Berean Standard Bible

Acts 10:3-30

3OneτῆςtēsG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250at aboutὡσεὶ περὶhōsei periG5616 G4012the ninthἐνάτηνenatēnG1766hourὥρανhōranG5610,he had a clear visionἐν ὁράματι φανερῶςen horamati phanerōsG3708 G5320 G1722 G3705of an angelἄγγελονangelonG32τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316who cameεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἰπόνταeipontaG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, “CorneliusΚορνήλιε.KornēlieG2883!”

4δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588CorneliusstaredἀτενίσαςatenisasG816at himαὐτῷautōG846in fearἔμφοβος γενόμενοςemphobos genomenosG1096 G1719andκαὶkaiG2532askedεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “WhatτίtiG5101is itἐστιν,estinG1510,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962δὲdeG1161?” The angelansweredεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, “YourσουsouG4771αἱhaiG3588prayersπροσευχαίproseuchaiG4335andκαὶkaiG2532σουsouG4771αἱhaiG3588gifts to the poorἐλεημοσύναιeleēmosunaiG1654have ascendedἀνέβησανanebēsanG305asεἰςeisG1519a memorialμνημόσυνονmnēmosunonG3422offeringbeforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

5καὶkaiG2532NowνῦνnunG3568sendπέμψονpempsonG3992menἄνδραςandrasG435toεἰςeisG1519JoppaἸόππηνIoppēnG2445καὶkaiG2532to call forμετάπεμψαιmetapempsaiG3343a manτιναtinaG5100namedSimonΣίμωνάSimōnaG4613whoὃςhosG3739is calledἐπικαλεῖταιepikaleitaiG1941PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074.

6HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778is stayingξενίζεταιxenizetaiG3579withπαράparaG3844τινιtiniG5100SimonΣίμωνιSimōniG4613thetannerβυρσεῖ,burseiG1038,whoseᾧhōG3739houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614isἐστινestinG1510byπαρὰparaG3844theseaθάλασσανthalassanG2281.”

7δὲdeG1161WhenὩςHōsG5613theὁhoG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32whoὁhoG3588spokeλαλῶνlalōnG2980to himαὐτῷ,autōG846had goneἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565, CorneliuscalledφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455twoδύοduoG1417ofτῶνtōnG3588hisservantsοἰκετῶνoiketōnG3610andκαὶkaiG2532a devoutεὐσεβῆeusebēG2152soldierστρατιώτηνstratiōtēnG4757from amongτῶνtōnG3588his attendantsπροσκαρτερούντων αὐτῷ,proskarterountōn autōG4342 G846.

8καὶkaiG2532He explainedἐξηγησάμενος αὐτοῖς,exēgēsamenos autoisG1834 G846what had happenedἅπανταhapantaG537andsentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649themαὐτοὺςautousG846toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588JoppaἸόππην.¶IoppēnG2445.

9δὲdeG1161TheΤῇTēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887at aboutπερὶperiG4012the sixthἕκτην.hektēnG1623hourὥρανhōranG5610,asG1565the menwere approachingἐγγιζόντων,engizontōnG1448theτῇtēaG3588cityπόλειpoleiG4172καὶkaiG2532on their journeyὁδοιπορούντωνhodoiporountōnG3596,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074went upἀνέβηanebēG305onἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588roofδῶμαdōmaG1430to prayπροσεύξασθαιproseuxasthaiG4336.

10δὲdeG1161He becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096hungryπρόσπεινος,prospeinosG4361andκαὶkaiG2532wantedἤθελενēthelenG2309somethingto eatγεύσασθαι.geusasthaiG1089,butδὲdeG1161whileαὐτῶνautōnG846the meal was being preparedπαρασκευαζόντωνparaskeuazontōnG3903,heαὐτὸνautonG846fellἐγένετοegenetoG1096intoἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909a tranceἔκστασις,ekstasisG1611.

11καὶkaiG2532He sawθεωρεῖtheōreiG2334τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772openἀνεῳγμένονaneōgmenonG455andκαὶkaiG2532somethingσκεῦός τιskeuos tiG5100 G4632likeὡςhōsG5613a largeμεγάληνmegalēnG3173sheetὀθόνηνothonēnG3607being let downκαταβαῖνον καθιέμενονkatabainon kathiemenonG2597 G2524toἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς·gēsG1093by its fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064cornersἀρχαῖςarchaisG746.

