Acts 10:34

Geneva Bible (1560)

Then Peter opened his mouth, and sayd, Of a trueth I perceiue, that God is no accepter of persons.

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  • 2 Chr 19:7 : 7 Wherefore nowe let the feare of the Lorde be vpon you: take heede, and do it: for there is no iniquitie with the Lord our God, neither respect of persons, nor receiuing of reward.
  • Deut 10:17 : 17 For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lordes, a great God, mightie and terrible, which accepteth no persons nor taketh reward:
  • Rom 2:11 : 11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
  • Col 3:25 : 25 But he that doeth wrong, shall receiue for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
  • Jas 2:9 : 9 But if yee regarde the persons, yee commit sinne, and are rebuked of the Lawe, as transgressours.
  • 1 Pet 1:17 : 17 And if ye call him Father, which without respect of person iudgeth according to euery mans woorke, passe the time of your dwelling here in feare,
  • Gal 2:6 : 6 But by them which seemed to be great, I was not taught (whatsoeuer they were in time passed, I am nothing the better: God accepteth no mans person) for they that are the chiefe, did adde nothing to me aboue that I had.
  • Eph 6:9 : 9 And ye masters, doe the same things vnto them, putting away threatning: and know that euen your master also is in heauen, neither is there respect of person with him.
  • Job 34:19 : 19 How much lesse to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, & regardeth not the rich, more then the poore? for they be all the worke of his handes.
  • Ps 82:1-2 : 1 A Psalme committed to Asaph. God standeth in the assemblie of gods: hee iudgeth among gods. 2 How long wil ye iudge vniustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
  • Deut 16:19 : 19 Wrest not thou ye Law, nor respect any person, neither take rewarde: for the reward blindeth ye eyes of the wise, & peruerteth ye worde of ye iust.
  • Matt 22:16 : 16 And they sent vnto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we knowe that thou art true, & teachest the way of God truly, neither carest for any man: for thou considerest not the person of men.
  • Luke 20:21 : 21 And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest, and teachest right, neither doest thou accept mans person, but teachest the way of God truly.
  • Eph 6:19-20 : 19 And for me, that vtterance may be giuen vnto me, that I may open my mouth boldly to publish the secret of the Gospel, 20 Whereof I am the ambassadour in bonds, that therein I may speake boldely, as I ought to speake.
  • Col 3:11 : 11 Where is neither Grecian nor Iewe, circumcision nor vncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond, free: But Christ is all, and in all things.
  • Jas 2:4 : 4 Are yee not partiall in your selues, and are become iudges of euill thoughts?
  • Matt 5:2 : 2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
  • Acts 8:35 : 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same Scripture, & preached vnto him Iesus.

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  • Rom 2:10-11
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    10But to euery man that doeth good, shalbe glory, and honour, and peace: to the Iew first, and also to the Grecian.

    11For there is no respect of persons with God.

  • 35But in euery nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousnesse, is accepted with him.

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    30Then Cornelius sayd, Foure dayes agoe, about this houre, I fasted, & at the ninth houre I prayed in mine house, and beholde, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

    31And sayd, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine almes are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

    32Send therefore to Ioppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter (he is lodged in the house of Simon a Tanner by the sea side) who when he commeth, shall speake vnto thee.

    33Then sent I for thee immediately, and thou hast well done to come. Nowe therefore are we all here present before God, to heare all things that are commanded thee of God.

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    44While Peter yet spake these wordes, the holy Ghost fell on al them which heard the word.

    45So they of the circumcision which beleeued, were astonied, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was powred out the gift of the holy Ghost.

    46For they heard them speake with tongues, and magnifie God. Then answered Peter,

    47Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which haue receiued the holy Ghost, as well as we?

  • Acts 15:7-9
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    7And when there had bene great disputation, Peter rose vp, and said vnto them, Ye men and brethren, ye know that a good while ago, among vs God chose out me, that the Gentiles by my mouth should heare the worde of the Gospel, and beleeue.

    8And God which knoweth the heartes, bare them witnesse, in giuing vnto them ye holy Ghost euen as he did vnto vs.

    9And he put no difference betweene vs and them, after that by faith he had purified their heartes.

