Bible verses about "peter" | MNT

³¹ "Simon, Simon," said the Lord, "behold, Satan has asked to have you all that he might sift you like wheat. ³² "But I made supplication for you that your own faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned again, must strengthen your brothers." ³³ "Lord," Simon said to him, "I am ready to go with you, both to prison and to death." ³⁴ "I tell you, Peter," he answered. "the cock will not crow this day until you will three times deny that you know me."

³ And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. (This was during the days of unleavened bread.) ⁴ He had him arrested and thrown in prison, and put under guard of sixteen soldiers. He intended, after the Passover, to bring him forth to the people. ⁵ So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer to God was made by the church for him. ⁶ Now when Herod was about to bring him forth, on that very night, while Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison, ⁷ suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. Striking Peter on the side, he woke him saying, "Rise up quickly." At once the chains dropped from his hands. ⁸ "Gird yourself," said the angel, "and put on your sandals." He did so. Then he said unto him, "Throw your cloak about you, and follow me." ⁹ So Peter went out, following him, but did not realize that what the angel was doing was real, but supposed that he was seeing a vision. ¹⁰ And when they had passed the first guard and the second, they came to the iron gate that led to the city. This opened to them of its own accord; and they went out passed on through one street; and suddenly the angel left him. ¹¹ Peter, coming to himself, said, "Now I know for a certainty that the Lord has sent his angel and released me from the hand of Herod, and from all that the Jewish people were anticipating." ¹² So, after he had thought things over, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John, surnamed Mark, where a large number of people were assembled, praying. ¹³ When he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid servant named Rhoda came to answer. ¹⁴ And when she recognized Peter's voice, for very joy she did not open the door, but ran in and told them that Peter was standing in front of the gate. ¹⁵ "You are mad," they said. But she confidently insisted that it was so. "It is his angel," they said. ¹⁶ Meanwhile Peter continued to knock, until at last they opened the door, and were amazed to see that it was really he. ¹⁷ He motioned to them to keep quiet, and told them how the Lord had brought him out of prison. "Tell all this to James," he said, "and to the brothers," and away he went to another place. ¹⁸ When morning came there was no small stir among the soldiers as to what could possibly have become of Peter. ¹⁹ Then Herod had search made for him, and could not find him. After sharply questioning the guards, he ordered them off to execution. He then went down from Judea to Caesarea, where he stayed for some time.

¹ Now there was at Caesarea a man named Cornelius, a captain in the Italian regiment. ² He was a devout man and God-fearing, and so were all his household. He gave many alms to the people, and constantly prayed to God. ³ About three o'clock one afternoon he had a vision, and distinctly saw an angel of God enter his house and say to him, "Cornelius." ⁴ He stared at him in terror, and said, "What is it, Lord?" "Your prayers and your alms have risen for a memorial before God," answered the angel; ⁵ "and now send men to Joppa and fetch one Simon, who is called Peter. ⁶ "He is staying as a guest with Simon, a tanner, whose house is near the sea." ⁷ And after the angel who was speaking to him was gone, he called two of his household servants and a devout soldier who was in constant attendance upon him, ⁸ and after telling them everything, he sent them to Joppa. ⁹ The next day, while they were still on their way and were approaching the town, about noon, Peter went up to the housetop to pray. ¹⁰ He had become very hungry and longed for food; but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance. ¹¹ He beheld the sky opened, and a vessel descending like an enormous sail let down to earth by four corners. ¹² In it were all kinds of quadrupeds and creeping things of the earth, and wild birds. ¹³ A voice came to him, saying, "Rise, Peter, kill and eat." ¹⁴ "Not so, my Lord," answered Peter, "for I have never yet eaten anything common and unclean." ¹⁵ And again a second time came to him a voice, saying, "What God has cleansed you must not call common." ¹⁶ This happened three times; and immediately the sail was drawn up into the sky. ¹⁷ Now while Peter was greatly perplexed to know what the vision which he had been sent by Cornelius, and had made inquiries for the house of Simon, stood at the gate, ¹⁸ and called and asked whether Simon who was called Peter was lodging there. ¹⁹ So the Spirit said to Peter, who was still pondering over the vision. ²⁰ "Three men are now looking for you. Rise, go down and go with them, nothing doubting; for it is I who have sent them." ²¹ So Peter went down to the men and said: "I am the man you are looking for. What is the reason of your coming?" ²² "Cornelius," they answered, "a captain, a devout man, and God-fearing, of whom the whole, Jewish nation speaks well, was instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house, and to listen to your message." ²³ So he invited them in and gave them lodging. The next day he rose, and went off with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied them; ²⁴ and the day after that they reached Caesarea. There Cornelius was waiting for them, and had brought together all his relatives and intimate friends. ²⁵ When Peter entered the house Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him; ²⁶ but Peter lifted him up. "Stand up," he said, "I am only a man, myself." ²⁷ And as he talked with him, he went in and found a large company assembled. ²⁸ To them he said: "You know, yourselves, that it is illegal for a Jew to associate with or to visit one of another nation; but God has taught me that I should not call any man common or unclean. For this reason, when sent for, I came without demur. ²⁹ "I ask therefore why you sent for me." ³⁰ Cornelius answered. "Three days ago, at this very hour, I was praying in my house at three o'clock in the afternoon, when suddenly a man in a shining robe stood by me, ³¹ and said: "'Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. ³² "'So send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. He is lodging with Simon the tanner, in a house by the seaside.' ³³ "So I sent for you without delay, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God, to listen to what the Lord has commanded you to speak." ³⁴ Then Peter began to speak. "Of a truth I begin to see quite plainly that God is no respecter of persons; ³⁵ "but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him. ³⁶ "You cannot but know the message which he sent to the descendants of Israel, when he preached the gospel of peace by Jesus Christ who is Lord of all; ³⁷ "you know the message spread throughout all Judea, beginning in Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; ³⁸ "how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how he went about everywhere doing good, and curing all who were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him. ³⁹ "And we were witnesses of all that he did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him, hanging him on a tree. ⁴⁰ "But him God raised up on the third day, and permitted him to be made manifest, ⁴¹ "not to all the people, but to witnesses—men previously chosen by God—that is, to us, who ate and drank with him after he had risen from the dead; ⁴² "when he charged us to preach to the people, and to testify that this was he whom God ordained to be the judge of the living and of the dead. ⁴³ "To him all the prophets bear witness, testifying that through his name every one that believes on him will receive remission of sins." ⁴⁴ While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the message. ⁴⁵ And all the Jewish believers who had accompanied Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the Gentiles also. ⁴⁶ For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. ⁴⁷ Then Peter said, "Can any one refuse water for the baptism of these men who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?" ⁴⁸ And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they begged him to remain with them for a time.

¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Roman Asia, and Bithynia,