New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 10

Cornelius’s Vision

1NowδέdeG1161there wasa manἈνὴρAnērG435atCaesareaΚαισαρείᾳKaisareiaG2542namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686CorneliusΚορνήλιος,KornēliosG2883,a centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543of what wascalledκαλουμένηςkaloumenēsG2564the ItalianἸταλικῆς,ItalikēsG2483cohortσπείρηςspeirēsG4686,

2a devoutεὐσεβὴςeusebēsG2152manG2152andone who fearedφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399GodθεὸνtheonG2316with allπαντὶpantiG3956his householdοἴκῳoikōG3624, andgaveποιῶνpoiōnG4160manyπολλὰςpollasG4183almsἐλεημοσύναςeleēmosunasG1654to the JewishpeopleλαῷlaōG2992and prayedδεόμενοςdeomenosG1189to GodθεοῦtheouG2316continuallyδιὰ παντός·dia pantosG1223 G3956.

3Aboutὡσεὶ περὶhōsei periG5616 G4012theninthG1729hourὥρανhōranG5610of the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250he clearlyφανερῶςphanerōsG5320sawG3708in a visionὁράματιhoramatiG3705an angelἄγγελονangelonG32of GodθεοῦtheouG2316who had justcomeεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525in and saidG3004to him, “CorneliusΚορνήλιε.KornēlieG2883!”

4AndfixingG816his gazeG816on him and beingγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096muchG1719alarmedG1719,he saidG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101is it, Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?”And he saidG3004to him, “Your prayersπροσευχαίproseuchaiG4335andalmsἐλεημοσύναιeleēmosunaiG1654have ascendedἀνέβησανanebēsanG305as a memorialμνημόσυνονmnēmosunonG3422beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

5NowνῦνnunG3568dispatchπέμψονpempsonG3992somemenἄνδραςandrasG435toJoppaἸόππηνIoppēnG2445and sendμετάπεμψαιmetapempsaiG3343for a manτιναtinaG5100namedSimonΣίμωνάSimōnaG4613,whoὃςhosG3739is also calledἐπικαλεῖταιepikaleitaiG1941PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074;

6he is stayingξενίζεταιxenizetaiG3579with a tannerβυρσεῖ,burseiG1038namedSimonΣίμωνιSimōniG4613,whoseᾧhōG3739houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614is by the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281.”

7WhenὩςHōsG5613the angelἄγγελοςangelosG32who was speakingλαλῶνlalōnG2980to him had leftἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565,he summonedφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455twoδύοduoG1417of hisservantsοἰκετῶνoiketōnG3610and a devoutεὐσεβῆeusebēG2152soldierστρατιώτηνstratiōtēnG4757of thoseG3588who were his personalG4342attendantsG4342,

8and after he had explainedἐξηγησάμενοςexēgēsamenosG1834everythingἅπανταhapantaG537to them, he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649them toJoppaἸόππην.¶IoppēnG2445.

9On the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887,as they were on their wayὁδοιπορούντωνhodoiporountōnG3596and approachingἐγγιζόντων,engizontōnG1448the cityπόλειpoleiG4172,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wentἀνέβηanebēG305up onthe housetopδῶμαdōmaG1430aboutπερὶperiG4012thesixthἕκτην.hektēnG1623hourὥρανhōranG5610to prayπροσεύξασθαιproseuxasthaiG4336.

10But he becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096hungryπρόσπεινος,prospeinosG4361and was desiringἤθελενēthelenG2309to eatγεύσασθαι.geusasthaiG1089;but while they were makingG3903preparationsG3903, hefellἐγένετοegenetoG1096into a tranceἔκστασις,ekstasisG1611;

11and he sawθεωρεῖtheōreiG2334theskyοὐρανὸνouranonG3772openedἀνεῳγμένονaneōgmenonG455up, and anobjectσκεῦόςskeuosG4632likeὡςhōsG5613a greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173sheetὀθόνηνothonēnG3607comingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597downκαθιέμενονkathiemenonG2524,loweredG2524by fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064cornersἀρχαῖςarchaisG746to the groundγῆς·gēsG1093,

12and there were in it allπάνταpantaG3956kinds offour-footedG5074animalsG5074andcrawlingG2062creaturesG2062of the earthγῆςgēsG1093and birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theairοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

13A voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096to him, “GetἀναστὰςanastasG450up, PeterΠέτρε,PetreG4074,killθῦσονthusonG2380and eatG2068!”

