And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he saidunto him, Thy prayers and thinealms are come up for a memorialbefore God.
And when the angelwhichspakeuntoCornelius was departed, he called two of his householdservants, and a devoutsoldier of themthatwaited on him continually;
Now whilePeterdoubted in himselfwhatthisvisionwhich he had seenshouldmean, behold, the men whichweresentfromCornelius had madeenquiry for Simon’shouse, and stoodbefore the gate,
And theysaid, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one thatfeareth God, and of goodreportamong all the nation of the Jews, was warnedfrom God by an holyangel to send for theeinto his house, and to hearwords of thee.
And he saiduntothem, Ye know how that it is an unlawfulthing for a man that is a Jew to keepcompany, or comeunto one of anothernation; but God hathshewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
And Corneliussaid, Fourdays ago I was fastinguntilthishour; and at the ninthhour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stoodbefore me in brightclothing,
Sendtherefore to Joppa, and callhitherSimon, whosesurname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shallspeakuntothee.
Immediatelytherefore I sent to thee; and thouhastwelldonethatthou art come. Now therefore are we all herepresentbefore God, to hear all thingsthat are commandedthee of God.
How God anointedJesus of Nazarethwith the HolyGhost and withpower: who wentaboutdoinggood, and healing all thatwereoppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
And they of the circumcisionwhichbelievedwereastonished, as many as camewithPeter, becausethat on the Gentilesalso was poured out the gift of the HolyGhost.