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    21Then Peter went downe to the men, which were sent vnto him from Cornelius, and sayd, Beholde, I am he whome ye seeke: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

    22And they sayd, Cornelius the captaine, a iust man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Iewes, was warned from heauen by an holy Angel, to send for thee into his house, and to heare thy wordes.

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    26But Peter tooke him vp, saying, Stand vp: for euen I my selfe am a man.

    27And as he talked with him, he came in, and found many that were come together.

    28And he sayd vnto them, Ye know that it is an vnlawfull thing for a man that is a Iewe, to company, or come vnto one of another nation: but God hath shewed me, that I should not call any man polluted, or vncleane.

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    13And there came a voyce to him, Arise, Peter: kill, and eate.

    14But Peter sayd, Not so, Lord: for I haue neuer eaten any thing that is polluted, or vncleane.

    15And the voyce spake vnto him againe the second time, The things that God hath purified, pollute thou not.

  • 8Then Peter ful of the holy Ghost, said vnto them, Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of Israel,

  • Acts 10:3-5
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    3He sawe in a vision euidently (about the ninth houre of the day) an Angel of God coming in to him, and saying vnto him, Cornelius.

    4But when hee looked on him, hee was afrayd, and sayd, What is it, Lord? And he sayd vnto him, Thy prayers & thine almes are come vp into remembrance before God.

    5Nowe therefore send men to Ioppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter.

  • 4Then Peter beganne, and expounded the thing in order to them, saying,

  • 17And if ye call him Father, which without respect of person iudgeth according to euery mans woorke, passe the time of your dwelling here in feare,

  • 8And I said, God forbid, Lord: for nothing polluted or vncleane hath at any time entred into my mouth.

  • 1Nowe the Apostles and the brethren that were in Iudea, heard, that the Gentiles had also receiued the worde of God.

  • 19But Peter and Iohn answered vnto them, and said, Whether it be right in the sight of God, to obey you rather then God, iudge ye.

  • 17Nowe while Peter douted in himselfe what this vision which he had seene, meant, beholde, the men which were sent from Cornelius, had inquired for Simons house, and stoode at the gate,

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    12And the Spirit saide vnto me, that I should go with them, without doubting: moreouer these sixe brethren came with me, and we entred into the mans house.

    13And he shewed vs, howe he had seene an Angel in his house, which stoode and said to him, Send men to Ioppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter.

  • 14But Peter standing with ye Eleuen, lift vp his voice, & said vnto them, Ye men of Iudea, and ye all that inhabite Hierusalem, be this knowen vnto you, and hearken vnto my woordes.

  • 25But he that doeth wrong, shall receiue for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

  • 21To haue respect of persons is not good: for that man will transgresse for a piece of bread.

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    6But by them which seemed to be great, I was not taught (whatsoeuer they were in time passed, I am nothing the better: God accepteth no mans person) for they that are the chiefe, did adde nothing to me aboue that I had.

    7But contrariwise, when they saw that ye Gospel ouer ye vncircumcision was comitted vnto me, as the Gospel ouer ye circumcision was vnto Peter:

  • 19And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit sayde vnto him, Beholde, three men seeke thee.

  • 29God, is he the God of the Iewes onely, and not of the Gentiles also? Yes, euen of the Gentiles also.

  • 9But if yee regarde the persons, yee commit sinne, and are rebuked of the Lawe, as transgressours.

  • 37Now when they heard it, they were pricked in their heartes, and said vnto Peter and the other Apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we doe?

  • 10He will surely reprooue you, if ye doe secretly accept any person.

  • 11And when Peter was come to himselfe, he said, Nowe I know for a trueth, that the Lord hath sent his Angel, and hath deliuered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the wayting for of the people of the Iewes.

  • 14But when I saw, that they went not ye right way to the trueth of ye Gospel, I sayd vnto Peter before all men, If thou being a Iewe, liuest as the Gentiles, and not like the Iewes, why constrainest thou the Gentiles to doe like the Iewes?

  • 14Simeon hath declared, howe God first did visite the Gentiles, to take of them a people vnto his Name.

  • 24And the day after, they entred into Cesarea. Nowe Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsemen, and special friends.

  • 19How much lesse to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, & regardeth not the rich, more then the poore? for they be all the worke of his handes.

  • 1Fvrthermore there was a certaine man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a captaine of the band called the Italian band,