^13 (A)And he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house, who said to him, ‘Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon whose surname is Peter,

³⁰ So Cornelius said, ^[a]“Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, ^(A)a man stood before me ^(B)in bright clothing, ³¹ and said, ‘Cornelius, ^(C)your prayer has been heard, and ^(D)your ^[b]alms are remembered in the sight of God. ³² Send therefore to Joppa and call Simon here, whose surname is Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea. ^[c]When he comes, he will speak to you.’

¹¹ And when Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that ^(A)the Lord has sent His angel, and ^(B)has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people.”

²² And they said, “Cornelius the centurion, a just man, one who fears God and ^(A)has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house, and to hear words from you.”

³ About ^[a]the ninth hour of the day ^(A)he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius!”

⁴ And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, “What is it, lord?”

So he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God. ⁵ Now ^(B)send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter. ⁶ He is lodging with ^(C)Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. ^(D)He^[b] will tell you what you must do.”

⁴³ So it was that he stayed many days in Joppa with ^(A)Simon, a tanner.

^14 (A)Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will ^(B)inherit salvation?