'At4Caesarea5there wasa3man1named6Cornelius,7a centurion8of9what was known as1112the Italian13Cohort,10 a devout man1who feared3God5with6all7his10household,9gave11alms12generously13to the14people,15and16prayed17continually2021to God.19 About56theninth8hour7of the9day10he saw1clearly4in2a vision3an angel11of God13come in14and17say18to him,19“Cornelius.”20 And2he1stared at3him4in terror6and5said,8“What9is it,10Lord?”11And13he said12to him,14“Your17prayers16and18your21alms20have ascended22as23a memorial24before25God.27 And1now2send3men4to5Joppa6and7bring8one10Simon9who11is called12Peter.13 He1is lodging2with3one4Simon,5a tanner,6whose7house9is8by10the sea.”11 When1the4angel5who spoke7to him8had departed,3he called9two10of [his] servants12and13a devout15soldier14from among those16who attended17him,18 and1having related2everything3to them,4he sent5them6to7Joppa.9 The1next day,3as4they5were on their journey4and6approaching9the7city,8Peter11went up10on12the13housetop14about16thesixth18hour17to pray.15 And2he became1hungry3and4wanted5somethingto eat,6but8while7they9were preparing7it,he12fell10into11a trance13 and1saw2the3heavens4opened5and6something8like10a great12sheet11descending,7being let down15by [its] four13corners14upon16the17earth.18 In1it2were3all kinds4of animals6and7reptiles8and11birds12of the13air.14 And1there came2a voice3to4him:5“Rise,6Peter;7kill8and9eat.”10 But2Peter3said,4“By no means,5Lord;6for7I have9never8eaten9anything10that iscommon11or12unclean.”13 And1the voice2cameto6him7again3a second time,5“What8God10has made clean,11donot13call common.”14 This1happened3three times,5and6the9thing10was taken up8at once7to11heaven.13 Now2while1Peter7was5inwardly34perplexed5as to9what8the11vision12that13he had seen14might mean,10behold,15the16men17who were sent19by20Cornelius,22having made inquiry for23Simon’s27house,25stood28at29the30gate31 and1called out2to ask3whether4Simon5who was called7Peter8was lodging10there.9 And2while4Peter3was pondering4the6vision,7the10Spirit11said8to him,9“Behold,12three14men13are looking for15you.16 Rise2andgo down3and4accompany56them7without8hesitation,9for10I11have sent12them.”13 And2Peter3went down1to4the5men6andsaid,7“I9am10the one11you are looking for.12What13isthe14reason15for16your coming?”18 And2they1said,3“Cornelius,4a centurion,5an upright7and8God11-fearing9man,6who is well spoken of12by14the16whole15Jewish19nation,17was directed20by21a holy23angel22to send for24you25to cometo26his29house28and30to hear31what you have to say.”323334 So2he invited1them3in1to be his guests.4The5next day7he rose8andwent away9with10them,11and12some13of the14brothers15from17Joppa18accompanied19him.20 And2on the1following day3they entered4Caesarea.7Cornelius10was11expecting12them13and9had called together14his17relatives16and18close20friends.21 When1Peter7entered,5Cornelius11met8him9andfell down12at13[his]14feet15andworshiped16him. But2Peter3lifted4him5up,4saying,6“Stand up;7I9too8am12a man.”11 And1as he talked with2him,3he went in4and5found6many persons8gathered.7 And2he said1to3them,4“You5yourselves know6how7unlawful8it is9for a Jew11to associate with12or13to visit14anyone of another nation,15but16God18has shown19me16that I shouldnot20call24any20person25common21or22unclean.23 So1when I was sent for,5I came4without objection.3I ask6then7why8you sent for10me.”11 And1Cornelius3said,4“Four6days7ago,5about8this9hour,11I was12praying15in16my19house18at the13ninth14hour,and20behold,21a man22stood23before24me25in26bright28clothing27 and1said,2‘Cornelius,3your5prayer7has been heard4and8your11alms10have been remembered12before13God.15 Send1therefore2to3Joppa4and5ask for6Simon7who8is called9Peter.10He11is lodging12in13the house14of Simon,15a tanner,16by17the sea.’18 So2I sent3for4you5at once,1and7you6have been9kind enough8to come.10Now11therefore12we14are18all13here18in the presence15of God17to hear19all20that21you23have been commanded22by24the25Lord.”26 So2Peter3opened1[his]4mouth5andsaid:6“Truly78I understand9that10God15shows12no11partiality,13 but1in2every3nation4anyone5who fears6him7and8does9what isright10is13acceptable to11him.12 Asfor the1word2that3he sent4to Israel,7preaching good news of8peace9through10Jesus11Christ12(he13is14Lord16of all),15 you yourselves1know2what happened34throughout6all7Judea,9beginning10from11Galilee13after14the15baptism16that17John19proclaimed:18 how5God9anointed6Jesus1of3Nazareth4with the10Holy11Spirit10and12with power.13He14went about15doing good16and17healing18all19who were oppressed21by22the23devil,24for25God27was28with29him.30 And1we2arewitnesses3of all4that5he did6both8in7the9country10of the11Jews12and13in14Jerusalem.15They put18him16to death18by hanging19himon20a tree,21 butGod3raised4him1on5the6third7day8and9made10him11to appear,1213 not1to all2the3people4but5to us12who had been chosen8by9God11as witnesses,6who13ate14and15drank with16him17after18he21rose20from22the dead.23 And1he commanded2us3to preach4to the5people6and7to testify8that9he10is11the one12appointed13by14God16to bejudge17of the living18and19thedead.20 To him1all2the3prophets4bear witness5thateveryone13who believes15in16him12receives8forgiveness6of sins7through9his17name.”11 While2Peter4was2still1saying2these7[things],6the9Holy12Spirit10fell8on13all14who heard16the17word.18 And1the3believers6from among4the circumcised5who7had come with8Peter10were amazed,2because11the16gift17of the18Holy19Spirit20was poured out21even12on13the14Gentiles.15 For2they were hearing1them3speaking4in tongues5and6extolling7God.9Then10Peter12declared,11 “Can4anyone6withhold5water3for baptizing9these people,10who11have received16the12Holy15Spirit13just18as17we19have?” And2he commanded1them3to be baptized9in4the5name6of Jesus7Christ.8Then10they asked11him12to remain13for some15days.14