Acts 10
1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
And there was a certain man in Caesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion from a cohort that is called Italian,
2 He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
pious, and fearing God with all his house, also doing many kind acts to the people, and always imploring God;
3 One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
he saw in a vision openly, as it were the ninth hour of the day, a messenger of God coming in to him, and saying to him, “Cornelius”;
4 Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
and he having looked earnestly on him, and becoming afraid, said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your kind acts came up for a memorial before God,
5 Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
and now send men to Joppa, and send for a certain one Simon, who is surnamed Peter;
6 He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
this one lodges with a certain Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea; this one will speak to you what you must do.”
7 When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
And when the messenger who is speaking to Cornelius went away, having called two of his servants, and a pious soldier of those waiting on him continually,
8 He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.
and having expounded all things to them, he sent them to Joppa.
9 The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
And on the next day, as these are proceeding on the way, and are drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour,
10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
and he became very hungry, and wished to eat; and they making ready, there fell on him a trance,
11 He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
and he beholds Heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending to him, as a great sheet, bound at the four corners, and let down on the earth,
12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.
in which were all the four-footed beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the sky,
13 Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”
and there came a voice to him: “Having risen, Peter, slay and eat.”
14 “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
And Peter said, “Not so, Lord; because at no time did I eat anything common or unclean”;
15 The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
and [there is] a voice again a second time to him: “What God cleansed, you do not declare common”;
16 This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
and this was done three times, and again was the vessel received up to Heaven.
17 While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
And as Peter was perplexed in himself what the vision that he saw might be, then, behold, the men who have been sent from Cornelius, having made inquiry for the house of Simon, stood at the gate,
18 They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there.
and having called, they were asking if Simon, who is surnamed Peter, lodges here.
19 As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.
And Peter thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men seek you;
20 So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
but having risen, go down and go on with them, doubting nothing, because I have sent them”;
21 So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
and Peter having come down to the men who have been sent from Cornelius to him, said, “Behold, I am he whom you seek, what [is] the cause for which you are present?”
22 “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”
And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a man righteous and fearing God, well testified to, also, by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy messenger to send for you, to his house, and to hear sayings from you.”
23 So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
Having called them in, therefore, he lodged them, and on the next day Peter went forth with them, and certain of the brothers from Joppa went with him,
24 The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
and on the next day they entered into Caesarea; and Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and near friends,
25 As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
and as it came that Peter entered in, Cornelius having met him, having fallen at [his] feet, worshiped [him];
26 But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
and Peter raised him, saying, “Stand up; I am also a man myself”;
27 As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.
and talking with him he went in, and finds many having come together.
28 He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
And he said to them, “You know how it is unlawful for a man, a Jew, to keep company with, or to come to, one of another race, but God showed to me to call no man common or unclean;
29 So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent for me?”
therefore also without contradicting I came, having been sent for; I ask, therefore, for what matter you sent for me?”
30 Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
And Cornelius said, “Four days ago until this hour, I was fasting, and [at] the ninth hour praying in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in radiant clothing,
31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
and he said, Cornelius, your prayer was heard, and your kind acts were remembered before God;
32 Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
send, therefore, to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter; this one lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea, who having come, will speak to you;
33 So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
at once, therefore, I sent to you; you also did well, having come; now, therefore, we are all present before God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”
34 Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
And Peter having opened his mouth, said, “Of a truth, I perceive that God is not favoring by appearance,
35 but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
but in every nation he who is fearing Him, and is working righteousness, is acceptable to Him;
36 He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
the word that He sent to the sons of Israel, proclaiming good news—peace through Jesus Christ (this One is Lord of all),
37 You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
you have known the word that came throughout all Judea, having begun from Galilee, after the immersion that John preached;
38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
Jesus who [is] from Nazareth—how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and power; who went through, doing good, and healing all those oppressed by the Devil, because God was with Him;
39 We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
and we are witnesses of all things that He did, both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem—whom they slew, having hanged [Him] on a tree.
40 God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
This One God raised up [on] the third day, and gave Him to become visible,
41 not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
not to all the people, but to witnesses, to those having been chosen before by God—to us who ate with [Him], and drank with Him, after His rising out of the dead;
42 And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
and He commanded us to preach to the people, and to fully testify that it is He who has been ordained judge of living and dead by God—
43 All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
to this One do all the Prophets testify, that through His Name everyone that is believing in Him receives forgiveness of sins.”
44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message.
While Peter is yet speaking these sayings, the Holy Spirit fell on all those hearing the word,
45 All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
and those of circumcision [who were] believing were astonished—as many as came with Peter—because the gift of the Holy Spirit has also been poured out on the nations,
46 For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,
for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.
47 “Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”
Then Peter answered, “Is anyone able to forbid the water, that these may not be immersed, who received the Holy Spirit—even as us also?”
48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
He commanded them to also be immersed in the Name of the LORD; then they implored him to remain certain days.
