Acts 10
10NOW [living] at Caesarea there was a man whose name was Cornelius, a centurion (captain) of what was known as the Italian Regiment,G1161G2258G5100G435G1722G2542G3686G2883G1543G1537G4686G2564G24832A devout man who venerated God {and} treated Him with reverential obedience, as did all his household; and he gave much alms to the people and prayed continually to God.G2152G2532G5399G2316G4862G3956G846G3624G5037G4160G4183G1654G2992G2532G1189G2316G12753About the ninth hour (about 3:00 p.m.) of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God entering and saying to him, Cornelius!G1492G1722G3705G5320G5616G1766G5610G2250G32G2316G1525G4314G846G2532G2036G846G28834And he, gazing intently at him, became frightened and said, What is it, Lord? And the angel said to him, Your prayers and your [generous] gifts to the poor have come up [as a sacrifice] to God {and} have been remembered by Him.G1161G816G846G1096G1719G2532G2036G5101G2076G2962G1161G2036G846G4675G4335G2532G4675G1654G305G1519G3422G1799G23165And now send men to Joppa and have them call for {and} invite here a certain Simon whose surname is Peter;G2532G3568G3992G435G1519G2445G2532G3343G4613G3739G1941G40746He is lodging with Simon a tanner, whose house is by the seaside.G3778G3579G3844G5100G4613G1038G3739G3614G2076G3844G2281G3778G2980G4671G5101G4571G1163G41607When the angel who spoke to him had left, Cornelius called two of his servants and a God-fearing soldier from among his own personal attendants.G1161G5613G32G3588G2980G2883G565G5455G1417G846G3610G2532G2152G4757G4342G846G43428And having rehearsed everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.G2532G1834G537G846G649G846G1519G24459The next day as they were still on their way and were approaching the town, Peter went up to the roof of the house to pray, about the sixth hour (noon).G1161G1887G1565G3596G2532G1448G4172G4074G305G1909G1430G4336G4012G1623G561010But he became very hungry, and wanted something to eat; and while the meal was being prepared a trance came over him,G1161G1096G4361G2532G2309G1089G1161G1565G3903G846G1968G1909G161111And he saw the sky opened and something like a great sheet lowered by the four corners, descending to the earth.G2532G2334G3772G455G2532G5100G4632G2597G1909G846G5613G3173G3607G1210G5064G746G2532G2524G1909G109312It contained all kinds of quadrupeds {and wild beasts} and creeping things of the earth and birds of the air.G1722G3739G5225G3956G5074G1093G2532G2342G2532G2062G2532G4071G377213And there came a voice to him, saying, Rise up, Peter, kill and eat.G2532G1096G5456G4314G846G450G4074G2380G2532G531514But Peter said, No, by no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common {and} unhallowed or [ceremonially] unclean.G1161G4074G2036G3365G2962G3754G5315G3763G5315G3956G2839G2228G16915And the voice came to him again a second time, What God has cleansed {and} pronounced clean, do not you defile {and} profane by regarding {and} calling common {and} unhallowed or unclean.G2532G5456G4314G846G3825G1537G1208G3739G2316G2511G2840G3361G4771G284016This occurred three times; then immediately the sheet was taken up to heaven.G1161G5124G1096G1909G5151G2532G4632G353G3825G1519G377217Now Peter was still inwardly perplexed {and} doubted as to what the vision which he had seen could mean, when [just then] behold the messengers that were sent by Cornelius, who had made inquiry for Simon's house, stopped {and} stood before the gate.G1161G5613G4074G1280G1722G1438G5101G3705G3739G1492G302G1498G2400G2532G435G3588G649G575G2883G1331G4613G3614G2186G1909G444018And they called out to inquire whether Simon who was surnamed Peter was staying there.G2532G5455G4441G1487G4613G3588G1941G4074G3579G175919And while Peter was earnestly revolving the vision in his mind {and} meditating on it, the [Holy] Spirit said to him, Behold, three men are looking for you!G1161G4074G1760G4012G3705G4151G2036G846G2400G5140G435G2212G457120Get up and go below and accompany them without any doubt [about its legality] {or} any discrimination {or} hesitation, for I have sent them.G450G235G2597G2532G4198G4862G846G1252G3367G1360G1473G649G84621Then Peter went down to the men and said, I am the man you seek; what is the purpose of your coming?G1161G4074G2597G4314G435G3588G649G4314G846G575G2883G2036G2400G1473G1510G3739G2212G5101G156G1223G3739G391822And they said, Cornelius, a centurion (captain) who is just {and} upright {and} in right standing with God, being God-fearing {and} obedient and well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, has been instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house; and he has received in answer [to prayer] a warning to listen to {and} act upon what you have to say.G1161G2036G2883G1543G1342G435G2532G5399G2316G5037G3140G5259G3650G1484G2453G5537G5259G40G32G3343G4571G1519G846G3624G2532G191G4487G3844G467523So Peter invited them in to be his guests [for the night]. The next day he arose and went away with them, and some of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him.G3767G1528G846G1528G3579G1161G1887G4074G1831G4862G846G2532G5100G80G575G2445G4905G84624And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for {and} expecting them, and he had invited together his relatives and his intimate friends.G2532G1887G1525G1519G2542G1161G2883G4328G846G2258G4779G846G4773G2532G316G538425As Peter arrived, Cornelius met him, and falling down at his feet he made obeisance {and} paid worshipful reverence to him.G1161G5613G4074G1096G1525G2883G4876G846G4098G1909G4228G435226But Peter raised him up, saying, Get