While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, 'Simon, three men are looking for you.'—the Spirit's word to Peter (pneuma legei) comes while Peter is cognitively processing the vision; the Spirit externally directs what Peter's mind cannot yet integrate. The address 'Simon' (his Jewish/pre-resurrection name) and the notification of 'three men' shows the Spirit's specificity. The number three echoes the trinitarian divine sign.

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