Quotes About Mission

One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.

When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”

And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.

At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.

Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.

He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.

They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there.

As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.

So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”

So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”

So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.

The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.

As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.

So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent for me?”

Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.í

Just then three men sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.

The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the manís home.

He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ëSend to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.

But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.