14But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004, “By noG3365meansG3365,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962, forI have neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763eatenG2068anythingπᾶνpanG3956unholyκοινὸνkoinonG2839and uncleanἀκάθαρτον.akathartonG169.”

15AgainπάλινpalinG3825a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456cameto him a secondδευτέρουdeuterouG1208timeG1208, “WhatἃhaG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316has cleansedἐκαθάρισεν,ekatharisenG2511,noμὴmēG3361longerconsiderκοίνου.koinouG2840unholyG2839.”

16ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096threeτρίς,trisG5151timesG5151,and immediatelyG2117theobjectσκεῦοςskeuosG4632was takenἀνελήμφθηanelēmphthēG353up into theskyοὐρανόν.ouranonG3772.

17NowδὲdeG1161whileὡςhōsG5613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was greatlyG1280perplexedδιηπόρειdiēporeiG1280inmindἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438as to whatτίtiG5101the visionὅραμαhoramaG3705whichὃhoG3739he had seenG3708might be, beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the menἄνδρεςandresG435who had been sentἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoiG649by CorneliusΚορνηλίουKornēliouG2883,having askedG1331directionsG1331for Simon’sΣίμωνος,SimōnosG4613houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,appearedἐπέστησανepestēsanG2186at the gateπυλῶνα·pulōnaG4440;

18and callingφωνήσαντεςphōnēsantesG5455out, they were askingἐπυνθάνοντοepunthanontoG4441whetherεἰeiG1487SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613,who was also calledἐπικαλούμενοςepikaloumenosG1941PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,was stayingξενίζεται.¶xenizetaiG3579thereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759.

19While PeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074was reflectingG1327onthe visionὁράματοςhoramatosG3705,the Spiritπνεῦμα·pneumaG4151saidG3004to him, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,threeτρεῖςtreisG5140menἄνδρεςandresG435are lookingζητοῦντέςzētountesG2212for you.

20But getἀναστὰςanastasG450up, goκατάβηθιkatabēthiG2597downstairsG2597andaccompanyπορεύου σὺνporeuou sunG4198 G4862themwithoutμηδὲνmēdenG3367misgivingsδιακρινόμενος,diakrinomenosG1252,for I have sentἀπέσταλκαapestalkaG649them MyselfἐγὼegōG1473.”

21PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wentG2597downκαταβὰςkatabasG2597to the menἄνδραςandrasG435and saidG3004, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I amεἰμιeimiG1510the one you are lookingζητεῖτε·zēteiteG2212for; whatτίςtisG5101is the reasonαἰτίαaitiaG156for whichG3739you have comeπάρεστε;paresteG3918?”

22They saidG3004, “CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883,a centurionἑκατοντάρχης,hekatontarchēsG1543,a righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342andGod-fearingθεὸνtheonG2316manἀνὴρanērG435wellμαρτυρούμενόςmarturoumenosG3140spokenG3140of by the entireὅλουholouG3650nationἔθνουςethnousG1484of the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453, was divinelydirectedἐχρηματίσθηechrēmatisthēG5537by aholyἁγίουhagiouG40angelἀγγέλουangelouG32to sendμεταπέμψασθαίmetapempsasthaiG3343for you to cometo his houseοἶκονoikonG3624and hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191a messageῥήματαrhēmataG4487from you.”

Peter at Caesarea

23SoοὖνounG3767he invitedεἰσκαλεσάμενοςeiskalesamenosG1528them in and gaveG3579them lodgingG3579.And on the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887he gotἀναστὰςanastasG450up and wentG1831awayG1831with them, andsomeτινεςtinesG5100ofthe brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80fromJoppaἸόππηςIoppēsG2445accompaniedσυνῆλθονsunēlthonG4905him.

