Acts 10:20
Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.
Cross-references
In Acts 10:29, Peter reports his immediate obedience to this command — a direct narrative follow-up.
Acts 8:26 has an angel telling Philip to go to a desert road to meet an Ethiopian — a very similar divine command to go to a Gentile seeker, mirroring Peter's instruction.
Acts 9:15 has the Lord telling Ananias to go to Saul, a chosen instrument for Gentiles — parallel to the Spirit sending Peter to Cornelius, both involving divine commission to reach Gentiles.
In Acts 15:7, Peter recounts this divine command as the basis for Gentile inclusion — a direct narrative echo.
In Acts 11:12, Peter recounts this same command to the Jerusalem church, confirming the Spirit's direction.
In Acts 9:17, Ananias obeys a similar divine command to go to Saul — both show immediate obedience to God's sending.
In Acts 13:4, the Holy Spirit sends Barnabas and Saul — parallel to the Spirit's sending of Peter here.
In Mark 16:15, Jesus commands gospel to all nations — Peter's specific mission here exemplifies that universal commission.