Bible verses about "peter" | Riverside

³¹ Simon, Simon, Satan has begged to be allowed to sift all of you like wheat. ³² But I have prayed for thee that thy faith may not fail. And when you come back to yourself, strengthen your brothers." ³³ Peter said to him, "Master, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death." ³⁴ Jesus said, "I tell you, Peter, the cock will not crow to-day before you three times deny that you know me."

³ Seeing that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the Days of Unleavened Bread. ⁴ He seized him and put him in prison, committing him to four guards of four soldiers each for safe keeping, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. ⁵ So Peter was under guard in the prison. But prayer was continually made by the church to God for him. ⁶ On the very night before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers bound with two chains, and guards before the door were watching the prison. ⁷ Suddenly an angel of the Lord was there. Light shone in the cell. Striking Peter's side he woke him, saying, "Rise up quickly." His chains fell off his hands. ⁸ The angel said to him, "Put on your belt and your sandals." Peter did so. The angel said to him, "Throw your cloak around you and follow me." ⁹ Peter came out and followed along, not knowing whether what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was seeing a vision. ¹⁰ After passing the first guard and the second, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city. This opened for them of its own accord and they went out and went along one street. Then suddenly the angel left him. ¹¹ When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I know truly that the Lord has sent his angel and has delivered me out of the hands of Herod, and from all the expectation of the Jewish people." ¹² So understanding the situation, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John called Mark, where a number were assembled and were praying. ¹³ When Peter knocked at the door of the entry, a girl named Rhoda came to listen, ¹⁴ and when she recognized Peter's voice, without opening the door, she ran for joy and told them that Peter was standing at the door. ¹⁵ They said to her, "You are insane." But she was positive that it was so. They said, "It is his angel." ¹⁶ Peter continued knocking. When they opened the door and saw him they were amazed. ¹⁷ He motioned to them with his hand to be silent, and explained to them how the Lord had delivered him out of the prison, and he said, "Tell this to James and the brethren." Then he left and went to a different place. ¹⁸ When day came there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. ¹⁹ Herod searched for him, but not finding him he closely questioned the guards and ordered them to be led away to execution. Then he went down from Jerusalem to Caesarea and stayed there.

¹ THERE was in Caesarea a man named Cornelius, a centurion in the battalion called the Italian cohort. ² He was a pious man, reverencing God with all his household, doing many acts of charity to the people and praying to God constantly. ³ About three o'clock one afternoon he saw plainly in a vision an angel come in and say to him, "Cornelius." ⁴ He gazed at him in alarm and asked, "What is it, my Lord?" The angel said to him, "Your prayers and your gifts of charity have come up as an evidence before God. ⁵ Now send men to Joppa and ask for a man named Simon, who is called Peter. ⁶ He is the guest of a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside." ⁷ When the angel who had been speaking to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a pious soldier of those who were attached to him, ⁸ and, after explaining everything to them, sent them to Joppa. ⁹ On the next day, while they were on the road and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray. It was about noon. ¹⁰ He began to feel hungry and wished to eat. While they were preparing food, he fell into a trance ¹¹ and saw the heavens opened and something descending like a great sheet being let down to the ground by the four corners. ¹² In it were all kinds of fourfooted animals and reptiles and birds of the air. ¹³ Then a voice came to him, "Rise, Peter, kill and eat." ¹⁴ But Peter said, "By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unclean or impure." ¹⁵ A second time the voice came to him, "What God has cleansed you must not think unclean." ¹⁶ This happened a third time, and then immediately the sheet was taken up into the heavens. ¹⁷ Peter was thinking this over and was at a loss what the vision meant. Just then the men who had been sent by Cornelius, after inquiring for the house of Simon, came to the door ¹⁸ and called to know whether Simon called Peter was a guest there. ¹⁹ While Peter was debating with himself about the vision, the Spirit said, "Here are two men looking for you. ²⁰ Rise and go down and go with them without misgivings, for I have sent them." ²¹ Peter went down and said to the men, "Here I am — the man you are looking for. What is the reason for your coming?" ²² They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house, and to listen to your words." ²³ Then he invited them in and entertained them. The next day Peter arose and went away with them, and some of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him. ²⁴ On the following day they came to Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had assembled his relatives and his close friends. ²⁵ As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and falling at his feet did him reverence. ²⁶ But Peter lifted him up, saying, "Stand up; I myself also am a man." ²⁷ Conversing with him Peter entered the house and found many people assembled. ²⁸ He said to them, "You understand that it is against our Law for a Jew to be closely associated with a Gentile or to visit him. But God has taught me not to call any person common or unclean. ²⁹ Therefore when I was sent for I came without making any objection. So now I ask, For what reason have you sent for me?" ³⁰ Cornelius said, "Four days ago, at this hour, I was offering the three o'clock prayer in my house, when suddenly a man stood before me in shining dress ³¹ and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your gifts of charity have been remembered before God. ³² Send to Joppa and call for Simon who is surnamed Peter. He is a guest in the house of Simon a tanner near the sea' ³³ Immediately I sent to you and you have done well in coming. Now here we all are in God's presence to hear all that the Lord has commanded you." ³⁴ Peter opened his mouth and said, "Truly I understand that God is not partial, ³⁵ but in every nation whoever reverences him and lives righteously is acceptable to him. ³⁶ As to the message which he sent to the children of Israel telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ — who is Lord of all — ³⁷ you know the story that spread through all Judaea. It began in Galilee after the baptism which John proclaimed. ³⁸ You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were harassed by the Devil, for God was with him. ³⁹ We are witnesses of all that he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They hung him on a cross and so killed him. ⁴⁰ But God raised him up on the third day and granted that he should become visible, ⁴¹ not to all the people, but to witnesses previously chosen by God, namely, to us who ate and drank with him after his resurrection from the dead. ⁴² God commanded us to proclaim to the people and to testify that he is the divinely appointed Judge of the living and the dead. ⁴³ All of the prophets testify to this, that every one who believes in him obtains forgiveness of sins through his name." ⁴⁴ While Peter was speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to his message. ⁴⁵ All the believers who were of the circumcision who had come along with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Gentiles, ⁴⁶ for they heard them speaking with tongues and glorifying God. Then Peter said, ⁴⁷ "Can any one forbid water for the baptism of these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did?" ⁴⁸ And he directed that they should be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain there a few days.

¹ PETER, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the Chosen Ones of the scattered Jews in foreign lands who are living in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia —