New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 10

Cornelius’ Vision

1NowδέdeG1161there wasa manἈνὴρAnērG435inCaesareaΚαισαρείᾳKaisareiaG2542namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686CorneliusΚορνήλιος,KornēliosG2883,a centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543of what wascalledκαλουμένηςkaloumenēsG2564the ItalianἸταλικῆς,ItalikēsG2483cohortσπείρηςspeirēsG4686,

2a devoutεὐσεβὴςeusebēsG2152manG2152andone who fearedφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399GodθεὸνtheonG2316with allπαντὶpantiG3956his householdοἴκῳoikōG3624, andmadeποιῶνpoiōnG4160manyπολλὰςpollasG4183charitableG1654contributionsG1654to the JewishpeopleλαῷlaōG2992and prayedδεόμενοςdeomenosG1189to GodθεοῦtheouG2316continuallyδιὰ παντός·dia pantosG1223 G3956.

3Aboutὡσεὶ περὶhōsei periG5616 G4012theninthG1729hourὥρανhōranG5610of the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250he clearlyφανερῶςphanerōsG5320sawG3708in a visionὁράματιhoramatiG3705an angelἄγγελονangelonG32of GodθεοῦtheouG2316who had justcomeεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525inG1525and saidG3004to him, “CorneliusΚορνήλιε.KornēlieG2883!”

4And helookedG816at him intentlyἀτενίσαςatenisasG816and becameγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096terrifiedἔμφοβοςemphobosG1719,and saidG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101is it, lordκύριε;kurieG2962?”And he saidG3004to him, “Your prayersπροσευχαίproseuchaiG4335and charitableG1654giftsG1654have ascendedἀνέβησανanebēsanG305as a memorialμνημόσυνονmnēmosunonG3422offeringG3422beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

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

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

7WhenὩςHōsG5613the angelἄγγελοςangelosG32who spokeλαλῶνlalōnG2980to him leftἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565,he summonedφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455twoδύοduoG1417of hisservantsοἰκετῶνoiketōnG3610and a devoutεὐσεβῆeusebēG2152soldierστρατιώτηνstratiōtēnG4757from his personalG4342attendantsG4342,

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

9On the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887,as they were on their wayὁδοιπορούντωνhodoiporountōnG3596and approachingἐγγιζόντων,engizontōnG1448the cityπόλειpoleiG4172,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wentG305upG305on thehousetopδῶμαdōmaG1430aboutπερὶperiG4012the sixthἕκτην.hektēnG1623hourὥρανhōranG5610to prayπροσεύξασθαιproseuxasthaiG4336.

10But he becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096hungryπρόσπεινος,prospeinosG4361and wantedἤθελενēthelenG2309to eatγεύσασθαι.geusasthaiG1089;but while they were makingG3903preparationsG3903, hefellἐγένετοegenetoG1096into a tranceἔκστασις,ekstasisG1611;

11and he sawθεωρεῖtheōreiG2334the skyοὐρανὸνouranonG3772openedἀνεῳγμένονaneōgmenonG455upG455, and anobjectσκεῦόςskeuosG4632likeὡςhōsG5613a greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173sheetὀθόνηνothonēnG3607comingG2597downG2597,loweredκαθιέμενονkathiemenonG2524by fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064cornersἀρχαῖςarchaisG746to the groundγῆς·gēsG1093,

12and on it were allπάνταpantaG3956kinds offour-footedG5074animalsG5074andcrawlingG2062creaturesG2062of the earthγῆςgēsG1093and birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of the skyοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

13A voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096to him, “GetG450upG450,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 takenG353upG353into the skyοὐρανόν.ouranonG3772.

17NowδὲdeG1161whileὡςhōsG5613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was greatlyG1280perplexedδιηπόρειdiēporeiG1280inmindἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438as to whatτίtiG5101the visionὅραμαhoramaG3705whichὃhoG3739he had seenG3708mightmean, beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the menἄνδρεςandresG435who had been sentἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoiG649by CorneliusΚορνηλίουKornēliouG2883had askedG1331directionsG1331to Simon’sΣίμωνος,SimōnosG4613houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,and they 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 lookingG2212forG2212you.

20But getG450upG450,goκατάβηθιkatabēthiG2597downstairsG2597andaccompanyπορεύου σὺνporeuou sunG4198 G4862themwithoutμηδὲνmēdenG3367misgivingsδιακρινόμενος,diakrinomenosG1252,for I have sentἀπέσταλκαapestalkaG649them MyselfἐγὼegōG1473.”

21PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wentG2597downκαταβὰςkatabasG2597to the menἄνδραςandrasG435and saidG3004, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I amεἰμιeimiG1510the one you are lookingG2212forG2212;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 in Caesarea

23SoοὖνounG3767he invitedG1528them inG1528and gaveG3579them lodgingG3579.Now on the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887he gotG450readyG450and wentG1831awayG1831with them, andsomeτινεςtinesG5100ofthe brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80fromJoppaἸόππηςIoppēsG2445accompaniedσυνῆλθονsunēlthonG4905him.

24On the followingG1887dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887he enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525CaesareaΚαισάρειαν·KaisareianG2542.NowG1161CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883was expectingG4327them and had calledG4779togetherσυγκαλεσάμενοςsugkalesamenosG4779his relativesσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773and closeἀναγκαίουςanagkaiousG316friendsφίλους.philousG5384.

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

26But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074helpedG1453him upG1453,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “StandG450upG450;I, tooκαὶkaiG2532,amεἰμι.eimiG1510justG846a manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444.”

