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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
At
Caesarea
there was a man named
Cornelius, a centurion in
what
was
called the
Italian Regiment.
And
there was a certain
man in
Cesarea,
by
name
Cornelius, a centurion from
a
band
called Italian ,
He
and all his household
were
devout
and
God-fearing.
He
gave
generously
to the people and prayed
to
God regularly.
pious,
and fearing
God
with
all his house,
doing
also
many
kind
acts
to the people ,
and beseeching
God always,
One
day
at
about
the ninth hour, he
had
a clear
vision
of
an
angel
of God who
came
to
him and said
, “
Cornelius !”
he
saw
in
a
vision
manifestly,
as
it
were
the ninth hour of
the
day
, a messenger
of God coming
in
unto
him ,
and saying
to
him
, `
Cornelius ;'
Cornelius
stared
at
him in
fear
and asked
, “
What is it, Lord? ”
The
angel
answered
, “Your
prayers and gifts
to
the
poor
have
ascended
as
a memorial offering
before God .
and
he
having
looked
earnestly
on
him ,
and becoming
afraid
, said,
`
What is it, Lord? '
And
he
said
to
him
, `Thy
prayers and thy
kind
acts
came
up
for
a memorial before God ,
Now send men to Joppa to
call
for a man
named
Simon who is called
Peter .
and
now send men to Joppa ,
and
send
for a certain
one
Simon ,
who is surnamed
Peter ,
He
is
staying
with Simon the
tanner, whose house is by the sea. ”
this
one
doth
lodge
with a
certain
Simon a
tanner, whose house is by the sea ;
this
one
shall
speak
to
thee
what
it
behoveth
thee
to
do
. '
When the angel
who spoke
to him
had
gone,
Cornelius called two of his servants
and a devout
soldier from
among
his
attendants.
And
when the messenger
who is
speaking
to Cornelius went
away,
having
called two of his domestics,
and a pious
soldier of
those
waiting
on
him
continually,
He
explained
what
had
happened
and sent them to Joppa.
and having
declared
to
them
all
things,
he
sent them to Joppa.
The
next
day
at
about
the sixth
hour
, as the men
were
approaching
the city on
their
journey
, Peter went up on
the roof
to pray .
And
on
the morrow
, as these
are
proceeding
on
the way,
and
are
drawing
nigh
to
the city, Peter went up upon
the house-top
to pray ,
about
the
sixth
hour,
He became hungry and wanted
something
to eat ,
but
while
the
meal
was
being
prepared
, he
fell into
a trance .
and
he became very
hungry ,
and wished
to eat ;
and
they
making
ready
, there
fell upon
him
a trance ,
He saw
heaven open
and something
like
a large
sheet being
let down to
earth by
its
four
corners.
and
he doth
behold
the
heaven opened,
and descending
unto
him
a certain
vessel,
as
a
great
sheet ,
bound
at
the
four
corners,
and
let down upon
the
earth ,
It
contained
all kinds
of
four-footed animals
and
reptiles
of the earth, as
well
as
birds
of the air.
in
which
were
all the
four-footed beasts
of the earth, and
the
wild
beasts,
and
the
creeping
things,
and
the
fowls
of the heaven,
Then
a voice said
to
him: “Get
up
, Peter, kill
and eat !”
and
there
came
a voice unto
him: `Having
risen
, Peter, slay
and eat .'
“No
, Lord !”
Peter
answered.
“
I have
never
eaten
anything impure
or unclean .”
And
Peter
said
, `Not
so,
Lord ;
because
at
no
time
did
I eat
anything common
or unclean ;'
The
voice spoke
to
him
a second time: “Do
not
call
anything
impure
that
God has
made
clean.”
and
`there
is'
a
voice again
a second time unto
him
: `What
God did
cleanse,
thou,
declare
not
thou
common;'
This happened
three
times
, and all
at
once
the
sheet
was taken
back
up into
heaven.
and
this was
done
thrice
, and again
was the
vessel
received
up to
the
heaven.
