Acts 10:1-16, King
James Version (KJV).
10 There was a certain man in Caesarea called
Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
2 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his
house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God
alway.
3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of
the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto
him, Cornelius.
4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said,
What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and
thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon,
whose surname is Peter:
6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is
by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to
do.
7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was
departed, he called two of his household servants, and a
devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
8 And when he had declared all these things unto them,
he sent them to Joppa.
9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and
drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to
pray about the sixth hour:
10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten:
but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel
descending upon him, as it had been a great sheet knit at
the four corners, and let down to the earth:
12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the
earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of
the air.
13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill,
and eat.
14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never
eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time,
What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received
up again into heaven.
Acts 10:19-22, King
James Version (KJV).
19 While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said
unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
20 Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with
them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.
21 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent
unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye
seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man,
and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the
nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to
send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
Acts 10:34-43, King
James Version (KJV).
34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I
perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and
worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
36 The word which God sent unto the children of
Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of
all:)
37 That word, I say, ye know, which was published
throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the
baptism which John preached;
38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy
Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing
all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did
both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they
slew and hanged on a tree:
40 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him
openly;
41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen
before God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after
he rose from the dead.
42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and
to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the
Judge of quick and dead.
43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through
his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission
of sins.
"By this all will know
that you are
My disciples,
if you have love for one
another."
John 13:35
