New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 10:4-15

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.”

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