Acts 10:17-47

¹⁷And as Peter was perplexed in himself what the vision that he saw might be, then, lo, the men who have been sent from Cornelius, having made inquiry for the house of Simon, stood at the gate,

¹⁸and having called, they were asking if Simon, who is surnamed Peter, doth lodge here?

¹⁹And Peter thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, 'Lo, three men do seek thee;

²⁰but having risen, go down and go on with them, nothing doubting, because I have sent them;'

²¹and Peter having come down unto the men who have been sent from Cornelius unto him, said, 'Lo, I am he whom ye seek, what is the cause for which ye are present?'

²²And 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 thee, to his house, and to hear sayings from thee.'

²³Having called them in, therefore, he lodged them, and on the morrow Peter went forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa went with him,

²⁴and on the morrow they did enter into Caesarea; and Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kindred and near friends,

²⁵and as it came that Peter entered in, Cornelius having met him, having fallen at his feet, did bow before him;

²⁶and Peter raised him, saying, 'Stand up; I also myself am a man;'

²⁷and talking with him he went in, and doth find many having come together.

²⁸And he said unto them, 'Ye know how it is unlawful for a man, a Jew, to keep company with, or to come unto, one of another race, but to me God did shew to call no man common or unclean;

²⁹therefore also without gainsaying I came, having been sent for; I ask, therefore, for what matter ye did send for me?'

³⁰And Cornelius said, 'Four days ago till this hour, I was fasting, and at the ninth hour praying in my house, and, lo, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

³¹and he said, Cornelius, thy prayer was heard, and thy kind acts were remembered before God;

³²send, therefore, to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter; this one doth lodge in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea, who having come, shall speak to thee;

³³at once, therefore, I sent to thee; thou also didst do well, having come; now, therefore, are we all before God present to hear all things that have been commanded thee by God.'

³⁴And Peter having opened his mouth, said, 'Of a truth, I perceive that God is no respecter of persons,

³⁵but in every nation he who is fearing Him, and is working righteousness, is acceptable to Him;

³⁶the word that he sent to the sons of Israel, proclaiming good news — peace through Jesus Christ (this one is Lord of all,)

³⁷ye — ye have known; — the word that came throughout all Judea, having begun from Galilee, after the baptism that John preached;

³⁸Jesus who is from Nazareth — how God did anoint 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;

³⁹and we — we are witnesses of all things that he did, both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem, — whom they did slay, having hanged upon a tree.

⁴⁰'This one God did raise up the third day, and gave him to become manifest,

⁴¹not to all the people, but to witnesses, to those having been chosen before by God — to us who did eat with him, and did drink with him, after his rising out of the dead;

⁴²and he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify fully that it is he who hath been ordained by God judge of living and dead —

⁴³to this one do all the prophets testify, that through his name every one that is believing in him doth receive remission of sins.'

⁴⁴While Peter is yet speaking these sayings, the Holy spirit fell upon all those hearing the word,

⁴⁵and those of the circumcision believing were astonished — as many as came with Peter — because also upon the nations the gift of the Holy Spirit hath been poured out,

⁴⁶for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

⁴⁷Then answered Peter, 'The water is any one able to forbid, that these may not be baptized, who the Holy Spirit did receive — even as also we?'