Acts 10:1-22

1AtG1722 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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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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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.”