Book of Common Prayer

⁹ The ho · de following epaurion day , as they ekeinos were on their journey hodoiporeō and kai approaching engizō the ho city polis, Peter Petros went up anabainō on epi the ho housetop dōma to pray proseuchomai about peri the sixth hektos hour hōra. ¹⁰ And de he became ginomai hungry prospeinos and kai wanted thelō to eat geuomai, but de while they autos were preparing paraskeuazō it, he autos fell ginomai into epi a trance ekstasis, ¹¹ and kai he saw theōreō the ho heavens ouranos opened anoigō and kai a certain tis object skeuos descending katabainō, like hōs a great megas sheet othonē, being let down kathiēmi by its four tessares corners archē upon epi the ho earth gē. ¹² In en it hos were hyparchō all pas kinds of · ho four-footed tetrapous animals , and kai reptiles herpeton of the ho earth gē, and kai birds peteinon of the ho air ouranos. ¹³ Then kai a voice phōnē came ginomai to pros him autos, “ Get anistēmi up , Peter Petros; slaughter thuō and kai eat esthiō!” ¹⁴ · ho But de Peter Petros said legō, “ By no means mēdamōs, Lord kyrios; for hoti I have never oudepote eaten esthiō anything pas common koinos or kai unclean akathartos.” ¹⁵ And kai a voice phōnē came again palin, a second time ek, to pros him autos, “ What hos · ho God theos has made clean katharizō, you sy must not mē consider common koinoō.” ¹⁶ This houtos · de happened ginomai three times epi, and kai immediately the ho object skeuos was taken analambanō up to eis · ho heaven ouranos.

¹⁷ Now de while hōs Peter Petros was perplexed diaporeō within en himself heautou · ho as to what tis the ho vision horama that hos he had seen might an mean eimi, behold idou, the ho men anēr · ho sent apostellō by hypo · ho Cornelius Kornēlios, having made inquiry dierōtaō for the ho house oikia of ho Simon Simōn, stood ephistēmi at epi the ho gate pylōn ¹⁸ and kai called phōneō out to ask pynthanomai whether ei Simon Simōn who ho was called epikaleō Peter Petros was staying xenizō there enthade. ¹⁹ · ho · de As Peter Petros was thinking dienthumeomai about peri the ho vision horama, the ho Spirit pneuma said legō to him autos, “ Behold idou, three treis men anēr are looking zēteō for you sy. ²⁰ But alla get anistēmi up , go down katabainō, and kai accompany poreuō syn them autos without mēdeis hesitation diakrinō, because hoti I egō have sent apostellō them autos.” ²¹ And de Peter Petros went down katabainō to pros the ho men anēr and said legō, “ Behold idou, I egō am eimi the one hos you are looking zēteō for . What tis is the ho reason aitia for dia which hos you have come pareimi?” ²² And de they ho said legō, “ Cornelius Kornēlios, a centurion hekatontarchēs, an upright dikaios man anēr and kai one who fears phobeomai · ho God theos, who is well spoken martyreō of by hypo the ho whole holos nation ethnos of the ho Jews Ioudaios, was directed chrēmatizō by hypo a holy hagios angel angelos to send metapempō for you sy to come to eis · ho his autos house oikos and kai to hear akouō words rhēma from para you sy.” ²³ So oun he invited eiskaleomai them autos in and gave xenizō them lodging . On the ho · de next epaurion day he got anistēmi up and set exerchomai out with syn them autos, and kai some tis of the ho brothers adelphos · ho from apo Joppa Ioppē went synerchomai with him autos.

³² Do not mē be afraid phobeomai, · ho little mikros flock poimnion, because hoti your hymeis Father patēr has determined eudokeō in his pleasure · ho to give didōmi you hymeis the ho kingdom basileia. ³³ Sell pōleō · ho your hymeis possessions hyparchō and kai give didōmi alms eleēmosynē. Make poieō for yourselves heautou moneybags ballantion that do not mē wear palaioō out , a treasure thēsauros unfailing anekleiptos in en · ho heaven ouranos, where hopou no ou thief kleptēs comes engizō near and oude no moth sēs destroys diaphtheirō. ³⁴ For gar where hopou your hymeis treasure thēsauros is eimi, · ho there ekei will eimi your hymeis heart kardia be eimi as kai well . · ho

³⁵ “ Let your hymeis waists osphys be eimi · ho girded perizōnnymi and kai your ho lamps lychnos burning kaiō; ³⁶ and kai be like homoios men anthrōpos waiting prosdechomai for · ho their heautou master kyrios to pote come analyō home from ek the ho wedding gamos, so hina that when he comes erchomai and kai knocks krouō, they will open anoigō the door for him autos immediately eutheōs. ³⁷ Fortunate makarios are · ho those ekeinos servants whom hos the ho master kyrios finds heuriskō awake grēgoreō when he comes erchomai. Truly amēn I say legō to you hymeis, he will dress perizōnnymi himself for service , · kai have them autos recline anaklinō at table , and kai will come parerchomai and serve diakoneō them autos. ³⁸ If kan he comes erchomai in en the ho second deuteros or kan in en the ho third tritos watch phylakē and kai finds heuriskō it so houtōs, those ones ekeinos are eimi fortunate makarios.

³⁹ “ Know ginōskō this houtos: · de that hoti if ei the ho master of the house oikodespotēs had known oida at what poios hour hōra the ho thief kleptēs would come erchomai, he would an not ou have allowed aphiēmi his autos house oikos be broken dioryssō into . · ho ⁴⁰ So kai you hymeis too must be ginomai ready hetoimos, for hoti the ho Son hyios of ho Man anthrōpos is coming erchomai at hos an hour hōra when you do not ou expect dokeō him.”