^10:22They said, “Cornelius the centurion,⁵³ a righteous⁵⁴ and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation,⁵⁵ was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message⁵⁶ from you.” ^10:23So Peter⁵⁷ invited them in and entertained them as guests.

On the next day he got up and set out⁵⁸ with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa⁵⁹ accompanied him.

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Footnotes

53 See the note on the word centurion in .
54 Or “just.”
55 The phrase τοῦ ἔθνους τῶν Ἰουδαίων (tou ethnous tōn Ioudaiōn) is virtually a technical term for the Jewish nation (1 Macc 10:25; 11:30, 33; Josephus, 14.10.22 [14.248]). “All the Jewish people,” while another possible translation of the Greek phrase, does not convey the technical sense of a reference to the nation in English. The long introduction of Cornelius by his messengers is an attempt to commend this Gentile to his Jewish counterpart, which would normally be important to do in the culture of the time.
56 Grk “hear words.”
57 Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity. When Peter entertained them as guests, he performed a culturally significant act denoting acceptance.
58 Or “went forth.”
59 Some of the brothers from Joppa. As v. 45 makes clear, there were Jewish Christians in this group of witnesses.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say.” So he invited them in to be his guests.

The next day he rose and went away with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The men replied, “We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.” Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests.

The next day Peter started out with them, and some of the believers from Joppa went along.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who has a good reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was divinely directed by a holy angel to call you to his house and to hear a message from you.” Peter then invited them in and gave them lodging.

The next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa went with him.

NLTNew Living Translation

They said, “We were sent by Cornelius, a Roman officer. He is a devout and God-fearing man, well respected by all the Jews. A holy angel instructed him to summon you to his house so that he can hear your message.” So Peter invited the men to stay for the night. The next day he went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man—and well spoken of by the whole nation of the Jews—was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear words from you.” So he invited them in and entertained them as guests, and on the next day he got up and went away with them. And some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

KJV 1900King James Version

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee. Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

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