Acts 10

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Cornelius Sends for Peter

AtG1722 CaesareaG2542 there was aG5100 manG435 namedG3686 CorneliusG2883, a centurionG1543 inG1537 whatG3588 was calledG2564 the ItalianG2483 RegimentG4686. 2He and allG3956 hisG846 householdG3624 were devoutG2152 andG2532 God-fearingG5399G3588G2316. He gave generouslyG4160G4183G1654 to theG3588 peopleG2992 andG2532 prayedG1189 toG3588 GodG2316 regularlyG1223G3956. 3One dayG2250 at aboutG5616G4012 the ninthG1766 hourG5610,1 he had a clear visionG3708G5320G1722G3705 of an angelG32 of GodG2316 who cameG1525 toG4314 himG846 andG2532 saidG2036, “CorneliusG2883!”

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Cornelius staredG816 at himG846 in fearG1096G1719 andG2532 askedG2036, “WhatG5101 is itG1510, LordG2962?”

The angel answeredG2036, “YourG4771 prayersG4335 andG2532 gifts to the poorG1654 have ascendedG305 asG1519 a memorialG3422 offering beforeG1715 GodG2316. 5NowG3568 sendG3992 menG435 toG1519 JoppaG2445 to call forG3343 a manG5100 named SimonG4613 whoG3739 is calledG1941 PeterG4074. 6HeG3778 is stayingG3579 withG3844 SimonG4613 the tannerG1038, whoseG3739 houseG3614 isG1510 byG3844 the seaG2281.2”

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WhenG5613 theG3588 angelG32 whoG3588 spokeG2980 to himG846 had goneG565, Cornelius calledG5455 twoG1417 ofG3588 his servantsG3610 andG2532 a devoutG2152 soldierG4757 from amongG3588 his attendantsG4342G846. 8He explainedG1834G846 what had happenedG537 and sentG649 themG846 toG1519 JoppaG2445.

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Peter’s Vision

(Leviticus 11:1–47; Deuteronomy 14:1–21)

TheG3588 next dayG1887 at aboutG4012 the sixthG1623 hourG5610,3 asG1565 the men were approachingG1448 theG3588 cityG4172 on their journeyG3596, PeterG4074 went upG305 onG1909 theG3588 roofG1430 to prayG4336. 10He becameG1096 hungryG4361 andG2532 wantedG2309 something to eatG1089, butG1161 while the meal was being preparedG3903, heG846 fellG1096 intoG1909 a tranceG1611.

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He sawG2334 heavenG3772 openG455 andG2532 somethingG5100G4632 likeG5613 a largeG3173 sheetG3607 being let downG2597G2524 toG1909 earthG1093 by its fourG5064 cornersG746. 12It containedG1722G3739G5225 all kinds ofG3956 four-footed animalsG5074 andG2532 reptilesG2062 of theG3588 earthG1093, as well asG2532 birdsG4071 ofG3588 the airG3772. 13ThenG2532 a voiceG5456 saidG1096 toG4314 himG846: “Get upG450, PeterG4074, killG2380 andG2532 eatG5315!”

14“NoG3365, LordG2962!” PeterG4074 answeredG2036. “I have never eatenG3763G5315 anythingG3956 impureG28394 orG2532 uncleanG169.”

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The voiceG5456 spoke toG4314 himG846 a second timeG1208: “Do not call anything impureG3361G2840 thatG3739 GodG2316 has made cleanG2511.”

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ThisG3778 happenedG1096 three timesG5151, andG2532 all at onceG2112 theG3588 sheet was taken back upG353 intoG1519 heavenG3772.

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Peter Called to Caesarea

WhileG5613 PeterG4074 was puzzling overG1280G1722G1438 the meaningG5101G1510G302 of theG3588 visionG3705G3739G3708, theG3588 menG435 sentG649 byG5259 CorneliusG2883 foundG1331 Simon’sG4613 houseG3614 and approachedG2186G1909 theG3588 gateG4440. 18They called outG5455 to askG4441 ifG1487 SimonG4613 calledG1941 PeterG4074 was stayingG3579 there.

