![]() 9 And on the next day, as they were on their way, and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. 5 “And now dispatch some men to Joppa, and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter 6 he is staying with a certain tanner named Simon, whose house is by the sea.” 7 And when the angel who was speaking to him had departed, he summoned two of his servants and a devout soldier of those who were in constant attendance upon him, 8 and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa. 3 About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in to him, and said to him, “Cornelius!” 4 And fixing his gaze upon him and being much alarmed, he said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and alms have ascended as a memorial before God. Now there was a certain man at Caesarea 158 named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort, 159 2 a devout 160 man, and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people, and prayed to God continually. 43 And it came about that he stayed many days in Joppa with a certain tanner, Simon. 42 And it became known all over Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. 41 And he gave her his hand and raised her up and calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive. 40 But Peter sent them all out and knelt down and prayed, and turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. And when he had come, they brought him into the upper room and all the widows stood beside him weeping, and showing all the tunics and garments that Dorcas used to make while she was with them. 38 And since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him, entreating him, “Do not delay to come to us.” 39 And Peter arose and went with them. 37 And it came about at that time that she fell sick and died and when they had washed her body, they laid it in an upper room. 35 And all who lived at Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.ģ6 Now in Joppa 156 there was a certain disciple named Tabitha (which translated in Greek is called Dorcas) 157 this woman was abounding with deeds of kindness and charity, which she continually did. 34 And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you arise, and make your bed.” And immediately he arose. 155 33 And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden eight years, for he was paralyzed. Reflect about it with God.32 Now it came about that as Peter was traveling through all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda. ![]() Here’s a challenge for the week: do something good for the sake of being good and don’t tell anyone about it. ![]() We’re emphasizing cleanliness over godliness. When we do good deeds to benefit ourselves - like donating to charity for tax deduction purposes or helping a neighbor and bragging about it, we’re no better than the Pharisees who are using God to glorify themselves. And we’re guilty of that too - individually and as a society. But Jesus gets mad when people use religious traditions to cover up their contempt for what God really wants human life to be about. It’s not that Jesus is against religious traditions. ![]() Jesus fires right back to the Pharisees, mentioning their unclean minds. In Mark 7, the Pharisees are criticizing the disciples for eating with unclean hands. The few times Jesus gets mad in the Bible is when he is dealing with the Pharisees. ![]()
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