1  But a certain man in Caesarea, —by name Cornelius, a centurion of the band called Italic, 2  pious, and fearing God with all his house, both giving much alms to the people, and supplicating God continually, 3  —saw plainly in a vision, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius. 4  But he, having fixed his eyes upon him, and become full of fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms have gone up for a memorial before God. 5  And now send men to Joppa and fetch Simon, who is surnamed Peter. 6  He lodges with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. 7  And when the angel who was speaking to him had departed, having called two of his household and a pious soldier of those who were constantly with him, 8  and related all things to them, he sent them to Joppa.

9  And on the morrow, as these were journeying and drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the house to pray, about the sixth hour.