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

28And he saidἔφηephēG5346to them, “You yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987that it isforbiddenἀθέμιτόνathemitonG111for a JewishἸουδαίῳIoudaiōG2453manἀνδρὶandriG435to associateG2853withG2853orἢēG2228visitπροσέρχεσθαιproserchesthaiG4334aforeignerἀλλοφύλῳ·allophulōG246; and yetGodθεὸςtheosG2316has shownἔδειξενedeixenG1166me that I am not to callλέγεινlegeinG3004anyμηδέναmēdenaG3367personἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444unholyκοινὸνkoinonG2839orἢēG2228uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169.

29That is whyδιὸdioG1352I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064withoutG369evenκαὶkaiG2532raisingG369anyG369objectionG369when I was sentG3343forG3343.Soοὖν,ounG3767I askπυνθάνομαιpunthanomaiG4441,for whatτίνιtiniG5101reasonλόγῳlogōG3056did you sendG3343forG3343me?”

30CorneliusΚορνήλιοςKornēliosG2883saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “FourτετάρτηςtetartēsG5067daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250agoἀπὸapoG575to thisταύτηςtautēsG3778hourὥραςhōrasG5610,I was prayingπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336in my houseοἴκῳoikōG3624during theninthG1729hourG1729;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,a manἀνὴρanērG435stoodἔστηestēG2476beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799me in shiningλαμπρᾷlampraG2986clothingἐσθῆτιesthētiG2066,

31and he saidφησίν·phēsinG5346, ‘CorneliusΚορνήλιε,KornēlieG2883,your prayerπροσευχὴproseuchēG4335has been heardεἰσηκούσθηeisēkousthēG1522and your charitableG1654giftsG1654have been rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

32ThereforeοὖνounG3767sendπέμψονpempsonG3992some men toJoppaἸόππηνIoppēnG2445and inviteμετακάλεσαιmetakalesaiG3333SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613,whoὃςhosG3739is also calledἐπικαλεῖταιepikaleitaiG1941PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074,to come to you; he is stayingξενίζεταιxenizetaiG3579at the houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614of SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613thetannerβυρσέωςburseōsG1038,by the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281.’

33SoοὖνounG3767I sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992mento you immediatelyἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824, and you havebeen kindG2573enoughG2573to comeπαραγενόμενος.paragenomenosG3854.NowνῦνnunG3568thenοὖνounG3767,we are allπάντεςpantesG3956hereG3918presentπάρεσμενparesmenG3918beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799GodθεοῦtheouG2316to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191everythingπάνταpantaG3956that you have been commandedπροστεταγμέναprostetagmenaG4367by the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.”

Gentiles Hear Good News

34OpeningἈνοίξαςAnoixasG455his mouthστόμαstomaG4750,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004: “I mostG225certainlyἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909 G225understandκαταλαμβάνομαιkatalambanomaiG2638now thatGodθεός,theosG2316is not oneG4381toG4381showG4381partialityG4381,

35butin everyπαντὶpantiG3956nationἔθνειethneiG1484the one whofearsφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399Him anddoesἐργαζόμενοςergazomenosG2038whatG1343isG1343rightG1343is acceptableδεκτὸςdektosG1184to Him.

36The wordλόγονlogonG3056whichὃνhonG3739He sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649to the sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,preachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοςeuangelizomenosG2097peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547(He isLordκύριος,kuriosG2962of allπάντωνpantōnG3956)--

37you yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771knowG3609the thingῥῆμαrhēmaG4487that happenedγενόμενονgenomenonG1096throughoutκαθ᾽ ὅληςkath᾽ holēsG2596 G3650JudeaἸουδαίας,IoudaiasG2449,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 thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956that He didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160bothτεteG5037in thecountryχώρᾳchōraG5561of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453and in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419.They alsoG2532putG337Him toG337deathG337by hangingκρεμάσαντεςkremasantesG2910Him ona crossξύλου.xulouG3586.

40GodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedG1453Him upG1453on the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250and grantedἔδωκενedōkenG1325that Hebe revealedἐμφανῆemphanēG1717,

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

42And HeorderedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853us topreachκηρύξαιkēruxaiG2784to the peopleλαῷlaōG2992, and totestifyδιαμαρτύρασθαιdiamarturasthaiG1263solemnlyG1263that thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the One who has beenappointedὡρισμένοςhōrismenosG3724by GodθεοῦtheouG2316asJudgeκριτὴςkritēsG2923of the livingζώντωνzōntōnG2198and the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.

43AllπάντεςpantesG3956the prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396testifyμαρτυροῦσινmarturousinG3140of Him, that throughδιὰdiaG1223His nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686everyoneπάνταpantaG3956who believesπιστεύονταpisteuontaG4100in Him receivesλαβεῖνlabeinG2983forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266.”

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

45AllG3745theJewishπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061believersπιστοὶpistoiG4103whoG3745cameσυνῆλθανsunēlthanG4905with PeterΠέτρῳ,PetrōG4074were amazedἐξέστησανexestēsanG1839,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the giftδωρεὰdōreaG1431of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151had alsoG2532beenpouredἐκκέχυται·ekkechutaiG1632outG1632on the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484.

46For they were hearingἤκουονēkouonG191themspeakingλαλούντωνlalountōnG2980with tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100and exaltingμεγαλυνόντωνmegalunontōnG3170Godθεόν.theonG2316.ThenτότεtoteG5119PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074respondedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,

47“SurelyμήτιmētiG3385noG3385oneτιςtisG5100canδύναταιdunataiG1410refuseκωλῦσαίkōlusaiG2967the waterὕδωρhudōrG5204for theseτούτους,toutousG3778to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151justκαὶkaiG5613 G2532asG5613we did, can he?”

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

Cornelius’ Vision

Peter in Caesarea

Gentiles Hear Good News

Commentaries on Acts 10