Now there was a man at ^aCaesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was ^bcalled the Italian ¹cohort, 2 a devout man and ^aone who feared God with all his household, and ^bgave many ¹alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually. 3 About ^athe ¹ninth hour of the day he clearly saw ^bin a vision ^can angel of God who had just come in and said to him, “Cornelius!” 4 And ^afixing his gaze on him and being much alarmed, he said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and ¹alms ^bhave ascended ^cas a memorial before God. 5 Now dispatch some men to ^aJoppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter; 6 he is staying with a tanner named ^aSimon, whose house is by the sea.” 7 When the angel who was speaking to him had left, he summoned two of his ¹servants and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants, 8 and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to ^aJoppa.

9 On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, ^aPeter went up on ^bthe housetop about ^cthe ¹sixth hour to pray. 10 But he became hungry and was desiring to eat; but while they were making preparations, he ^afell into a trance; 11 and he *saw ^athe ¹sky opened up, and an ²object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground, 12 and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and ¹crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the ²air. 13 A voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, ¹kill and eat!” 14 But Peter said, “By no means, ^aLord, for ^bI have never eaten anything ¹unholy and unclean.” 15 Again a voice came to him a second time, “^aWhat God has cleansed, no longer consider ¹unholy.” 16 This happened three times, and immediately the ¹object was taken up into the ²sky.

17 Now while Peter was greatly perplexed in ¹mind as to what ^athe vision which he had seen might be, behold, ^bthe men who had been sent by Cornelius, having asked directions for Simon’s house, appeared at the gate; 18 and calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was staying there. 19 While Peter was reflecting on ^athe vision, ^bthe Spirit said to him, “Behold, ¹three men are looking for you. 20 But get up, go downstairs and ^aaccompany them ¹without misgivings, for I have sent them Myself.” 21 Peter went down to the men and said, “Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?” 22 They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and ^aGod-fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, ^bwas divinely directed by a ^choly angel to send for you to come to his house and hear ^1da message from you.” 23 So he invited them in and gave them lodging.Peter at Caesarea

And on the next day he got up and went away with them, and ^asome of ^bthe brethren from ^cJoppa accompanied him. 24 On the following day he entered ^aCaesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25 When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell at his feet and ^1aworshiped him. 26 But Peter raised him up, saying, “^aStand up; I too am just a man.” 27 As he talked with him, he entered and *found ^amany people assembled. 28 And he said to them, “You yourselves know how ^aunlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet ^bGod has shown me that I should not call any man ¹unholy or unclean. 29 That is why I came without even raising any objection when I was sent for. So I ask for what reason you have sent for me.”

30 Cornelius said, “^aFour days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during ^bthe ¹ninth hour; and behold, ^ca man stood before me in shining garments, 31 and he *said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your ¹alms have been remembered before God. 32 Therefore send to ^aJoppa and invite Simon, who is also called Peter, to come to you; he is staying at the house of Simon the tanner by the sea.’ 33 So I sent for you immediately, and you have ¹been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.”

34 ^aOpening his mouth, Peter said:“I most certainly understand now that ^bGod is not one to show partiality, 35 but ^ain every nation the man who ^1bfears Him and ²does what is right is welcome to Him. 36 The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, ^apreaching ^1bpeace through Jesus Christ (He is ^cLord of all)— 37 you yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed. 38 ¹You know of ^aJesus of Nazareth, how God ^banointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, ^2cand how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for ^dGod was with Him. 39 We are ^awitnesses of all the things He did both in the ¹land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also ^bput Him to death by hanging Him on a ²cross. 40 ^aGod raised Him up on the third day and granted that He become visible, 41 ^anot to all the people, but to ^bwitnesses who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us ^cwho ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. 42 And He ^aordered us to ¹preach to the people, and solemnly to ^btestify that this is the One who has been ^cappointed by God as ^dJudge of the living and the dead. 43 Of Him ^aall the prophets bear witness that through ^bHis name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins.”

44 While Peter was still speaking these words, ^athe Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the ¹message. 45 ^aAll the ¹circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been ^bpoured out on the Gentiles also. 46 For they were hearing them ^aspeaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered, 47 “^aSurely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who ^bhave received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?” 48 And he ^aordered them to be baptized ^bin the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.

