Acts 10:23-37

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;