up; I myself am also a man.G1161G4074G1453G846G1453G3004G450G2504G846G2504G1510G44427And as [Peter] spoke with him, he entered the house and found a large group of persons assembled;G2532G4926G846G1525G2532G2147G4183G490528And he said to them, You yourselves are aware how it is not lawful {or} permissible for a Jew to keep company with or to visit {or} [even] to come near {or} to speak first to anyone of another nationality, but God has shown {and} taught me by words that I should not call any human being common {or} unhallowed or [ceremonially] unclean.G5037G5346G4314G846G5210G1987G5613G2076G111G435G2453G2853G2228G4334G246G2532G2316G1166G1698G3367G3004G3367G444G2839G2228G16929Therefore when I was sent for, I came without hesitation {or} objection {or} misgivings. So now I ask for what reason you sent for me.G1352G2532G2064G369G3343G4441G3767G5101G3056G3343G316530And Cornelius said, This is now the fourth day since about this time I was observing the ninth hour (three o'clock in the afternoon) of prayer in my lodging place; [suddenly] a man stood before me in dazzling apparel,G2532G2883G5346G5067G2250G575G2252G3522G3360G5026G5610G2532G1766G5610G4336G1722G3450G3624G2532G2400G435G2476G1799G3450G1722G2986G206631And he said, Cornelius, your prayer has been heard {and} harkened to, and your donations to the poor have been known {and} preserved before God [so that He heeds and is about to help you].G2532G5346G2883G4675G4335G1522G2532G4675G1654G3415G1799G231632Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is surnamed Peter; he is staying in the house of Simon the tanner by the seaside.G3992G3767G1519G2445G2532G3333G4613G3739G1941G4074G3778G3579G1722G3614G4613G1038G3844G2281G3739G3854G2980G467133So at once I sent for you, and you [being a Jew] have done a kind {and} courteous {and} handsome thing in coming. Now then, we are all present in the sight of God to listen to all that you have been instructed by the Lord to say.G1824G3767G3992G4314G4571G5037G4771G2573G4160G3854G3568G3767G3918G2249G3956G3918G1799G2316G191G3956G4367G4671G5259G231634And Peter opened his mouth and said: Most certainly {and} thoroughly I now perceive {and} understand that God shows no partiality {and} is no respecter of persons,G1161G4074G455G4750G2036G1909G225G2638G3754G2316G2076G3756G438135But in every nation he who venerates {and} has a reverential fear for God, treating Him with worshipful obedience and living uprightly, is acceptable to Him {and} sure of being received and welcomed [by Him].G235G1722G3956G1484G5399G846G2532G2038G1343G2076G1184G84636You know the contents of the message which He sent to Israel, announcing the good news (Gospel) of peace by Jesus Christ, Who is Lord of all--G3056G3739G649G5207G2474G2097G1515G1223G2424G5547G3778G2076G2962G395637The [same] message which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee after the baptism preached by John--G4487G5210G1492G1096G2596G3650G2449G756G575G1056G3326G908G3739G2491G278438How God anointed {and} consecrated Jesus of Nazareth with the [Holy] Spirit and with strength {and} ability {and} power; how He went about doing good and, in particular, curing all who were harassed {and} oppressed by [the power of] the devil, for God was with Him.G5613G2316G5548G2424G575G3478G40G4151G2532G1411G846G3739G1330G2109G2532G2390G3956G2616G5259G1228G3754G2316G2258G3326G84639And we are [eye and ear] witnesses of everything that He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And [yet] they put Him out of the way (murdered Him) by hanging Him on a tree;G2532G2249G2070G3144G3956G3739G4160G5037G1722G5561G2453G2532G1722G2419G3739G337G2910G1909G358640But God raised Him to life on the third day and caused Him to be manifest (to be plainly seen),G5126G2316G1453G5154G2250G2532G1096G846G1717G132541Not by all the people but to us who were chosen (designated) beforehand by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.G3756G3956G2992G235G3144G4401G5259G2316G2254G3748G4906G2532G4844G846G3326G846G450G1537G349842And He charged us to preach to the people and to bear solemn testimony that He is the God-appointed {and} God-ordained Judge of the living and the dead.G2532G3853G2254G2784G2992G2532G1263G3754G2076G846G3588G3724G5259G2316G2923G2198G2532G349843To Him all the prophets testify (bear witness) that everyone who believes in Him [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him, giving himself up to Him] receives forgiveness of sins through His name.G5129G3140G3956G4396G3140G1223G846G3686G3956G4100G1519G846G2983G859G26644While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the message.G4074G2089G2980G5023G4487G40G4151G1968G1909G3956G191G305645And the believers from among the circumcised [the Jews] who came with Peter were surprised {and} amazed, because the free gift of the Holy Spirit had been bestowed {and} poured out largely even on the Gentiles.G2532G1537G4061G4103G1839G3745G4905G4074G3754G1909G1484G2532G1632G1431G40G415146For they heard them talking in [unknown] tongues (languages) and extolling {and} magnifying God. Then Peter asked,G1063G191G846G2980G1100G2532G3170G2316G5119G611G407447Can anyone forbid {or} refuse water for baptizing these people, seeing that they have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?G3385G1410G5100G2967G5204G5128G907G3361G907G3748G2983G40G4151G2532G2531G224948And he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ (the Messiah). Then they begged him to stay on there for some days.G5037G4367G846G907G1722G3686G2962G5119G2065G846G1961G5100G2250
Columbus, OH
