Acts 10:1-7

1Now there was a man at 1Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was 2called the Italian 3cohort,

2a devout man and 4one who feared God with all his household, and 5gave many 6alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.

3About 7the 8ninth hour of the day he clearly saw 9in a vision 10an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, “Cornelius!”

4And 11fixing his gaze on him and being much alarmed, he said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and 12alms 13have ascended 14as a memorial before God.

5Now dispatch some men to 15Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter;

6he is staying with a tanner named 16Simon, whose house is by the sea.”

7When the angel who was speaking to him had left, he summoned two of his 17servants and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants,