
21:2
And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down
out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for
her husband.
21:3
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
"See, the home of God is among mortals. He will
dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples,
and God himself will be with them;
21:4
he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be
no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more,
for the first things have passed away."
21:5
And the one who was seated on the throne said,
"See, I am making all things new." Also he
said, "Write this, for these words are trustworthy
and true."
21:6
Then he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and
the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I
will give water as a gift from the spring of the water
of life.
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13:31
When he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now the Son of
Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in
him.
13:32
If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify
him in himself and will glorify him at once.
13:33
Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You
will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say
to you, 'Where I am going, you cannot come.'
13:34
I give you a new commandment, that you love one another.
Just as I have loved you, you also should love one
another.
13:35
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if
you have love for one another."
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