12It containedἐν ᾧ ὑπῆρχενen hō hupērchenG1722 G3739 G5225all kinds ofπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588four-footed animalsτετράποδαtetrapodaG5074andκαὶkaiG2532reptilesἑρπετὰherpetaG2062of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093,as well asκαὶkaiG2532birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071ofτοῦtouG3588the airοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

13ThenκαὶkaiG2532a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456saidἐγένετοegenetoG1096toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846: “Get upἀναστὰςanastasG450,PeterΠέτρε,PetreG4074,killθῦσονthusonG2380andκαὶkaiG2532eatφάγε.phageG5315!”

14“Noμηδαμῶς,mēdamōsG3365,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588!”PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074answeredεἶπεν·eipenG2036ὅτιhotiG3754. “I have never eatenοὐδέποτε ἔφαγονoudepote ephagonG3763 G5315anythingπᾶνpanG3956impureκοινὸνkoinonG2839orκαὶkaiG2532uncleanἀκάθαρτον.akathartonG169.”

15καὶkaiG2532ThevoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456πάλινpalinG3825spoketoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846ἐκekG1537a second timeδευτέρουdeuterouG1208σὺsuG4771: “Do not call anything impureμὴ κοίνου.mē koinouG3361 G2840thatἃhaG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has made cleanἐκαθάρισεν,ekatharisenG2511.”

16δὲdeG1161ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096ἐπὶepiG1909three timesτρίς,trisG5151,andκαὶkaiG2532all at onceεὐθὺςeuthusG2112theτὸtoG3588sheetσκεῦοςskeuosG4632was taken back upἀνελήμφθηanelēmphthēG353intoεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανόν.ouranonG3772.

17δὲdeG1161WhileὡςhōsG5613ὁhoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was puzzling overἐν ἑαυτῷ διηπόρειen he'autō diēporeiG1280 G1722 G1438the meaningτί ἂν εἴηti an eiēG5101 G1510 G302of theτὸtoG3588visionὅραμα ὃhorama hoG3705 G3739 G3708ἰδοὺidouG2400,theοἱhoiG3588menἄνδρεςandresG435οἱhoiG3588sentἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoiG649byὑπὸhupoG5259τοῦtouG3588CorneliusΚορνηλίουKornēliouG2883foundδιερωτήσαντεςdierōtēsantesG1331τὴνtēnG3588τοῦtouG3588Simon’sΣίμωνος,SimōnosG4613houseοἰκίανoikianG3614andapproachedἐπέστησαν ἐπὶepestēsan epiG2186 G1909theτὸνtonG3588gateπυλῶνα·pulōnaG4440.

18καὶkaiG2532They called outφωνήσαντεςphōnēsantesG5455to askἐπυνθάνοντοepunthanontoG4441ifεἰeiG1487SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613ὁhoG3588calledἐπικαλούμενοςepikaloumenosG1941PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was stayingξενίζεται.¶xenizetaiG3579thereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759.

19AsδὲdeG1161ΤοῦTouG3588PeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074continued to reflectG1760onπερὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588visionὁράματοςhoramatosG3705,theτὸtoG3588Spiritπνεῦμα·pneumaG4151saidεἶπενeipenG2036to himαὐτῷautōG846, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,threeτρεῖςtreisG5140menἄνδρεςandresG435are looking forζητοῦντέςzētountesG2212youσε·seG4771.

20Soἀλλ᾽all᾽G235get upἀναστὰςanastasG450!Go downstairsκατάβηθιkatabēthiG2597andκαὶkaiG2532accompanyπορεύου σὺνporeuou sunG4198 G4862themαὐτοῖςautoisG846withoutμηδὲνmēdenG3367hesitationδιακρινόμενος,diakrinomenosG1252,becauseὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473have sentἀπέσταλκαapestalkaG649themαὐτούς.autousG846.”

21SoδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074went downκαταβὰςkatabasG2597toπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588menἄνδραςandrasG435andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “HereἰδοὺidouG2400amεἰμιeimiG1510IἐγώegōG1473,the oneὃνhonG3739you are looking forζητεῖτε·zēteiteG2212.Whyτίς ἡ αἰτία δι᾽ ἣνtis hē aitia di᾽ hēnG5101 G3588 G156 G1223 G3739have you comeπάρεστε;paresteG3918?”

