Acts:10:1-22

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* There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius , a centurion of the band called the Italian band , * A devout man , and one that feared God with all his house , which gave much alms to the people , and prayed to God alway . * 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 . * 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 . * And now send men to Joppa , and call for one Simon , whose surname is Peter : * He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner , whose house is by the sea side : he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do . * 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 ; * And when he had declared all these things unto them , he sent them to Joppa . * 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 : * And he became very hungry , and would have eaten : but while they made ready , he fell into a trance , * And saw heaven opened , and a certain vessel descending unto him , as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners , and let down to the earth : * Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth , and wild beasts , and creeping things , and fowls of the air . * And there came a voice to him , Rise , Peter ; kill , and eat . * But Peter said , Not so , Lord ; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean . * And the voice spake unto him again the second time , What God hath cleansed , that call not thou common . * This was done thrice : and the vessel was received up again into heaven . * Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean , behold , the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon 's house , and stood before the gate , * And called , and asked whether Simon , which was surnamed Peter , were lodged there . * While Peter thought on the vision , the Spirit said unto him , Behold , three men seek thee . * Arise therefore , and get thee down , and go with them , doubting nothing : for I have sent them . * 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 ? * 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 .

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