²⁸ There you will worship man-made gods^(A) of wood and stone,^(B) which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.^{(C) 29} But if from there you seek^(D) the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart^(E) and with all your soul.^{(F) 30} When you are in distress^(G) and all these things have happened to you, then in later days^(H) you will return^(I) to the Lord your God and obey him. ³¹ For the Lord your God is a merciful^(J) God; he will not abandon^(K) or destroy^(L) you or forget^(M) the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath.

Cornelius Calls for Peter

10 At Caesarea^(A) there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. ² He and all his family were devout and God-fearing;^(B) he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. ³ One day at about three in the afternoon^(C) he had a vision.^(D) He distinctly saw an angel^(E) of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

⁴ Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.

The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering^(F) before God.^(G)