Acts 10

1NowG1161there wasa certainG5100 manG435 in Cæsarea, CorneliusG2883 by nameG3686, a centurionG1543 of the band calledG2564 the Italian band, 2a devoutG2152 man, and oneG3588 that fearedG5399 GodG2316 with all his houseG3624, who gave muchG4183 almsG1654 to the peopleG2992, and prayedG1189 to GodG2316 always. 3He sawG3708 in a visionG3705 openlyG5320, as it were about the ninth hourG5610 of the dayG2250, an angelG32 of GodG2316 comingG1525 in unto him, and sayingG3004 to him, CorneliusG2883. 4And he, fastening his eyes upon him, and beingG1510 affrighted, saidG3004, What isG1510 it, LordG2962? And he saidG3004 unto him, Thy prayersG4335 and thine almsG1654 areG1510 goneG305 up for a memorialG3422 before GodG2316. 5And nowG3568 sendG3992 menG435 to JoppaG2445, and fetch oneG5100 SimonG4613, who is surnamed PeterG4074: 6he lodgeth with oneG5100 SimonG4613 a tannerG1038, whose houseG3614 isG1510 by the seaG2281 side. 7And whenG5613 the angelG32 that spake unto him was departedG565, he calledG5455 twoG1417 of his household-servants, and a devoutG2152 soldierG4757 of them that waited on him continually; 8and having rehearsed all things unto them, he sentG649 them to JoppaG2445.

9NowG1161 on the morrow, as they were on their journey, and drew nigh unto the cityG4172, PeterG4074 wentG305 up upon the housetopG1430 to prayG4336, about the sixthG1623 hourG5610: 10and he becameG1096 hungry, and desiredG2309 to eatG1089: but while they made ready, he fell into a tranceG1611; 11and he beholdeth the heavenG3772 openedG455, and a certainG5100 vesselG4632 descendingG2597, as it were a greatG3173 sheetG3607, let downG2597 by fourG5064 cornersG746 upon the earthG1093: 12wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts and creeping thingsG3956 of the earthG1093 and birdsG4071 of the heavenG3772. 13And there cameG1096 a voiceG5456 to him, RiseG450, PeterG4074; killG2380 and eatG2068. 14But PeterG4074 saidG3004, Not so, LordG2962; for I have neverG3763 eatenG2068 anything that is commonG2839 and uncleanG169. 15And a voiceG5456 came unto him againG3825 the secondG1208 timeG1208, What GodG2316 hath cleansedG2511, make not thou common. 16And this was done thrice: and straightway the vesselG4632 was received up into heavenG3772.

17NowG1161 while PeterG4074 wasG1510 much perplexedG1280 in himself what the visionG3705 which he had seenG3708 might mean, beholdG2400, the menG435 that wereG1510 sentG649 by CorneliusG2883, having made inquiry for Simon’s houseG3614, stood before the gateG4440, 18and calledG5455 and askedG4441 whether SimonG4613, who was surnamed PeterG4074, were lodging there. 19And while PeterG4074 thought on the visionG3705, the SpiritG4151 saidG3004 unto him, BeholdG2400, three menG435 seekG2212 thee. 20But ariseG450, and get thee downG2597, and goG4198 with them, nothingG3367 doubtingG1252: for I have sentG649 them. 21And PeterG4074 wentG2597 downG2597 to the menG435, and saidG3004, BeholdG2400, I amG1510 he whom ye seekG2212: what isG1510 the causeG156 wherefore ye areG1510 comeG2597? 22And they saidG3004, CorneliusG2883 a centurionG1543, a righteousG1342 manG435 and oneG3588 that feareth GodG2316, and well reported of by all the nationG1484 of the JewsG2453, was warnedG5537 of GodG2316 by a holyG40 angelG32 to sendG3343 for thee into his houseG3624, and to hearG191 words from thee. 23So he called them in and lodged them.