Now there was a man at ^aCaesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was ^bcalled the Italian ¹cohort, 2 a devout man and ^aone who feared God with all his household, and ^bgave many ¹alms to the people and prayed to God continually. 3 About ^athe ¹ninth hour of the day he clearly saw ^bin a vision ^can angel of God who had come in and said to him, “Cornelius!” 4 And ^alooking intently on him and becoming afraid, he said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and ¹alms ^bhave ascended ^cas a memorial before God. 5 Now send some men to ^aJoppa and summon a man named Simon, who is also called Peter; 6 he is lodging with a tanner named ^aSimon, whose house is by the sea.” 7 And when the angel who was speaking to him had left, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants, 8 and after he explained everything to them, he sent them to ^aJoppa.

9 And on the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, ^aPeter went up on ^bthe housetop about ^cthe ¹sixth hour to pray. 10 But he became hungry and was desiring to eat. And while they were making preparations, he ^afell into a trance 11 and *saw ^aheaven opened up, and ¹an object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground, 12 and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the ¹sky. 13 And a voice came to him, “Rise up, Peter, ¹slaughter and eat!” 14 But Peter said, “By no means, ^aLord, for ^bI have never eaten anything defiled and unclean.” 15 Again a voice came to him a second time, “^aWhat God has cleansed, no longer consider defiled.” 16 And this happened three times and immediately the ¹object was taken up into heaven.

17 Now while Peter was greatly perplexed in ¹mind as to what ^athe vision which he had seen might be, behold, ^bthe men who had been sent by Cornelius, having asked directions for Simon’s house, appeared at the gate; 18 and calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was lodging there. 19 And while Peter was reflecting on ^athe vision, ^bthe Spirit said to him, “Behold, ¹three men are looking for you. 20 But rise up, go down and ^aaccompany them without taking issue at all, for I have sent them Myself.” 21 And Peter went down to the men and said, “Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?” 22 And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and ^aGod-fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, ^bwas directed by a ^choly angel to summon you to his house and hear ^1da message from you.” 23 So he invited them in and gave them lodging.Peter at Caesarea

And on the next day he rose up and went away with them, and ^asome of ^bthe brothers from ^cJoppa went with him. 24 And on the following day he entered ^aCaesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25 And when Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell at his feet and ^1aworshiped him. 26 But Peter raised him up, saying, “^aStand up; I too am just a man.” 27 As he talked with him, he entered and *found ^amany people assembled. 28 And he said to them, “You yourselves know how ^aunlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet ^bGod has shown me that I should not call any man defiled or unclean. 29 That is why I came without even raising any objection when I was summoned. So I ask for what reason you have summoned me.”

30 And Cornelius said, “^aFour days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during ^bthe ¹ninth hour; and behold, ^ca man stood before me in shining garments, 31 and he *said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your ¹alms have been remembered before God. 32 Therefore send to ^aJoppa and invite Simon, who is also called Peter, to come to you; he is lodging at the house of Simon the tanner by the sea.’ 33 So I sent for you immediately, and you have ¹been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear all that you have been ordered by the Lord.”

34 ^aAnd opening his mouth, Peter said:“I most truly comprehend now that ^bGod is not one to show partiality, 35 but ^ain every nation the one who ^1bfears Him and does righteousness is welcome to Him. 36 As for the word which He sent to the sons of Israel, ^aproclaiming the good news of ^bpeace through Jesus Christ—He is ^cLord of all— 37 you yourselves know the thing which happened throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed. 38 ¹You know of ^aJesus of Nazareth, how God ^banointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, ^2cand how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for ^dGod was with Him. 39 And we are ^awitnesses of all the things He did both in the ¹land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also ^bput Him to death by hanging Him on a tree. 40 ^aGod raised Him up on the third day and granted that He appear, 41 ^anot to all the people, but to ^bwitnesses who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us ^cwho ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. 42 And He ^acommanded us to ¹preach to the people, and solemnly to ^bbear witness that this is the One who has been ^cdesignated by God as ^dJudge of the living and the dead. 43 Of Him ^aall the prophets bear witness that through ^bHis name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins.”

44 While Peter was still speaking these things, ^athe Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the word. 45 ^aAnd all the ¹circumcised believers who came with Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been ^bpoured out on the Gentiles also. 46 For they were hearing them ^aspeaking with tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered, 47 “^aCan anyone refuse water for these to be baptized who ^bhave received the Holy Spirit just as we did?” 48 And he ^aordered them to be baptized ^bin the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for a few days.

