10:1 At
Caesarea
there
was
a
man
named
Cornelius,
a
centurion
of
what
was
known
as
the
Italian
Cohort,
10:2 a
devout
man
who
feared
God
with
all
his
household,
gave
alms
generously
to
the
people,
and
prayed
continually
to
God.
10:3 About
the
ninth
hour
of
the
day
he
saw
clearly
in
a
vision
an
angel
of
God
come
in
and
say
to
him,
"Cornelius."
10:4 And
he
stared
at
him
in
terror
and
said,
"What
is
it,
Lord"
And
he
said
to
him,
"Your
prayers
and
your
alms
have
ascended
as
a
memorial
before
God.
10:5 And
now
send
men
to
Joppa
and
bring
one
Simon
who
is
called
Peter.
10:6 He
is
lodging
with
one
Simon,
a
tanner,
whose
house
is
by
the
sea."
10:7 When
the
angel
who
spoke
to
him
had
departed,
he
called
two
of
his
servants
and
a
devout
soldier
from
among
those
who
attended
him,
10:8 and
having
related
everything
to
them,
he
sent
them
to
Joppa.
10:9 The
next
day,
as
they
were
on
their
journey
and
approaching
the
city,
Peter
went
up
on
the
housetop
about
the
sixth
hour
to
pray.
10:10 And
he
became
hungry
and
wanted
something
to
eat,
but
while
they
were
preparing
it,
he
fell
into
a
trance
10:11 and
saw
the
heavens
opened
and
something
like
a
great
sheet
descending,
being
let
down
by
its
four
corners
upon
the
earth.
10:12 In
it
were
all
kinds
of
animals
and
reptiles
and
birds
of
the
air.
10:13 And
there
came
a
voice
to
him:
"Rise,
Peter;
kill
and
eat."
10:14 But
Peter
said,
"By
no
means,
Lord;
for
I
have
never
eaten
anything
that
is
common
or
unclean."
10:15 And
the
voice
came
to
him
again
a
second
time,
"What
God
has
made
clean,
do
not
call
common."
10:16 This
happened
three
times,
and
the
thing
was
taken
up
at
once
to
heaven.
10:17 Now
while
Peter
was
inwardly
perplexed
as
to
what
the
vision
that
he
had
seen
might
mean,
behold,
the
men
who
were
sent
by
Cornelius,
having
made
inquiry
for
Simon's
house,
stood
at
the
gate
10:18 and
called
out
to
ask
whether
Simon
who
was
called
Peter
was
lodging
there.
10:19 And
while
Peter
was
pondering
the
vision,
the
Spirit
said
to
him,
"Behold,
three
men
are
looking
for
you.
10:20 Rise
and
go
down
and
accompany
them
without
hesitation,
for
I
have
sent
them."
10:21 And
Peter
went
down
to
the
men
and
said,
"I
am
the
one
you
are
looking
for.
What
is
the
reason
for
your
coming"
10:22 And
they
said,
"Cornelius,
a
centurion,
an
upright
and
God-fearing
man,
who
is
well
spoken
of
by
the
whole
Jewish
nation,
was
directed
by
a
holy
angel
to
send
for
you
to
come
to
his
house
and
to
hear
what
you
have
to
say."
10:23 So
he
invited
them
in
to
be
his
guests.
The
next
day
he
rose
and
went
away
with
them,
and
some
of
the
brothers
from
Joppa
accompanied
him.
10:24 And
on
the
following
day
they
entered
Caesarea.
Cornelius
was
expecting
them
and
had
called
together
his
relatives
and
close
friends.
10:25 When
Peter
entered,
Cornelius
met
him
and
fell
down
at
his
feet
and
worshiped
him.
10:26 But
Peter
lifted
him
up,
saying,
"Stand
up;
I
too
am
a
man."
10:27 And
as
he
talked
with
him,
he
went
in
and
found
many
persons
gathered.
10:28 And
he
said
to
them,
"You
yourselves
know
how
unlawful
it
is
for
a
Jew
to
associate
with
or
to
visit
anyone
of
another
nation,
but
God
has
shown
me
that
I
should
not
call
any
person
common
or
unclean.
10:29 So
when
I
was
sent
for,
I
came
without
objection.
I
ask
then
why
you
sent
for
me."
10:30 And
Cornelius
said,
"Four
days
ago,
about
this
hour,
I
was
praying
in
my
house
at
the
ninth
hour,
and
behold,
a
man
stood
before
me
in
bright
clothing
10:31 and
said,
'Cornelius,
your
prayer
has
been
heard
and
your
alms
have
been
remembered
before
God.
10:32 Send
therefore
to
Joppa
and
ask
for
Simon
who
is
called
Peter.
He
is
lodging
in
the
house
of
Simon,
a
tanner,
by
the
sea.'
10:33 So
I
sent
for
you
at
once,
and
you
have
been
kind
enough
to
come.
Now
therefore
we
are
all
here
in
the
presence
of
God
to
hear
all
that
you
have
been
commanded
by
the
Lord."
10:34 So
Peter
opened
his
mouth
and
said:
"Truly
I
understand
that
God
shows
no
partiality,
10:35 but
in
every
nation
anyone
who
fears
him
and
does
what
is
right
is
acceptable
to
him.
10:36 As
for
the
word
that
he
sent
to
Israel,
preaching
good
news
of
peace
through
Jesus
Christ
(he
is
Lord
of
all),
10:37 you
yourselves
know
what
happened
throughout
all
Judea,
beginning
from
Galilee
after
the
baptism
that
John
proclaimed:
10:38 how
God
anointed
Jesus
of
Nazareth
with
the
Holy
Spirit
and
with
power.
He
went
about
doing
good
and
healing
all
who
were
oppressed
by
the
devil,
for
God
was
with
him.
10:39 And
we
are
witnesses
of
all
that
he
did
both
in
the
country
of
the
Jews
and
in
Jerusalem.
They
put
him
to
death
by
hanging
him
on
a
tree,
10:40 but
God
raised
him
on
the
third
day
and
made
him
to
appear,
10:41 not
to
all
the
people
but
to
us
who
had
been
chosen
by
God
as
witnesses,
who
ate
and
drank
with
him
after
he
rose
from
the
dead.
10:42 And
he
commanded
us
to
preach
to
the
people
and
to
testify
that
he
is
the
one
appointed
by
God
to
be
judge
of
the
living
and
the
dead.
10:43 To
him
all
the
prophets
bear
witness
that
everyone
who
believes
in
him
receives
forgiveness
of
sins
through
his
name."
10:44 While
Peter
was
still
saying
these
things,
the
Holy
Spirit
fell
on
all
who
heard
the
word.
10:45 And
the
believers
from
among
the
circumcised
who
had
come
with
Peter
were
amazed,
because
the
gift
of
the
Holy
Spirit
was
poured
out
even
on
the
Gentiles.
10:46 For
they
were
hearing
them
speaking
in
tongues
and
extolling
God.
Then
Peter
declared,
10:47 "Can
anyone
withhold
water
for
baptizing
these
people,
who
have
received
the
Holy
Spirit
just
as
we
have"
10:48 And
he
commanded
them
to
be
baptized
in
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ.
Then
they
asked
him
to
remain
for
some
days.