Acts 10:34-48

³⁴And Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is not a respecter of persons,

³⁵but in every nation he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is acceptable to him—

³⁶the word which he sent to the sons of Israel, publishing glad tidings of peace through Jesus Christ; he is Lord of all men.

³⁷Ye yourselves know what was spoken of through the whole of Judaea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached,

³⁸relating to Jesus of Nazareth, that God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were overpowered by the Devil; for God was with him.

³⁹And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they also slew by hanging him on a cross.

⁴⁰Him God raised up on the third day, and caused him to be manifested,

⁴¹not to all the people, but to witnesses before appointed by God, to ourselves, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead;

⁴²and he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is he who hath been appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.

⁴³To him all the prophets bear witness, that through his name every one that believeth in him shall receive forgiveness of sins.

⁴⁴While Peter was yet speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all that heard the word.

⁴⁵And those of the circumcision who believed, as many as came with Peter, were astonished that on the gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit;

⁴⁶for they heard them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God. Then answered Peter,

⁴⁷Can any one forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit even as we have?

⁴⁸And he commanded that they should be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they entreated him to remain some days.