19AsG1161 PeterG4074 continued to reflectG1760 onG4012 theG3588 visionG3705, theG3588 SpiritG4151 saidG2036 to himG846, “BeholdG2400, threeG5140 menG435 are looking forG2212 youG4771.5 20SoG235 get upG450! Go downstairsG2597 andG2532 accompanyG4198G4862 themG846 withoutG3367 hesitationG1252, becauseG3754 IG1473 have sentG649 themG846.”

21So PeterG4074 went downG2597 toG4314 theG3588 menG4356 and saidG2036, “HereG2400 amG1510 IG1473, the oneG3739 you are looking forG2212. WhyG5101G3588G156G1223G3739 have you comeG3918?”

22“CorneliusG2883 the centurionG1543 has sent us,” they saidG2036. “He is a righteousG1342 andG2532 God-fearingG2316G5399 manG435 with a good reputationG3140 amongG5259 theG3588 wholeG3650 JewishG3588G2453 nationG1484. A holyG40 angelG32 instructedG5537G5259 him to request your presenceG3343G4771 inG1519 hisG846 homeG3624 so he could hearG191 a messageG4487 fromG3844 youG4771.”

23SoG3767 Peter invited them inG1528G846 as his guestsG3579. AndG1161 theG3588 next dayG1887 he got readyG450 and wentG1831 withG4862 themG846, accompanied byG4905 someG5100 of theG3588 brothersG80 fromG575 JoppaG2445.

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Peter Visits Cornelius

TheG3588 following dayG1887 he arrivedG1525 inG1519 CaesareaG2542, where CorneliusG2883 wasG1510 expectingG4328 themG846 and had called togetherG4779 hisG846 relativesG4773 andG2532 closeG316 friendsG5384. 25AsG5613 PeterG4074 was aboutG1096 to enterG1525, CorneliusG2883 metG4876 himG846 and fellG4098 atG1909 his feetG4228 to worshipG4352 him. 26ButG1161 PeterG4074 helped him upG1453G846. “Stand upG450,” he saidG3004, “IG1473 amG1510 onlyG2532 a manG444 myselfG846.”

27As Peter talked withG4926 himG846, he went insideG1525 andG2532 foundG2147 manyG4183 people gathered togetherG4905. 28He saidG5346 toG4314 themG846, “YouG4771 knowG1987 howG5613 unlawfulG111 it isG1510 for a JewG435G2453 to associate withG2853 a foreignerG246 orG2228 visitG4334 him. ButG3588 GodG2316 has shownG1166 meG2504 that I should not callG3367G3004 any manG444 impureG2839 orG2228 uncleanG169. 29SoG1352 when I was invitedG3343, I cameG2064 without objectionG369. I askG4441, thenG3767, whyG5101G3056 have you sent forG3343 meG1473?”

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CorneliusG2883 answeredG5346: “FourG5067 daysG2250 agoG575 I wasG1510 inG1722 myG1473 houseG3624 prayingG4336 atG3360 thisG3778, theG3588 ninthG1766 hourG5610.7 SuddenlyG2400 a manG435 inG1722 radiantG2986 clothingG2066 stoodG2476 beforeG1799 meG1473 31andG2532 saidG5346, ‘CorneliusG2883, yourG4771 prayerG4335 has been heardG1522, andG2532 yourG4771 gifts to the poorG1654 have been rememberedG3403 beforeG1799 GodG2316. 32ThereforeG3767 sendG3992 toG1519 JoppaG2445 forG3333 SimonG4613, whoG3739 is calledG1941 PeterG4074. HeG3778 is a guestG3579 inG1722 the homeG3614 of SimonG4613 the tannerG1038, byG3844 the seaG2281.’

