Simon

and I heard a voice saying to me, Having risen, Peter, slay and eat;

he declared also to us how he saw the messenger in his house standing, and saying to him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter,

and having seen that it is pleasing to the Jews, he added to lay hold of Peter also--and they were the days of the unleavened food--

Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,

and when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night was Peter sleeping between two soldiers, having been bound with two chains, guards also before the door were keeping the prison,

and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the buildings, and having smitten Peter on the side, he raised him up, saying, `Rise in haste,' and his chains fell from off his hands.

And Peter having come to himself, said, `Now I have known of a truth that the Lord did sent forth His messenger, and did deliver me out of the hand of Herod, and all the expectation of the people of the Jews;'

And Peter having knocked at the door of the porch, there came a damsel to hearken, by name Rhoda,

and having known the voice of Peter, from the joy she did not open the porch, but having run in, told of the standing of Peter before the porch,

and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,

And day having come, there was not a little stir among the soldiers what then was become of Peter,

and there having been much disputing, Peter having risen up said unto them, `Men, brethren, ye know that from former days, God among us did make choice, through my mouth, for the nations to hear the word of the good news, and to believe;

Simeon did declare how at first God did look after to take out of the nations a people for His name,

and I say this, that each one of you saith, `I, indeed, am of Paul' --`and I of Apollos,' --`and I of Cephas,' --`and I of Christ.'

whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things about to be--all are yours,

have we not authority a sister--a wife--to lead about, as also the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve,

then, after three years I went up to Jerusalem to enquire about Peter, and remained with him fifteen days,

but, on the contrary, having seen that I have been entrusted with the good news of the uncircumcision, as Peter with that of the circumcision,

for He who did work with Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, did work also in me in regard to the nations,

and having known the grace that was given to me, James, and Cephas, and John, who were esteemed to be pillars, a right hand of fellowship they did give to me, and to Barnabas, that we to the nations, and they to the circumcision may go ,

And when Peter came to Antioch, to the face I stood up against him, because he was blameworthy,

But when I saw that they are not walking uprightly to the truth of the good news, I said to Peter before all, `If thou, being a Jew, in the manner of the nations dost live, and not in the manner of the Jews, how the nations dost thou compel to Judaize?

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the choice sojourners of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who did obtain a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ: