Peter meets Cornelius

Scripture

• Acts 10:1

  There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

• Acts 10:2

  A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

• Acts 10:3

  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.

• Acts 10:4

  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.

• Acts 10:5

  And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:

• Acts 10:6

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

• Acts 10:7

  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;

• Acts 10:8

  And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

• Acts 10:9

  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:

• Acts 10:10

  And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

• Acts 10:11

  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:

• Acts 10:12

  Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

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