Acts 10

¹Now a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

²a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and praying to God always,

³saw in a vision plainly, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius!

⁴And he, looking steadily at him, and becoming affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms have come up for a memorial before God.

⁵And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, who is surnamed Peter;

⁶he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the seaside.

⁷And when the angel that spoke to him had departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of those who waited on him,

⁸and having told them every thing sent them to Joppa.

⁹On the morrow, as they were on their journey, and were drawing near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.

¹⁰And he became very hungry and wished to eat; but while they were making ready, a trance came upon him,

¹¹and he beheld heaven opened, and a sort of vessel descending, as it were a large sheet having cords at the four corners, and let down upon the earth;

¹²wherein were all the four-footed beasts and creeping things of the earth, and birds of the air.

¹³And there came a voice to him, Arise, Peter; slay, and eat.

¹⁴But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything common and unclean.

¹⁵And a voice came to him again, the second time, That which God hath cleansed, call not thou common.

¹⁶This was done three times; and the vessel was immediately taken up into heaven.

¹⁷Now, while Peter was doubting within himself what the vision which he had seen meant, lo! the men who were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate;

¹⁸and they called, and asked whether Simon, surnamed Peter, lodged there.

¹⁹And while Peter was meditating on the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, men are seeking thee;

²⁰but arise, and go down, and go with them, without scruple; for I have sent them.

²¹And Peter went down to the men and said, Behold, I am he whom ye are seeking; for what cause have ye come?

²²And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, and to hear words from thee.

²³Then he called them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow he arose and went forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

²⁴And the morrow after, he came into Caesarea. And Cornelius was expecting them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.

²⁵And as Peter came in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and did him reverence.

²⁶But Peter raised him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.

²⁷And while talking with him, he went in, and found many who had come together.

²⁸And he said to them, Ye know that it is an unlawful thing for a Jew to keep company with one of another nation, or to come near him; but God showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

²⁹Wherefore I came without objection, when sent for. I ask therefore, for what reason did ye send for me?

³⁰And Cornelius said, Four days ago, I was fasting till this hour; and at the ninth hour was praying in my house; and lo! a man stood before me in bright clothing,

³¹and said, Cornelius, thy prayer hath been heard, and thine alms have been remembered before God.

³²Send therefore to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter; he lodgeth in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea-side; and he, when he cometh, will speak to thee.

³³I therefore sent to thee immediately; and thou hast done well in coming here. Now therefore we are all present before God, to hear all things that have been commanded thee from the Lord.

³⁴And Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is not a respecter of persons,

³⁵but in every nation he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is acceptable to him—

³⁶the word which he sent to the sons of Israel, publishing glad tidings of peace through Jesus Christ; he is Lord of all men.

³⁷Ye yourselves know what was spoken of through the whole of Judaea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached,

³⁸relating to Jesus of Nazareth, that God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were overpowered by the Devil; for God was with him.

³⁹And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they also slew by hanging him on a cross.

⁴⁰Him God raised up on the third day, and caused him to be manifested,

⁴¹not to all the people, but to witnesses before appointed by God, to ourselves, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead;

⁴²and he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is he who hath been appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.

⁴³To him all the prophets bear witness, that through his name every one that believeth in him shall receive forgiveness of sins.

⁴⁴While Peter was yet speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all that heard the word.

⁴⁵And those of the circumcision who believed, as many as came with Peter, were astonished that on the gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit;

⁴⁶for they heard them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God. Then answered Peter,

⁴⁷Can any one forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit even as we have?

⁴⁸And he commanded that they should be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they entreated him to remain some days.

Acts 10

¹There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

²A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

³He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.

⁴And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

⁵And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:

⁶He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

⁷And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited 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, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:

¹⁰And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

¹¹And saw 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 I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

¹⁵And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

¹⁶This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

¹⁷Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the 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, three men seek thee.

²⁰Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting 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 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.

²³Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

²⁴And the morrow after they entered into Cesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.

²⁵And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.

²⁶But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.

²⁷And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.

²⁸And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God 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, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

³¹And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

³²Send 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 thou 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.

³⁴Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

³⁵But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

³⁶The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)

³⁷That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

³⁸How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

³⁹And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:

⁴⁰Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;

⁴¹Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.

⁴²And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.

⁴³To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

⁴⁴While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.

⁴⁵And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

⁴⁶For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

⁴⁷Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

⁴⁸And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.