Acts 10:1-8 ▼

1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of the cohort which is called Italian,

2 a devout man, fearing God with all his house, giving many alms to the people, and praying to God continually.

3 This man saw in a vision clearly, at about the ninth hour of the day, the Angel of God entering to him and saying to him: “Cornelius!”

4 And he, gazing at him, was seized by fear, and he said, “What is it, lord?” And he said to him: “Your prayers and your almsgiving have ascended as a memorial in the sight of God.

5 And now, send men to Joppa and summon a certain Simon, who is surnamed Peter.

6 This man is a guest with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is beside the sea. He will tell you what you must do.”

7 And when the Angel who was speaking to him had departed, he called, out of those who were subject to him, two of his household servants and a soldier who feared the Lord.

8 And when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.