Acts 10
1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, the captain of the Italian band of the army;
And there was a certain man in Caesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion from a cohort that is called Italian,
2 A serious-minded man, fearing God with all his family; he gave much money to the poor, and made prayer to God at all times.
pious, and fearing God with all his house, also doing many kind acts to the people, and always imploring God;
3 He saw in a vision, clearly, at about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of the Lord coming to him and saying to him, 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 And he, looking on him in fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your offerings have come up to God, and he has kept them in mind.
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, and get one Simon, named Peter,
and now send men to Joppa, and send for a certain one Simon, who is surnamed Peter;
6 Who is living with Simon, a leather-worker, 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 And when the angel who said these words to him had gone away, he sent for two of his house-servants, and a God-fearing man of the army, one of those who were waiting on him at all times;
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 And having given them an account of everything, he sent them to Joppa.
and having expounded all things to them, he sent them to Joppa.
9 Now the day after, when they were on their journey and were near the town, Peter went up to the top of the house for prayer, about the sixth hour:
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 And he was in need of food: but while they were getting it ready, a deep sleep came on him;
and he became very hungry, and wished to eat; and they making ready, there fell on him a trance,
11 And he saw the heavens opening, and a vessel coming down, like a great cloth let down on the earth,
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 In which were all sorts of beasts and birds.
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 And a voice came to him, saying, Come, Peter; take them for food.
and there came a voice to him: “Having risen, Peter, slay and eat.”
14 But Peter said, No, Lord; for I have never taken food which is common or unclean.
And Peter said, “Not so, Lord; because at no time did I eat anything common or unclean”;
15 And the voice came to him a second time, What God has made clean, do not you make common.
and [there is] a voice again a second time to him: “What God cleansed, you do not declare common”;
16 And this was done three times: and then the vessel was taken back into heaven.
and this was done three times, and again was the vessel received up to Heaven.
17 Now while Peter was in doubt as to the purpose of this vision, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made search for Simon's house, came to the door,
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 To see if Simon, named Peter, was living there.
and having called, they were asking if Simon, who is surnamed Peter, lodges here.
19 And, while Peter was turning the vision over in his mind, the Spirit said to him, See, three men are looking for you.
And Peter thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men seek you;
20 Go down, then, and go with them, doubting nothing, for I have sent them.
but having risen, go down and go on with them, doubting nothing, because I have sent them”;
21 And Peter went down to the men, and said, I am the man 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 And they said, Cornelius, a captain, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by all the nation of the Jews, had word from God by an angel to send for you to his house, and to give hearing to your words.
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 he took them in for the night. And the day after, he went with them, taking some of the brothers from Joppa with him.
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 And the day after that, they came to Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having got together his relations and his near 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 And when Peter came in, Cornelius came to him and, falling down at his feet, gave him worship.
and as it came that Peter entered in, Cornelius having met him, having fallen at [his] feet, worshiped [him];
26 But Peter, lifting him up, said, Get up, for I am a man as you are.
and Peter raised him, saying, “Stand up; I am also a man myself”;
27 And saying these words, he went in, and saw that a great number of people had come together;
and talking with him he went in, and finds many having come together.
28 And he said to them, You yourselves have knowledge that it is against the law for a man who is a Jew to be in the company of one who is of another nation; but God has made it clear to me that no man may be named common 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 And so I came without question, when I was sent for. What then is your purpose in sending for me?
therefore also without contradicting I came, having been sent for; I ask, therefore, for what matter you sent for me?”
30 And Cornelius said, Four days from now I was in my house in prayer at the ninth hour; and I saw before me a man in shining clothing,
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 Who said, Cornelius, your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your offerings are kept in his memory.
and he said, Cornelius, your prayer was heard, and your kind acts were remembered before God;
32 Send, then, to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you; he is living in the house of Simon, a leather-worker, 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, straight away, I sent for you; and you have done well to come. And now, we are all present before God, ready to give attention to all the things which the Lord has given you to say.
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 said, Truly, I see clearly that God is no respecter of persons:
And Peter having opened his mouth, said, “Of a truth, I perceive that God is not favoring by appearance,
35 But in every nation, the man who has fear of him and does righteousness is pleasing to him.
but in every nation he who is fearing Him, and is working righteousness, is acceptable to Him;
36 The word which he sent to the children of Israel, giving the good news 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 That word you yourselves have knowledge of, which was made public through all Judaea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism of which John was the preacher,
you have known the word that came throughout all Judea, having begun from Galilee, after the immersion that John preached;
38 About Jesus of Nazareth, how God gave the Holy Spirit to him, with power: and how he went about doing good and making well all who were troubled by evil spirits, for 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 And we are witnesses of all the things which he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they put to death, 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 On the third day God gave him back to life, and let him 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 witnesses marked out before by God, even by us, who took food and drink with him after he came back 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 gave us orders to give news of this to the people, and to give public witness that this is he whom God has made judge of 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 To him all the prophets give witness, that through his name everyone who has faith in him will have forgiveness of sins.
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 saying these words, the Holy Spirit came on all those who were hearing the word.
While Peter is yet speaking these sayings, the Holy Spirit fell on all those hearing the word,
45 And the Jews of the faith, who had come with Peter, were full of wonder, because the Holy Spirit was given to 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 And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,
for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.
47 Will any man say that these may not have baptism who have been given the Holy Spirit 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 And he gave orders for them to have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they kept him with them for some days.
He commanded them to also be immersed in the Name of the LORD; then they implored him to remain certain days.