24On the followingG1887dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887he enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525CaesareaΚαισάρειαν·KaisareianG2542.NowG1161CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883was waitingG4327for them and had calledG4779togetherσυγκαλεσάμενοςsugkalesamenosG4779his relativesσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773and closeἀναγκαίουςanagkaiousG316friendsφίλους.philousG5384.

25WhenὡςhōsG5613PeterΠέτρον,PetronG4074enteredεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525,CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883metσυναντήσαςsunantēsasG4876him, and fellπεσὼνpesōnG4098at his feetπόδαςpodasG4228andworshipedπροσεκύνησεν.prosekunēsenG4352him.

26But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453him up, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Standἀνάστηθι·anastēthiG450up; I tooκαὶkaiG2532amεἰμι.eimiG1510justa manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444.”

27As he talkedσυνομιλῶνsunomilōnG4926with him, he enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525and foundεὑρίσκειheuriskeiG2147manyπολλούς,pollousG4183peopleG4183assembledσυνεληλυθόταςsunelēluthotasG4905.

28And he saidἔφηephēG5346to them, “You yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987howὡςhōsG5613unlawfulἀθέμιτόνathemitonG111it is for a manἀνδρὶandriG435who is a JewἸουδαίῳIoudaiōG2453to associateκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853with a foreignerἀλλοφύλῳ·allophulōG246orἢēG2228to visitπροσέρχεσθαιproserchesthaiG4334him; and yetGodθεὸςtheosG2316has shownἔδειξενedeixenG1166me that I should not callλέγεινlegeinG3004anyμηδέναmēdenaG3367manἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444unholyκοινὸνkoinonG2839orἢēG2228uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169.

29That is whyδιὸdioG1352I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064withoutG369evenκαὶkaiG2532raisingG369any objectionG369when I was sentμεταπεμφθείς.metapemphtheisG3343for. Soοὖν,ounG3767I askπυνθάνομαιpunthanomaiG4441for whatτίνιtiniG5101reasonλόγῳlogōG3056you have sentμετεπέμψασθέmetepempsastheG3343for me.”

30CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “FourτετάρτηςtetartēsG5067daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250agoἀπὸapoG575to thisταύτηςtautēsG3778hourὥραςhōrasG5610,I was prayingπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336in my houseοἴκῳoikōG3624during theninthG1729hourG1729;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,a manἀνὴρanērG435stoodἔστηestēG2476beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799me in shiningλαμπρᾷlampraG2986garmentsἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066,

31and he saidφησίν·phēsinG5346, ‘CorneliusΚορνήλιε,KornēlieG2883,your prayerπροσευχὴproseuchēG4335has been heardεἰσηκούσθηeisēkousthēG1522and youralmsἐλεημοσύναιeleēmosunaiG1654have been rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

32ThereforeοὖνounG3767sendπέμψονpempsonG3992toJoppaἸόππηνIoppēnG2445and inviteμετακάλεσαιmetakalesaiG3333SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613,whoὃςhosG3739is also calledἐπικαλεῖταιepikaleitaiG1941PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074,to come to you; he is stayingξενίζεταιxenizetaiG3579at the houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614of SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613thetannerβυρσέωςburseōsG1038by the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281.’

33SoοὖνounG3767I sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992for you immediatelyἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824, and you havebeen kindG2573enoughG2573to comeπαραγενόμενος.paragenomenosG3854.NowνῦνnunG3568thenοὖνounG3767,we are allπάντεςpantesG3956hereG3918presentπάρεσμενparesmenG3918beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799GodθεοῦtheouG2316to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191allπάνταpantaG3956that you have been commandedπροστεταγμέναprostetagmenaG4367by the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.”

Gentiles Hear Good News

34OpeningἈνοίξαςAnoixasG455his mouthστόμαstomaG4750,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004: “I mostG225certainlyἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909 G225understandκαταλαμβάνομαιkatalambanomaiG2638now thatGodθεός,theosG2316is not oneG4381to showG4381partialityG4381,

35butin everyπαντὶpantiG3956nationἔθνειethneiG1484the man whofearsφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399Him anddoesἐργαζόμενοςergazomenosG2038what is rightδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343is welcomeδεκτὸςdektosG1184to Him.

