Acts 10
1 There was a
certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of
the band called the Italian band,
2 A devout man,
and one that feared God with all his house, which gave
much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
3 He saw in a
vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel
of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
4 And when he
looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord?
And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come
up for a memorial before God.
5 And now send men
to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is
Peter:
6 He lodgeth with
one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he
shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
7 And when the
angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called
two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of
them that waited on him continually;
8 And when he had
declared all these things unto them, he sent them
to Joppa.
9 ¶ On the morrow,
as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the
city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the
sixth hour:
10 And he became
very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made
ready, he fell into a trance,
11 And saw heaven
opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it
had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let
down to the earth:
12 Wherein were all
manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild
beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
13 And there came a
voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
14 But Peter said,
Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is
common or unclean.
15 And the voice spake
unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that
call not thou common.
16 This was done
thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
17 Now while Peter
doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen
should mean, behold, the men which were sent from
Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood
before the gate,
18 And called, and
asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were
lodged there.
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