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 telling them the whole story, sent them to Joppa.

"I was praying in the town of Joppa, and while I was praying I fell in a trance and had a vision. I saw something like a great sheet coming down out of the sky, lowered by the four comers; and it came right down to me.

But whenever you, follower of mine, pray, you must go to your most private place, shut the door, and pray to your Father in secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

Early in the morning, long before daybreak, He got up and went out to a lonely spot, and stayed praying there.

After He had told them "Goodbye," He went up the hill to pray.

So I want the men everywhere to offer prayer, lifting to heaven holy hands which are kept unstained by anger and dissensions.

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while we will go on devoting ourselves to prayer and the word of God."

Again he went out about twelve o'clock and three o'clock, and did as before.

Now from twelve o'clock till three, darkness covered the whole land.

Keep on praying in the Spirit, with every kind of prayer and entreaty, at every opportunity, be ever on the alert with perfect devotion and entreaty for all God's people,