Acts 10:1-7

1In Caesarea there lived a Roman army officer named Cornelius, who was a captain of the Italian Regiment.

2He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was everyone in his household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God.

3One afternoon about three o’clock, he had a vision in which he saw an angel of God coming toward him. “Cornelius!” the angel said.

4Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is it, sir?” he asked the angel. And the angel replied, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering!

5Now send some men to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter.

6He is staying with Simon, a tanner who lives near the seashore.”

7As soon as the angel was gone, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, one of his personal attendants.