New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 10:24-33

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.”

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