1At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius,…
2He and all his household were devout and…
3One day at about the ninth hour, he…
4Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked,…
5Now send men to Joppa to call for…
6He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose…
7When the angel who spoke to him had…
8He explained what had happened and sent them…
9The next day at about the sixth hour,…
10He became hungry and wanted something to eat,…
11He saw heaven open and something like a…
12It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and…
13Then a voice said to him: “Get up,…
14“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten…
15The voice spoke to him a second time:…
16This happened three times, and all at once…
17While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of…
18They called out to ask if Simon called…
19As Peter continued to reflect on the vision,…
20So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them…
21So Peter went down to the men and…
22“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said.…
23So Peter invited them in as his guests.…
24The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where…
25As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met…
26But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he…
27As Peter talked with him, he went inside…
28He said to them, “You know how unlawful…
29So when I was invited, I came without…
30Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in…
31and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard,…
32Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is…
33So I sent for you immediately, and you…
34Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly…
35but welcomes those from every nation who fear…
36He has sent this message to the people…
37You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea,…
38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the…
39We are witnesses of all that He did,…
40God raised Him up on the third day…
41not by all the people, but by the…
42And He commanded us to preach to the…
43All the prophets testify about Him that everyone…
44While Peter was still speaking these words, the…
45All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter…
46For they heard them speaking in tongues and…
47“Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these…
48So he ordered that they be baptized in…
