Acts 10:9

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Summary

On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:

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and after describing all the vision to them, he sent them to Joppa.

"I was in the town of Joppa at prayer," he said, "and in a trance I saw a vision ??a vessel coming down like a huge sheet lowered from heaven by the four corners. It came down to me,

When you pray, go into your room and shut the door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

Then in the early morning, long before daylight, he got up and went away out to a lonely spot.

and after saying goodbye to them he went up the hill to pray.

Now I want the men to offer prayer at any meeting of the church; and let the hands they lift to heaven be holy ??they must be free from anger and dissension.

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but we will continue to devote ourselves to prayer and the ministry of the word."

Going out again at twelve o'clock and at three o'clock, he did the same thing.

Now from twelve o'clock to three o'clock darkness covered all the land,

praying at all times in the Spirit with all manner of prayer and entreaty ??be alive to that, attend to it unceasingly, interceding on behalf of all the saints