33SoG3767 I sentG3992 forG4314 youG4771 immediatelyG1824, andG5037 youG4771 wereG4160 kind enoughG2573 to comeG3854. NowG3568 thenG3767, weG1473 are allG3956 hereG3918 in the presenceG1799 of GodG2316 to listen toG191 everythingG3956 theG3588 LordG2962 has instructedG4367G5259 youG4771 to tell us.”

Good News for the Gentiles

34ThenG1161 PeterG4074 began to speakG455G3588G4750G2036: “I now truly understandG2638G1909G225 thatG3754 GodG2316 doesG1510 notG3756 show favoritismG4381, 35butG235 welcomesG1510G1184G846 thoseG3588 fromG1722 everyG3956 nationG1484 who fearG5399 HimG846 andG2532 doG2038 what is rightG1343. 36He has sentG649 this messageG3056 to theG3588 peopleG5207 of IsraelG2474, proclaiming the gospelG2097 of peaceG1515 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, who isG1510 LordG2962 of allG3956.

37You yourselvesG4771 knowG1492 what has happenedG4487G1096 throughoutG2596G3650 JudeaG2449, beginningG756 inG575 GalileeG1056 withG3326 theG3588 baptismG908 thatG3739 JohnG2491 proclaimedG2784: 38howG5613 GodG2316 anointedG5548 JesusG2424 ofG575 NazarethG3478 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 andG2532 with powerG1411, and howG3739 Jesus went aroundG1330 doing goodG2109 andG2532 healingG2390 allG3956 whoG3588 were oppressedG2616 byG5259 theG3588 devilG1228, becauseG3754 GodG2316 wasG1510 withG3326 HimG846.

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WeG1473 are witnessesG3144 of allG3956 thatG3739 He didG4160, bothG5037 inG1722 theG3588 landG5561 of theG3588 JewsG2453 andG2532 inG1722 JerusalemG2419. And althoughG2532 they put Him to deathG3739G337 by hangingG2910 Him onG1909 a treeG3586, 40GodG2316 raised Him upG1453G3778 onG1722 theG3588 thirdG5154 dayG2250 andG2532 causedG1325 HimG846 to beG1096 seenG1717— 41notG3756 by allG3956 theG3588 peopleG2992, butG235 by the witnessesG3144 GodG2316 had chosen beforehandG4401, by usG1473 whoG3748 ateG4906 andG2532 drank withG4844 HimG846 afterG3326 HeG846 roseG450 fromG1537 the deadG3498. 42AndG2532 He commandedG3853 usG1473 to preachG2784 to theG3588 peopleG2992 andG2532 to testifyG1263 thatG3754 HeG3778 isG1510 theG3588 One appointedG3724 byG5259 GodG2316 to judgeG2923 the livingG2198 andG2532 the deadG3498. 43AllG3956 theG3588 prophetsG4396 testifyG3140 about HimG3778 that everyoneG3956 whoG3588 believesG4100 inG1519 HimG846 receivesG2983 forgivenessG859 of sinsG266 throughG1223 HisG846 nameG3686.”

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The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit

(Acts 19:1–7)

While PeterG4074 was still speakingG2089G2980 theseG3778 wordsG4487, theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 fellG1968 uponG1909 allG3956 whoG3588 heardG191 his messageG3056. 45AllG3745G1537 theG3588 circumcisedG4061 believersG4103 who had accompaniedG4905 PeterG4074 were astoundedG1839 thatG3754 theG3588 giftG1431 of theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 had been poured outG1632 evenG2532 onG1909 theG3588 GentilesG1484. 46ForG1063 they heardG191 themG846 speakingG2980 in tonguesG1100 andG2532 exaltingG3170 GodG2316.

ThenG5119 PeterG4074 saidG611, 47“CanG1410G3385 anyoneG5100 withholdG2967 theG3588 waterG5204 to baptizeG3361G907 theseG3778 people? They have receivedG2983 theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 just asG5613 weG1473 have!” 48SoG1161 he ordered thatG4367 they be baptizedG846G907 inG1722 theG3588 nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547. ThenG5119 they askedG2065 himG846 to stayG1961 for a few daysG2250.