And on the morrow he aroseG450 and wentG1831 forthG1831 with them, and certainG5100 of the brethren from JoppaG2445 accompanied him. 24And on the morrow they enteredG1525 into Cæsarea. And CorneliusG2883 wasG1510 waiting for them, having calledG4779 togetherG4779 his kinsmen and his near friendsG5384. 25And whenG5613 it cameG1096 to passG1096 that PeterG4074 enteredG1525, CorneliusG2883 met him, and fellG4098 downG4098 at his feetG4228, and worshipped him. 26But PeterG4074 raisedG1453 him up, sayingG3004, StandG450 up; I myself alsoG2532 amG1510 a manG444. 27And as he talked with him, he wentG1525 in, and findeth manyG4183 comeG1525 togetherG4905: 28and he saidG3004 unto them, Ye yourselves knowG1987 howG5613 it isG1510 an unlawful thing for a manG444 that isG1510 a JewG2453 to joinG2853 himself or come unto oneG3367 of another nation; and yet unto me hath GodG2316 showedG1166 that I should not call any manG444 commonG2839 or uncleanG169: 29wherefore alsoG2532 I cameG2064 without gainsaying, when I was sentG3343 for. I askG4441 thereforeG3767 with what intent ye sentG3343 for me. 30And CorneliusG2883 saidG5346, Four daysG2250 ago, until this hourG5610, I wasG1510 keeping the ninth hourG5610 of prayer in my houseG3624; and beholdG2400, a manG435 stoodG2476 before me in brightG2986 apparelG2066, 31and saith, CorneliusG2883, thy prayerG4335 is heard, and thine almsG1654 are had in remembrance in the sight of GodG2316. 32SendG3992 thereforeG3767 to JoppaG2445, and callG1941 unto thee SimonG4613, who is surnamed PeterG4074; he lodgeth in the houseG3614 of SimonG4613 a tannerG1038, by the seaG2281 side. 33Forthwith thereforeG3767 I sentG3992 to thee; and thou hast wellG2573 done that thou art comeG3854. NowG3568 thereforeG3767 we are all here presentG3568 in the sight of GodG2316, to hearG191 all thingsG3956 that have been commandedG4367 thee of the LordG2962. 34And PeterG4074 openedG455 his mouthG4750, and saidG3004,

Of a truthG225 I perceive that GodG2316 isG1510 no respecter of persons: 35but in every nationG1484 he that feareth him, and worketh righteousnessG1343, isG1510 acceptableG1184 to him. 36The wordG3056 which he sentG649 unto the children of IsraelG2474, preaching good tidings of peaceG1515 by JesusG2424 ChristG5547 (he isG1510 LordG2962 of all)— 37that saying ye yourselvesG4771 know, which was published throughout all Judæa, beginningG757 from GalileeG1056, after the baptismG908 which JohnG2491 preachedG2784; 38evenG2532 JesusG2424 of NazarethG3478, howG5613 GodG2316 anointedG5548 him with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and with powerG1411: who wentG1330 about doing good, and healingG2390 all that wereG1510 oppressed of the devilG1228; for GodG2316 wasG1510 with him. 39And we are witnessesG3144 of all thingsG3956 which he did both in the countryG5561 of the JewsG2453, and in JerusalemG2419; whom alsoG2532 they slew, hangingG2910 him on a treeG3586. 40Him GodG2316 raisedG1453 up the thirdG5154 dayG2250, and gaveG1325 him to be made manifest, 41not to all the peopleG2992, but unto witnessesG3144 that were chosen before of GodG2316, evenG2532 to us, who ate and drank with him after he roseG450 from the deadG3498. 42And he charged us to preachG2784 unto the peopleG2992, and to testifyG1263 that this isG1510 he who isG1510 ordained of GodG2316 to beG1510 the JudgeG2923 of the livingG2198 and the deadG3498. 43To him bearG3140 all the prophetsG4396 witnessG3140, that through his nameG3686 every oneG3778 that believeth on him shall receiveG2983 remission of sinsG266.

44While PeterG4074 yetG2089 spake these wordsG3056, the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 fell on all them that heardG191 the wordG3056. 45And they of the circumcisionG4061 that believed were amazed, as manyG3745 as cameG4905 with PeterG4074, because that on the GentilesG1484 alsoG2532 was poured out the giftG1431 of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 46For they heardG191 them speakG2980 with tonguesG1100, and magnify GodG2316. Then answeredG611 PeterG4074, 47Can any manG3778 forbidG2967 the waterG5204, that these should not be baptizedG907, who have receivedG2983 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 as well as we? 48And he commandedG4367 them to be baptizedG907 in the nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547. ThenG5119 prayed they him to tarry certainG5100 daysG2250.