Acts 10:1–33

^*There was a certain man in ^aCaesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the ^bband called the Italian band, ²A ^cdevout man, and ^done that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. ^3eHe saw in ^fa vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day ^ffan angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. ⁴And when he ^glooked on him, ^hhe was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms ⁱare come up ^jfor a memorial before God. ⁵And now send men to ^kJoppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: ⁶He lodgeth with one ^lSimon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: ^mhe shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do. ⁷And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his ⁿhousehold servants, and a ^cdevout soldier of them that ^owaited on him continually; ⁸And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, ^pPeter went up upon ^qthe housetop to pray about ^rthe sixth hour: ¹⁰And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into ^sa trance, ¹¹And ^tsaw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: ¹²Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. ¹³And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. ¹⁴But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for ^uI have never eaten any thing that is ^vcommon or ^wunclean. ¹⁵And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that ^xcall not thou common. ¹⁶This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

¹⁷Now while Peter ^ydoubted in himself what this ^fvision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon’s house, and ^zstood before ^athe gate, ¹⁸And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there. ¹⁹While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, ^bthree men seek thee. ²⁰Arise therefore, and get thee down, and ^cgo with them, ^ddoubting nothing: for I have sent them. ²¹Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come? ²²And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and ^eone that feareth God, and ^fof good report among all the nation of the Jews, was ^gwarned from God by an ^hholy angel to send for thee into his house, and ⁱto hear words of thee. ²³Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and ^jcertain ^kbrethren from Joppa accompanied him. ²⁴And the morrow after they entered into ^lCaesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.

²⁵And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and ^mfell down at his feet, and ⁿworshipped him. ²⁶But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; ^oI myself also am a man. ²⁷And as he talked with him, he went in, and found ^pmany that were come together. ²⁸And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an ^qunlawful thing for a man that is a Jew ^rto keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but ^sGod hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean. ²⁹Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me? ³⁰And Cornelius said, ^tFour days ago I was ^ufasting until this hour; and at ^wthe ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, ^xa man stood before me in ^xybright clothing, ³¹And said, Cornelius, ^zthy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. ^32aSend therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee. ³³Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and ^bthou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.