Acts 10:1-5

¹In Caesarea lived a man named Cornelius who was a Roman centurion of the Italian battalion.

²He was a religious man who, together with everyone in his household, had great reverence for God. He gave generously to the poor, and prayed regularly to God.

³At about 3 p.m. one day he had a vision in which he saw very clearly an angel of God who came to him and called to him, “Cornelius!”

⁴Frightened, Cornelius stared at him and asked, “What do you want, Lord?” “God has paid attention to your prayers, and recognized your generosity to the poor,” he told Cornelius.

⁵“Now send some men to Joppa, and fetch Simon, also called Peter,