1Now a certain man was in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called Italian, 2a devout man, and fearing God with all his house, and doing many charities for the people, and beseeching God always. 3He saw plainly in a vision about the ninth hour of the day, an agent of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius. 4And after gazing at him, and having become afraid, he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thy charities have come up for a memorial before God. 5And now send men to Joppa and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. 6This man lodges with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is beside the seaside. 7And when the heavenly agent speaking to Cornelius departed, having called two of his housemen, and a devout soldier of those who personally served him, 8and after reporting all things to them, he sent them to Joppa. 9Now on the morrow, while those men were traveling and approaching the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour. 10And he became very hungry and wanted to eat. But while those men prepared, a trance fell upon him. 11And he sees heaven opened, and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet bound at four corners, and being lowered to the earth, 12in which were all the four-footed things of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the sky. 13And a voice came to him, After rising, Peter, kill and eat. 14But Peter said, Not so, Lord, because I have never eaten anything profane or unclean. 15And a voice again for a second time, What God has cleansed, thou shall not make profane. 16And this happened thrice, and again the vessel was taken up into heaven. 17Now while Peter was bewildered in himself whatever the vision which he saw might be, that lo, the men who were sent from Cornelius, having inquired the house of Simon, stood at the gate. 18And after calling out they asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, lodges here. 19And while Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, men seek thee. 20But after rising, go down, and go with them, doubting nothing, because I have sent them. 21And having gone down to the men, Peter said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek. What is the cause for which ye are here? 22And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and being well testified by the whole nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy agent to summon thee to his house, and to hear sayings from thee. 23So, having invited them in, he lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went forth with them, and certain of the brothers from Joppa went with him. 24And on the morrow they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kinsmen and close friends. 25And when it came about for Peter to enter, Cornelius, having met him, after falling down at his feet, worshiped. 26But Peter lifted him up, saying, Stand up. I am also myself a man. 27And as he conversed with him, he went in and found many who came together. 28And he said to them, Ye understand how it is unlawful for a Jewish man to fraternize or to visit with a foreign man, and yet God demonstrated to me not to call one man profane or unclean. 29And so I came without objection when summoned. I ask therefore for what matter ye summoned me. 30And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour, and the ninth hour praying in my house. And behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel. 31And he says, Cornelius, thy prayer was heard, and thy charities are remembered before God. 32Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. This man lodges in the house of Simon, a tanner, beside the sea, who, after coming, will speak to thee. 33Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou did well having come. Now therefore we are all present in the sight of God, to hear all the things commanded thee by God. 34And having opened his mouth, Peter said, In truth, I am overwhelmed that God is not partial, 35but in every nation, he who fears him, and works righteousness, is acceptable to him. 36The word that he sent forth to the sons of Israel, preaching good-news, peace by Jesus Christ (this man is Lord of all), 37ye know, the word having occurred throughout the whole of Judea beginning from Galilee after the immersion that John preached-- 38Jesus of Nazareth--how God anointed him with Holy Spirit and with power, who passed through doing good, and healing all those who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him. 39And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem, whom also they killed, having hung on a tree. 40This man God raised up the third day, and granted him to become manifest, 41not to all the people, but to witnesses who were previously chosen by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he arose from the dead. 42And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to solemnly testify that this is the man designated by God, Judge of the living and the dead. 43To this man all the prophets testify, that every man who believes in him, to receive remission of sins through his name. 44While Peter still spoke these sayings, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word. 45And the faithful men of circumcision were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because also on the Gentiles the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out. 46For they heard them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered, 47Can any man forbid the water for these not to be immersed, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also? 48And he commanded them to be immersed in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to remain some days.