22“CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883thecenturionἑκατοντάρχης,hekatontarchēsG1543has sent usδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588,”they saidεἶπαν·eipanG2036. “He isa righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588God-fearingφοβούμενος θεὸνphoboumenos theonG2316 G5399manἀνὴρanērG435withτεteG5037a good reputationμαρτυρούμενόςmarturoumenosG3140amongὑπὸhupoG5259theτοῦtouG3588wholeὅλουholouG3650Jewishτῶν Ἰουδαίων,tōn IoudaiōnG3588 G2453nationἔθνουςethnousG1484.A holyἁγίουhagiouG40angelἀγγέλουangelouG32instructedἐχρηματίσθη ὑπὸechrēmatisthē hupoG5537 G5259himto request your presenceμεταπέμψασθαί σεmetapempsasthai seG3343 G4771inεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588homeοἶκονoikonG3624so he couldκαὶkaiG2532hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191a messageῥήματαrhēmataG4487fromπαρὰparaG3844youσοῦ.souG4771.”

23SoοὖνounG3767Peterinvited them inεἰσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺςeiskalesamenos autousG1528 G846as his guestsἐξένισεν.exenisenG3579.AndδὲdeG1161theτῇtēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887he got readyἀναστὰςanastasG450andwentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846καίkaiG2532,accompanied byσυνῆλθονsunēlthonG4905αὐτῷ.autōG846someτινεςtinesG5100of theτῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80τῶνtōnG3588fromἀπὸapoG575JoppaἸόππηςIoppēsG2445.

24δὲdeG1161TheτῇtēaG3588following dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887he arrivedεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525inεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588CaesareaΚαισάρειαν·KaisareianG2542, whereδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883wasἦνēnG1510expectingπροσδοκῶνprosdokōnG4328themαὐτοὺςautousG846andhad called togetherσυγκαλεσάμενοςsugkalesamenosG4779hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588relativesσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773andκαὶkaiG2532closeἀναγκαίουςanagkaiousG316τοὺςtousG3588friendsφίλους.philousG5384.

25δὲdeG1161AsὡςhōsG5613τοῦtouG3588PeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074was aboutἐγένετοegenetoG1096τὸνtonG3588to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525ὁhoG3588,CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883metσυναντήσαςsunantēsasG4876himαὐτῷautōG846andfellπεσὼνpesōnG4098atἐπὶepiG1909hisτοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228to worshipπροσεκύνησεν.prosekunēsenG4352him.

26ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074helped him upἤγειρεν αὐτὸνēgeiren autonG1453 G846. “Stand upἀνάστηθι·anastēthiG450,”he saidλέγων·legōnG3004, “IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμι.eimiG1510onlyκαὶkaiG2532a manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444myselfαὐτὸςautosG846.”

27AsκαὶkaiG2532Petertalked withσυνομιλῶνsunomilōnG4926himαὐτῷautōG846,he went insideεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525andκαὶkaiG2532foundεὑρίσκειheuriskeiG2147manyπολλούς,pollousG4183peoplegathered togetherσυνεληλυθόταςsunelēluthotasG4905.

28τεteG5037He saidἔφηephēG5346toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, “YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987howὡςhōsG5613unlawfulἀθέμιτόνathemitonG111it isἐστινestinG1510for a Jewἀνδρὶ Ἰουδαίῳandri IoudaiōG435 G2453to associate withκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853a foreignerἀλλοφύλῳ·allophulōG246orἢēG2228visitπροσέρχεσθαιproserchesthaiG4334him.ButὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has shownἔδειξενedeixenG1166meG2504thatI should not callμηδένα λέγεινmēdena legeinG3367 G3004anymanἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444impureκοινὸνkoinonG2839orἢēG2228uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169.

29SoδιὸdioG1352when I was invitedμεταπεμφθείς.metapemphtheisG3343καὶkaiG2532,I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064without objectionἀναντιρρήτωςanantirrētōsG369.I askπυνθάνομαιpunthanomaiG4441,thenοὖν,ounG3767,whyτίνι λόγῳtini logōG5101 G3056have you sent forμετεπέμψασθέmetepempsastheG3343meG1473?”

30ΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883answeredἔφη·ephēG5346: “FourτετάρτηςtetartēsG5067daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250agoἀπὸapoG575I wasἤμηνēmēnG1510inἐνenG1722myG1473τῆςtēsG3588houseοἴκῳoikōG3624prayingπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336atμέχριmechriG3360thisταύτηςtautēsG3778,theτὴνtēnG3588τῷtōG3588ninthἐνάτηνenatēnG1766hourὥραςhōrasG5610.καὶkaiG2532SuddenlyἰδοὺidouG2400a manἀνὴρanērG435inἐνenG1722radiantλαμπρᾷlampraG2986clothingἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066stoodἔστηestēG2476beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799meG1473

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