Then Peter began to speak: 'I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism'—Peter's opening statement, 'God shows no partiality' (ho theos ouk estin prosōpolēmptēs, literally 'God is not a face-taker,' 'does not take sides based on external appearance'), is the theological fulcrum of the entire chapter. The realized understanding ('I now realize') indicates that Peter's vision-encounter has produced genuine conversion of perspective. This principle will become foundational to Pauline theology of justification.

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