Acts 10:24-31

²⁴The following day they arrived in Caesarea where Cornelius was waiting for them with his relatives and close friends whom he'd called together.

²⁵When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him.

²⁶But Peter pulled him back up, telling him, “Stand up! I'm only a man!”

²⁷Peter spoke with Cornelius, and then went on in where he found many other people waiting for him.

²⁸He said to them, “You certainly know that it's not permitted for a Jew to be associated with or to visit foreigners. But God has shown me that it's not for me to call anyone impure or unclean.

²⁹That's why I came without any argument when I was sent for. So now I want to know the reason why you sent for me.”

³⁰“Four days ago, at about this time—three in the afternoon—I was praying in my house,” Cornelius explained. “Suddenly I saw a man standing in front of me, dressed in clothes that shone brightly.

³¹He told me, ‘Cornelius, your prayers have been heard, and God has recognized your generosity to the poor.