Acts 10:1-18 ▼

1 And a certain man was in Cesarea by name Cornelius, a centurion of the band called Italian,

2 Religious, and fearing God with all his house, and doing many alms to the people, and praying God always.

3 He saw in a vision manifestly about the ninth hour of the day a messenger of God having come in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

4 And having looked at him intently, and being afraid, he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms went up for remembrance before God.

5 And now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon, who is called Peter:

6 He is received as guest with a certain Simon a currier, to whom is a house by the sea: he shall speak to thee what thou must do.

7 And when the messenger speaking to Cornelius departed, having called two of his servants, and a religious soldier of those persevering with him;

8 And having related all to them, he sent them to Joppa.

9 And the morrow, these traveling, and drawing near to the city, Peter went up upon the house to pray about the sixth hour:

10 And he was hungry, and would have eaten: and these making ready, a deep trance fell upon him,

11 And he sees heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as a great linen napkin fastened at the four beginnings, and laid down upon the earth:

12 In which were all the quadrupeds of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and the flying things of heaven.

13 And a voice was to him, Having risen, Peter, kill, and eat.

14 And Peter said, By no means, Lord; for never ate I anything common or unclean.

15 And a voice again of a second time to him, What things God cleansed, do not thou make common.

16 And this was for thrice: and again was the vessel taken up into heaven.

17 And as Peter was doubting in himself what the vision might be which he saw, and behold, the man sent from Cornelius having asked for Simon's house, stood at the gate,

18 And having called, they were inquiring if Simon, surnamed Peter, is received there as a guest.