Now there was a man in ^aCaesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was ^bcalled the Italian ¹cohort, 2 a devout man and ^aone who feared God with all his household, and ^bmade many charitable contributions to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually. 3 About ^athe ¹ninth hour of the day he clearly saw ^bin a vision ^can angel of God who had just come in and said to him, “Cornelius!” 4 And he ^alooked at him intently and became terrified, and said, “What is it, lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and charitable gifts ^bhave ascended ^cas a memorial offering before God. 5 Now dispatch some men to ^aJoppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter; 6 he is staying with a tanner named ^aSimon, whose house is by the sea.” 7 When the angel who *spoke to him left, he summoned two of his ¹servants and a devout soldier from his personal attendants, 8 and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to ^aJoppa.

9 On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, ^aPeter went up on ^bthe ¹housetop about ^2cthe sixth hour to pray. 10 But he became hungry and wanted to eat; but while they were making preparations, he ^afell into a trance; 11 and he *saw ^athe sky opened up, and an ¹object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground, 12 and on it were all kinds of four-footed animals and ¹crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the sky. 13 A voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, ¹kill and eat!” 14 But Peter said, “By no means, ^aLord, for ^bI have never eaten anything ¹unholy and unclean.” 15 Again a voice came to him a second time, “^aWhat God has cleansed, no longer ¹consider unholy.” 16 This happened three times, and immediately the ¹object was taken up into the sky.

17 Now while Peter was greatly perplexed in ¹mind as to what ^athe vision which he had seen might ²mean, behold, ^bthe men who had been sent by Cornelius had asked directions to Simon’s house, and they appeared at the gate; 18 and calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was staying there. 19 While Peter was reflecting on ^athe vision, ^bthe Spirit said to him, “Behold, ¹three men are looking for you. 20 But get up, go downstairs and ^aaccompany them ¹without misgivings, for I have sent them Myself.” 21 Peter went down to the men and said, “Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?” 22 They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and ^aGod-fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, ^bwas divinely directed by a ^choly angel to send for you to come to his house and hear ^1da message from you.” 23 So he invited them in and gave them lodging.Peter in Caesarea

Now on the next day he got ready and went away with them, and ^asome of ^bthe brothers from ^cJoppa accompanied him. 24 On the following day he entered ^aCaesarea. Now Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25 When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell at his feet and ^1aworshiped him. 26 But Peter helped him up, saying, “^aStand up; I, too, am just a man.” 27 As he talked with him, he entered and *found ^amany people assembled. 28 And he said to them, “You yourselves know that it is ^aforbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a ¹foreigner; and yet ^bGod has shown me that I am not to call any person ²unholy or unclean. 29 That is why I came without even raising any objection when I was sent for. So I ask, for what reason did you send for me?”

30 Cornelius said, “^aFour days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during ^bthe ¹ninth hour; and behold, ^ca man stood before me in shining clothing, 31 and he *said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your charitable gifts have been remembered before God. 32 Therefore send some men to ^aJoppa and invite Simon, who is also called Peter, to come to you; he is staying at the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’ 33 So I sent men to you immediately, and you have ¹been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear everything that you have been commanded by the Lord.”

34 ^aOpening his mouth, Peter said:“I most certainly understand now that ^bGod is not one to show partiality, 35 but ^ain every nation the one who ^1bfears Him and ²does what is right is acceptable to Him. 36 The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, ^apreaching ^1bpeace through Jesus Christ (He is ^cLord of all)— 37 you yourselves know the thing that happened throughout Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed. 38 ¹You know of ^aJesus of Nazareth, how God ^banointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, ^2cand how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for ^dGod was with Him. 39 We are ^awitnesses of all the things that He did both in the ¹country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also put Him to death by hanging Him on ^2ba cross. 40 ^aGod raised Him up on the third day and granted that He ¹be revealed, 41 ^anot to all the people, but to ^bwitnesses who had been chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us ^cwho ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. 42 And He ^aordered us to ¹preach to the people, and to ^btestify solemnly that this is the One who has been ^cappointed by God as ^dJudge of the living and the dead. 43 ^aAll the prophets testify of Him, that through ^bHis name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins.”

44 While Peter was still speaking these words, ^athe Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the ¹message. 45 ^aAll the ¹Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had also been ^bpoured out on the Gentiles. 46 For they were hearing them ^aspeaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter responded, 47 “^aSurely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized, who ^bhave received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?” 48 And he ^aordered them to be baptized ^bin the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.