Acts 10:24-33

24On the following day he entered 1Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell at his feet and 23worshiped him. 26But Peter raised him up, saying, “4Stand up; I too am just a man.” 27As he talked with him, he entered and found 5many people assembled. 28And he said to them, “You yourselves know how 6unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet 7God has shown me that I should not call any man 8unholy or unclean. 29That is why I came without even raising any objection when I was sent for. So I ask for what reason you have sent for me.”

30Cornelius said, “9Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during 10the 11ninth hour; and behold, 12a man stood before me in shining garments, 31and he said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your 13alms have been remembered before God. 32Therefore send to 14Joppa and invite Simon, who is also called Peter, to come to you; he is staying at the house of Simon the tanner by the sea.’ 33So I sent for you immediately, and you have 15been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.”