New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 10:9-23

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.”

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

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