Deeds (Act) of Apostles 10:7-44

⁷And when the angel that spake to him, was gone away or had gone away, he called two men of his house, and a knight that dreaded the Lord, which were at his bidding or that obeyed to him.

⁸And when he had told to them all these things, he sent them into Joppa.

⁹And on the day pursuing, while they made journey, and nighed to the city, Peter went up into the highest place of the house to pray, about the sixth hour.

¹⁰And when he was hungered, he would have eaten. But while they made ready, a ravishing of the spirit or an excess of soul felled on him;

¹¹and he saw heaven opened, and a vessel coming down, as a great sheet with four corners or with four cords, to be let down from heaven into earth,

¹²in which were all four-footed beasts, and creeping things of the earth, and volatiles of heaven, either of the air.

¹³And a voice was made to him, Rise thou, Peter, and slay, and eat.

¹⁴And Peter said, Lord, forbid it, for I never eat any common thing, and unclean.

¹⁵And again the second time the voice was made to him, That thing that God hath cleansed, say thou not unclean.

¹⁶And this thing was done by thrice; and anon the vessel was received again into heaven.

¹⁷And while that Peter doubted within himself, what the vision was that he saw, lo! the men, that were sent from Cornelius, sought the house of Simon, and stood at the gate.

¹⁸And when they had called, they asked if Simon, that is named Peter, had there harbour.

¹⁹And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said to him, Lo! three men seek thee.

²⁰Therefore rise thou, and go down, and go with them, and doubt thou nothing, for I sent them.

²¹And Peter came down to the men, and said, Lo! I am, whom ye seek; what is the cause, for which ye be come? or ye have come?

²²And they said, Cornelius, the centurion, a just man, and dreading God, and having good witnessing of all the folk of Jews, took answer of an holy angel, to call thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.

²³Therefore he led them in, and received in harbour; and that night they dwelled with him. And in the day pursuing he rose, and went forth with them; and some of the brethren followed him from Joppa or some of brethren from Joppa followed him, that they be witnesses to Peter.

²⁴And the tother day, he entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius abode them, with his cousins, and necessary friends, that were called together.

²⁵And it was done, when Peter was come in or when Peter had entered, Cornelius came meeting him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.

²⁶But Peter raised him, and said, Arise thou, also I myself am a man, as thou.

²⁷And he spake with him, and went in, and found many that were come together.

²⁸And he said to them, Ye know, how abominable it is to a Jew, to be joined either to come to an alien; but God showed to me, that no man say a man common, either unclean.

²⁹For which thing I came, when I was called, without doubting. There-fore I ask you, for what cause have ye called me?

³⁰And Cornelius said, Today, four days into this hour or From the fourth day passed till to this hour, I was praying and fasting in the ninth hour in mine house. And lo! a man stood before me in a white cloth,

³¹and said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms-deeds be in mind in the sight of God.

³²Therefore send thou into Joppa, and call Simon, that is named Peter; this is harboured in the house of Simon currier, beside the sea. This, when he shall come, shall speak to thee.

³³Therefore anon I sent to thee, and thou didest well in coming to us. Now therefore we all be present in thy sight, to hear the words, whatever be commanded to thee of the Lord.

³⁴And Peter opened his mouth, and said, In truth I have found, that God is no acceptor of persons;

³⁵but in each folk he that dreadeth God, and worketh rightwiseness, is acceptable to him.

³⁶God sent a word to the children of Israel, showing peace by Jesus Christ; this is the Lord of all things or of all men.

³⁷Ye know the word that is made through all Judea, and began at Galilee, after the baptism that John preached, Jesus of Nazareth;

³⁸how God anointed him with the Holy Ghost, and virtue; which passed forth in doing well or in well-doing, and healing all men oppressed of the devil, for God was with him.

³⁹And we be witnesses of all things, which he did in the country of Jews, and of Jerusalem; whom they slew, hanging on a tree.

⁴⁰And God raised this in the third day, and gave him to be made known,

⁴¹not to all the people, but to witnesses before-ordained of God; to us that ate and drank with him, after that he rose again from death.

⁴²And he commanded to us to preach to the people, and to witness, that he it is, that is ordained of God doomsman of the quick and of the dead.

⁴³To this all prophets bear witness-ing or bear witness, that all men that believe in him, shall receive remission of sins by his name.

⁴⁴And yet while that Peter spake these words, the Holy Ghost felled on all that heard the word.