Acts 10:24-33

New American Standard Bible

²⁴ On the following day he entered ^(A)Caesarea. Now Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. ²⁵ When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell at his feet and ^[a](B)worshiped him. ²⁶ But Peter helped him up, saying, “^(C)Stand up; I, too, am just a man.” ²⁷ As he talked with him, he entered and *found ^(D)many people assembled. ²⁸ And he said to them, “You yourselves know that it is ^(E)forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a ^[b]foreigner; and yet ^(F)God has shown me that I am not to call any person ^[c]unholy or unclean. ²⁹ That is why I came without even raising any objection when I was sent for. So I ask, for what reason did you send for me?”

³⁰ Cornelius said, “^(G)Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during ^(H)the ^[d]ninth hour; and behold, ^(I)a man stood before me in shining clothing, ³¹ and he *said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your charitable gifts have been remembered before God. ³² Therefore send some men to ^(J)Joppa and invite Simon, who is also called Peter, to come to you; he is staying at the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’ ³³ So I sent men to you immediately, and you have ^[e]been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear everything that you have been commanded by the Lord.”