Acts 10:24-48

24On the followingG1887 dayG1887 he enteredG1525 1CaesareaG2542. NowG1161 CorneliusG2883 was expectingG4327 them and had calledG4779 togetherG4779 his relativesG4773 and closeG316 friendsG5384. 25WhenG5613 PeterG4074 enteredG1525, CorneliusG2883 metG4876 him, and fellG4098 at his feetG4228 and 23worshipedG4352 him. 26But PeterG4074 helpedG1453 him upG1453, sayingG3004, “4StandG450 upG450; I, tooG2532, amG1510 justG846 a manG444.” 27As he talkedG4926 with him, he enteredG1525 and foundG2147 5manyG4183 peopleG4183 assembledG4905. 28And he saidG5346 to them, “You yourselvesG4771 knowG1987 that it is 6forbiddenG111 for a JewishG2453 manG435 to associateG2853 withG2853 orG2228 visitG4334 a 7foreignerG246; and yet 8GodG2316 has shownG1166 me that I am not to callG3004 anyG3367 personG444 9unholyG2839 orG2228 uncleanG169. 29That is whyG1352 I cameG2064 withoutG369 evenG2532 raisingG369 anyG369 objectionG369 when I was sentG3343 forG3343. SoG3767 I askG4441, for whatG5101 reasonG3056 did you sendG3343 forG3343 me?”

30CorneliusG2883 saidG5346, “10FourG5067 daysG2250 agoG575 to thisG3778 hourG5610, I was prayingG4336 in my houseG3624 during 11the 12ninthG1729 hourG1729; and beholdG2400, 13a manG435 stoodG2476 beforeG1799 me in shiningG2986 clothingG2066, 31and he saidG5346, ‘CorneliusG2883, your prayerG4335 has been heardG1522 and your charitableG1654 giftsG1654 have been rememberedG3403 beforeG1799 GodG2316. 32ThereforeG3767 sendG3992 some men to 14JoppaG2445 and inviteG3333 SimonG4613, whoG3739 is also calledG1941 PeterG4074, to come to you; he is stayingG3579 at the houseG3614 of SimonG4613 the tannerG1038, by the seaG2281.’ 33SoG3767 I sentG3992 men to you immediatelyG1824, and you have 15been kindG2573 enoughG2573 to comeG3854. NowG3568 thenG3767, we are allG3956 hereG3918 presentG3918 beforeG1799 GodG2316 to hearG191 everythingG3956 that you have been commandedG4367 by the LordG2962.”

3416OpeningG455 his mouthG4750, PeterG4074 saidG3004:

“I mostG225 certainlyG1909G225 understandG2638 now that 17GodG2316 is not oneG4381 toG4381 showG4381 partialityG4381, 35but 18in everyG3956 nationG1484 the one who 1920fearsG5399 Him and 21doesG2038 whatG1343 isG1343 rightG1343 is acceptableG1184 to Him. 36The wordG3056 whichG3739 He sentG649 to the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474, 22preachingG2097 2324peaceG1515 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 (He is 25LordG2962 of allG3956)-- 37you yourselvesG4771 knowG3609 the thingG4487 that happenedG1096 throughoutG2596G3650 JudeaG2449, startingG757 from GalileeG1056, afterG3326 the baptismG908 whichG3739 JohnG2491 proclaimedG2784. 3826You know of 27JesusG2424 of NazarethG3478, howG5613 GodG2316 28anointedG5548 Him with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and with powerG1411, 2930and how He wentG1330 aboutG1330 doingG2109 goodG2109 and healingG2390 allG3956 who were oppressedG2616 by the devilG1228, for 31GodG2316 was with Him. 39We are 32witnessesG3144 of allG3956 the thingsG3956 that He didG4160 bothG5037 in the 33countryG5561 of the JewsG2453 and in JerusalemG2419. They alsoG2532 putG337 Him toG337 deathG337 by hangingG2910 Him on 3435a crossG3586. 4036GodG2316 raisedG1453 Him upG1453 on the thirdG5154 dayG2250 and grantedG1325 that He 37be revealedG1717, 4138not to allG3956 the peopleG2992, but to 39witnessesG3144 who had been chosenG4401 beforehandG4401 by GodG2316, that is, to us 40whoG3748 ateG4906 and drankG4844 with Him afterG3326 He aroseG450 from the deadG3498. 42And He 41orderedG3853 us to 42preachG2784 to the peopleG2992, and to 43testifyG1263 solemnlyG1263 that thisG3778 is the One who has been 44appointedG3724 by GodG2316 as 45JudgeG2923 of the livingG2198 and the deadG3498. 4346AllG3956 the prophetsG4396 testifyG3140 of Him, that throughG1223 47His nameG3686 everyoneG3956 who believesG4100 in Him receivesG2983 forgivenessG859 of sinsG266.”

44While PeterG4074 was stillG2089 speakingG2980 theseG3778 wordsG4487, 48the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 fellG1968 upon allG3956 thoseG3588 who were listeningG191 to the 49messageG3056. 4550AllG3745 the 51JewishG4061 believersG4103 whoG3745 cameG4905 with PeterG4074 were amazedG1839, becauseG3754 the giftG1431 of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 had alsoG2532 been 52pouredG1632 outG1632 on the GentilesG1484. 46For they were hearingG191 them 53speakingG2980 with tonguesG1100 and exaltingG3170 GodG2316. ThenG5119 PeterG4074 respondedG611, 47“54SurelyG3385 noG3385 oneG5100 canG1410 refuseG2967 the waterG5204 for theseG3778 to be baptizedG907, whoG3748 55have receivedG2983 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 justG5613G2532 asG5613 we did, can he?” 48And he 56orderedG4367 them to be baptizedG907 57in the nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547. ThenG5119 they askedG2065 him to stayG1961 on for a fewG5100 daysG2250.