36The wordλόγονlogonG3056whichὃνhonG3739He sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649to the sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207of IsraelG2274,preachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοςeuangelizomenosG2097peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547(He isLordκύριος,kuriosG2962of allπάντωνpantōnG3956)--

37you yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowG3609the thingῥῆμαrhēmaG4487which tookG1096placeG1096throughoutκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596allὅληςholēsG3650JudeaG2453,startingἀρξάμενοςarxamenosG757from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,afterμετὰmetaG3326the baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908whichὃhoG3739JohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491proclaimedἐκήρυξενekēruxenG2784.

38You know ofJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424of NazarethΝαζαρέθ,NazarethG3478,howὡςhōsG5613GodθεὸςtheosG2316anointedἔχρισενechrisenG5548Him with the HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and with powerδυνάμει,dunameiG1411, and howHe wentG1330aboutG1330doingG2109goodG2109and healingἰώμενοςiōmenosG2390allπάνταςpantasG3956who were oppressedκαταδυναστευομένουςkatadunasteuomenousG2616by the devilδιαβόλου,diabolouG1228, forGodθεὸςtheosG2316was with Him.

39We arewitnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144of allG3956the thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956He didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160bothτεteG5037in thelandχώρᾳchōraG5561of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453and in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419.They alsoG2532putG337Him to deathG337by hangingκρεμάσαντεςkremasantesG2910Him on acrossξύλου.xulouG3586.

40GodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453Him up on the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250and grantedἔδωκενedōkenG1325that He becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096visibleἐμφανῆemphanēG1717,

41not to allπαντὶpantiG3956the peopleλαῷ,laōG2992, but towitnessesμάρτυσινmartusinG3144who were chosenG4401beforehandG4401by GodθεοῦtheouG2316, that is, to uswhoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748ateσυνεφάγομενsunephagomenG4906and drankσυνεπίομενsunepiomenG4844with Him afterμετὰmetaG3326He aroseἀναστῆναιanastēnaiG450from the deadνεκρῶν·nekrōnG3498.

42And HeorderedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853us topreachκηρύξαιkēruxaiG2784to the peopleλαῷlaōG2992,and solemnlyG1263totestifyδιαμαρτύρασθαιdiamarturasthaiG1263that thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the One who has beenappointedὡρισμένοςhōrismenosG3724by GodθεοῦtheouG2316asJudgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923of the livingζώντωνzōntōnG2198and the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.

43Of HimallπάντεςpantesG3956the prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396bearμαρτυροῦσινmarturousinG3140witnessG3140that throughδιὰdiaG1223His nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686everyoneπάνταpantaG3956who believesπιστεύονταpisteuontaG4100in Him receivesλαβεῖνlabeinG2983forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266.”

44While PeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074was stillἜτιEtiG2089speakingλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980theseταῦταtautaG3778wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487,the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968upon allπάνταςpantasG3956thoseG3588who were listeningἀκούονταςakouontasG191to themessageλόγον.logonG3056.

45AllG3745thecircumcisedπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061believersπιστοὶpistoiG4103whoG3745cameσυνῆλθανsunēlthanG4905with PeterΠέτρῳ,PetrōG4074were amazedἐξέστησανexestēsanG1839,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the giftδωρεὰdōreaG1431of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151had beenpouredἐκκέχυται·ekkechutaiG1632out on the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484alsoG2532.

46For they were hearingἤκουονēkouonG191themspeakingλαλούντωνlalountōnG2980with tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100and exaltingμεγαλυνόντωνmegalunontōnG3170Godθεόν.theonG2316.ThenτότεtoteG5119PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,

47“SurelyμήτιmētiG3385noG3385oneτιςtisG5100canδύναταιdunataiG1410refuseκωλῦσαίkōlusaiG2967the waterὕδωρhudōrG5204for theseτούτους,toutousG3778to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151justὡςhōsG5613as we did, can he?”

48And heorderedπροσέταξενprosetaxenG4367them to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.ThenτότεtoteG5119they askedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065him to stayἐπιμεῖναιepimeinaiG1961on for a fewτινάς.¶tinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

Cornelius’s Vision

Peter at Caesarea

Gentiles Hear Good News

Commentaries on Acts 10