Acts 10:1-8 ▼

1 Now in Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment.

2 He was a devout man who feared God, as did everyone in his home. He gave many gifts to the poor among the people and always prayed to God.

3 One day, about three in the afternoon, he had a vision and clearly saw an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, |Cornelius!|

4 He stared at the angel in terror and asked, |What is it, Lord?| The angel answered him, |Your prayers and your gifts to the poor have arisen as a reminder to God.

5 Send men now to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter.

6 He is a guest of Simon, a leatherworker, whose house is by the sea.|

7 When the angel who had spoken to him had gone, Cornelius summoned two of his household servants and a devout soldier, one of those who served him regularly.

8 He explained everything to them and sent them to Joppa.