New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 10:16-28

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.”

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.

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