Acts 10:1-5

¹Now there was a certain man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

²devout and fearing God with all his household, both giving alms generously to the people and praying to God about everything.

³About the ninth hour of the day, in a vision, he saw clearly an angel of God entering his presence and saying to him, “Cornelius!”

⁴Well, staring at him and being frightened he said, “What is it, Lord?” So he said to him: “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God.

⁵Now send men to Joppa and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter;