Acts 10:3-30

3AboutG5616G4012 1the 2ninthG1729 hourG5610 of the dayG2250 he clearlyG5320 sawG3708 3in a visionG3705 4an angelG32 of GodG2316 who had just comeG1525 inG1525 and saidG3004 to him, “CorneliusG2883!” 4And he 5lookedG816 at him intentlyG816 and becameG1096 terrifiedG1719, and saidG3004, “WhatG5101 is it, lordG2962?” And he saidG3004 to him, “Your prayersG4335 and charitableG1654 giftsG1654 6have ascendedG305 7as a memorialG3422 offeringG3422 beforeG1715 GodG2316. 5NowG3568 dispatchG3992 some menG435 to 8JoppaG2445 and sendG3343 for a manG5100 named SimonG4613, whoG3739 is also calledG1941 PeterG4074; 6he is stayingG3579 with a tannerG1038 named 9SimonG4613, whoseG3739 houseG3614 is by the seaG2281.” 7WhenG5613 the angelG32 who spokeG2980 to him leftG565, he summonedG5455 twoG1417 of his 10servantsG3610 and a devoutG2152 soldierG4757 from his personalG4342 attendantsG4342, 8and after he had explainedG1834 everythingG537 to them, he sentG649 them to 11JoppaG2445.

9On the nextG1887 dayG1887, as they were on their wayG3596 and approachingG1448 the cityG4172, 12PeterG4074 wentG305 upG305 on 13the 14housetopG1430 aboutG4012 1516the sixthG1623 hourG5610 to prayG4336. 10But he becameG1096 hungryG4361 and wantedG2309 to eatG1089; but while they were makingG3903 preparationsG3903, he 17fellG1096 into a tranceG1611; 11and he sawG2334 18the skyG3772 openedG455 upG455, and an 19objectG4632 likeG5613 a greatG3173 sheetG3607 comingG2597 downG2597, loweredG2524 by fourG5064 cornersG746 to the groundG1093, 12and on it were allG3956 kinds of four-footedG5074 animalsG5074 and 20crawlingG2062 creaturesG2062 of the earthG1093 and birdsG4071 of the skyG3772. 13A voiceG5456 cameG1096 to him, “GetG450 upG450, PeterG4074, 21killG2380 and eatG2068!” 14But PeterG4074 saidG3004, “By noG3365 meansG3365, 22LordG2962, for 23I have neverG3763 eatenG2068 anythingG3956 24unholyG2839 and uncleanG169.” 15AgainG3825 a voiceG5456 came to him a secondG1208 timeG1208, “25WhatG3739 GodG2316 has cleansedG2511, noG3361 longer 26considerG2840 unholyG2839.” 16ThisG3778 happenedG1096 threeG5151 timesG5151, and immediatelyG2117 the 27objectG4632 was takenG353 upG353 into the skyG3772.

17NowG1161 whileG5613 PeterG4074 was greatlyG1280 perplexedG1280 in 28mindG1438 as to whatG5101 29the visionG3705 whichG3739 he had seenG3708 might 30mean, beholdG2400, 31the menG435 who had been sentG649 by CorneliusG2883 had askedG1331 directionsG1331 to Simon’sG4613 houseG3614, and they appearedG2186 at the gateG4440; 18and callingG5455 out, they were askingG4441 whetherG1487 SimonG4613, who was also calledG1941 PeterG4074, was stayingG3579 thereG1759. 19While PeterG4074 was reflectingG1327 on 32the visionG3705, 33the SpiritG4151 saidG3004 to him, “BeholdG2400, 34threeG5140 menG435 are lookingG2212 forG2212 you. 20But getG450 upG450, goG2597 downstairsG2597 and 35accompanyG4198G4862 them 36withoutG3367 misgivingsG1252, for I have sentG649 them MyselfG1473.” 21PeterG4074 wentG2597 downG2597 to the menG435 and saidG3004, “BeholdG2400, I amG1510 the one you are lookingG2212 forG2212; whatG5101 is the reasonG156 for whichG3739 you have comeG3918?” 22They saidG3004, “CorneliusG2883, a centurionG1543, a righteousG1342 and 37God-fearingG2316 manG435 wellG3140 spokenG3140 of by the entireG3650 nationG1484 of the JewsG2453, 38was divinely directedG5537 by a 39holyG40 angelG32 to sendG3343 for you to come to his houseG3624 and hearG191 4041a messageG4487 from you.” 23SoG3767 he invitedG1528 them inG1528 and gaveG3579 them lodgingG3579.

Now on the nextG1887 dayG1887 he gotG450 readyG450 and wentG1831 awayG1831 with them, and 42someG5100 of 43the brothersG80 from 44JoppaG2445 accompaniedG4905 him. 24On the followingG1887 dayG1887 he enteredG1525 45CaesareaG2542. 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 4647worshipedG4352 him. 26But PeterG4074 helpedG1453 him upG1453, sayingG3004, “48StandG450 upG450; I, tooG2532, amG1510 justG846 a manG444.” 27As he talkedG4926 with him, he enteredG1525 and foundG2147 49manyG4183 peopleG4183 assembledG4905. 28And he saidG5346 to them, “You yourselvesG4771 knowG1987 that it is 50forbiddenG111 for a JewishG2453 manG435 to associateG2853 withG2853 orG2228 visitG4334 a 51foreignerG246; and yet 52GodG2316 has shownG1166 me that I am not to callG3004 anyG3367 personG444 53unholyG2839 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, “54FourG5067 daysG2250 agoG575 to thisG3778 hourG5610, I was prayingG4336 in my houseG3624 during 55the 56ninthG1729 hourG1729; and beholdG2400, 57a manG435 stoodG2476 beforeG1799 me in shiningG2986 clothingG2066,