Act 10:9-32 | NASB1995 | STEP | On the next day , as they were on their way and approaching the city , Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray .

Acts 10:9-32

9 On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, ^aPeter went up on ^bthe housetop about ^cthe ^{▼▼ I.e. noon}sixth hour to pray. 10 But he became hungry and was desiring to eat; but while they were making preparations, he ^efell into a trance; 11 and he saw ^fthe ^{▼▼ Or heaven}sky opened up, and an ^{▼▼ Or vessel}object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground, 12 and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and ^{▼▼ Or reptiles}crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the ^{▼▼ Or heaven}air. 13 A voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, ^{▼▼ Or sacrifice}kill and eat!” 14 But Peter said, “By no means, ^lLord, for ^mI have never eaten anything ^{▼▼ Or profane; lit common}unholy and unclean.” 15 Again a voice came to him a second time, ^o“What God has cleansed, no longer consider ^{▼▼ Lit make common}unholy.” 16 This happened three times, and immediately the ^{▼▼ Or vessel}object was taken up into the ^{▼▼ Or heaven}sky.

17 Now while Peter was greatly perplexed in ^{▼▼ Lit himself}mind as to what ^tthe vision which he had seen might be, behold, ^uthe men who had been sent by Cornelius, having asked directions for Simon’s house, appeared at the gate; 18 and calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was staying there. 19 While Peter was reflecting on ^vthe vision, ^wthe Spirit said to him, “Behold, ^{▼▼ One early ms reads two}three men are looking for you. 20 “But get up, go downstairs and ^yaccompany them ^{▼▼ Lit doubting nothing}without misgivings, for I have sent them Myself.” 21 Peter went down to the men and said, “Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?” 22 They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and ^aaGod-fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, ^abwas divinely directed by a ^acholy angel to send for you to come to his house and hear ^{▼▼ Lit words
,} ^aea message from you.” 23 So he invited them in and gave them lodging.

Peter at Caesarea

And on the next day he got up and went away with them, and ^afsome of ^agthe brethren from ^ahJoppa accompanied him. 24 On the following day he entered ^aiCaesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25 When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell at his feet and ^{▼▼ Or prostrated himself in reverence
,} ^akworshiped him. 26 But Peter raised him up, saying, ^al“Stand up; I too am just a man.” 27 As he talked with him, he entered and found ^ammany people assembled. 28 And he said to them, “You yourselves know how ^anunlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet ^aoGod has shown me that I should not call any man ^{▼▼ Or profane; lit common}unholy or unclean. 29 “That is why I came without even raising any objection when I was sent for. So I ask for what reason you have sent for me.”

30 Cornelius said, ^aq“Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during ^arthe ^{▼▼ I.e. 3 to 4 p.m.}ninth hour; and behold, ^ata man stood before me in shining garments, 31 and he said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your ^{▼▼ Or deeds of charity}alms have been remembered before God. 32 ‘Therefore send to ^avJoppa and invite Simon, who is also called Peter, to come to you; he is staying at the house of Simon the tanner by the sea.’