Acts 10:1-22 ▼

1 There was a certayne man in Cesarea, called Cornelius, a captayne of the bande called the Italian bande,

2 A deuoute man, & one yt feared God, with all his housholde, which gaue much almes to the people, and prayed God alway.

3 The same sawe by a vision euidently, about the ninth houre of the daye, an Angel of God commyng in to hym, and saying vnto hym, Cornelius.

4 And when he loked on hym, he was afrayde, and sayde: What is it Lorde? And he sayde vnto hym: Thy prayers and thyne almes, are come vp into remembraunce before God.

5 And nowe sende men to Ioppa, & call for one Simo, whose sirname is Peter.

6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea syde: He shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

7 And when the Angell whiche spake vnto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household seruauntes, and a deuout souldier of them that wayted on hym,

8 And tolde them all the matter, & sent them to Ioppa.

9 On the morowe as they went on their iourney, and drewe nye vnto the citie, Peter went vp vnto the highest part of the house to pray, about the sixth houre.

10 And whe he waxed hungry, he would haue eaten: But whyle they made redie, he fell into a traunce.

11 And saw heauen opened, and a certaine vessell come downe vnto him, as it had ben a great sheete, knyt at the foure corners, & was let downe to the earth.

12 Wherin were all maner of fourefooted beastes of the earth, & wilde beastes, and wormes, and foules of the ayre.

13 And there came a voyce to hym: ryse Peter, kyll and eate.

14 But Peter sayde, Not so Lorde: For I haue neuer eaten any thyng that is common or vncleane.

15 And the voyce spake vnto hym againe the seconde tyme: What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

16 This was done thryse, and the vessell was receaued vp agayne into heauen.

17 Nowe whyle Peter doubted in hym selfe, what this vision whiche he hadde seene meant: beholde, the men whiche were sent from Cornelius, had made inquiraunce for Simons house, & stoode before the doore,

18 And called, and asked whether Simo which was sirnamed Peter, were lodged there.

19 Whyle Peter thought on the vision, the spirite said vnto hym: beholde, three men seke thee.

20 Arise therfore, and get the downe, and go with them, & doubt not, for I haue sent them.

21 Then Peter went downe to the men which were set vnto him fro Cornelius, & said: Behold, I am he who ye seeke, what is the cause wherfore ye are come?

22 And they sayde: Cornelius the capitayne, a iust man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the people of the Iewes, was warned by an holy Angel to sende for thee into his house, and to heare wordes of thee.