While
Peter was puzzling
over
the
meaning
of
the vision, the men sent by
Cornelius found
Simon’s
house and
approached
the gate .
And
as
Peter was perplexed
in
himself
what
the vision that
he
saw
might
be
, then,
lo,
the men who
have
been
sent from
Cornelius ,
having
made
inquiry
for
the
house of
Simon,
stood
at
the gate ,
They
called out
to
ask
if Simon called
Peter was
staying
there.
and
having
called ,
they
were
asking
if Simon ,
who
is
surnamed
Peter ,
doth
lodge
here?
As
Peter continued
to
reflect
on
the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold
, three men are
looking
for
you.
And
Peter thinking
about
the vision, the Spirit said to him, `Lo
, three men do
seek
thee;
So
get
up!
Go downstairs
and accompany
them without
hesitation
, because I have sent them .”
but
having
risen,
go down
and go
on
with
them, nothing
doubting,
because I have sent them ;'
So
Peter went
down to
the men and
said, “Here
am
I, the one
you
are
looking
for .
Why
have
you
come
? ”
and
Peter having
come
down unto
the men who
have
been
sent
from
Cornelius
unto
him,
said, `Lo,
I am
he
whom
ye
seek
, what
`is'
the cause
for which
ye
are
present
? '
“
Cornelius the
centurion has
sent
us
, ”
they
said.
“He
is
a righteous and God-
fearing man
with
a
good
reputation
among
the whole
Jewish
nation .
A holy angel
instructed
him
to request
your
presence
in
his home
so
he
could
hear a
message
from you
. ”
And
they
said,
`
Cornelius ,
a
centurion, a man
righteous and fearing God,
well
testified
to,
also,
by
all
the nation of
the
Jews,
was
divinely
warned
by
a holy messenger
to send
for
thee,
to
his house,
and
to
hear sayings
from thee
. '
So
Peter
invited
them in as
his
guests.
And
the
next
day
he got
ready
and went with them, accompanied
by
some
of the brothers
from Joppa .
Having
called
them in ,
therefore,
he lodged
them,
and on
the
morrow
Peter
went forth
with them, and
certain
of the brethren
from Joppa went
with
him,
The following
day
he
arrived
in
Caesarea,
where
Cornelius was expecting
them and
had
called together his relatives
and close
friends .
and
on
the morrow
they
did
enter
into
Cesarea;
and
Cornelius was waiting
for
them ,
having
called together his kindred
and near
friends ,
As Peter was
about
to
enter
, Cornelius met him and
fell
at his feet to
worship
him .
and
as it
came
that
Peter entered
in
, Cornelius having
met him ,
having
fallen
at `
his '
feet ,
did
bow
before
`
him ';
But
Peter helped
him up.
“Stand
up
, ”
he
said
, “
I am only
a man myself.”
and
Peter raised
him, saying
, `Stand
up;
I also
myself
am a man ;'
As
Peter
talked
with him ,
he went inside
and found
many people
gathered
together.
and
talking
with him he went in,
and doth
find
many having
come
together.
He said to
them, “You
know how unlawful
it is for a Jew to associate
with a
foreigner
or visit
him.
But God
has
shown
me that
I
should
not
call any
man impure
or unclean .
And
he said unto
them, `Ye
know how it is unlawful
for a man,
a
Jew ,
to keep
company
with ,
or to
come
unto,
one
of
another
race,
but to
me God
did
shew
to
call no
man common
or unclean ;
So
when
I
was
invited,
I came without
objection.
I ask, then
, why
have
you
sent
for me? ”
therefore
also
without
gainsaying
I came ,
having
been
sent
for;
I ask, therefore
, for what
matter
ye
did
send
for
me? '
Cornelius answered:
“
Four days ago I was in
my
house
praying
at
this
, the ninth hour .
Suddenly
a man in
radiant
clothing
stood before me
And
Cornelius said,
`
Four days ago till
this
hour,
I was fasting
, and
`at'
the ninth hour praying
in
my
house,
and,
lo,
a man stood before me in
bright
clothing,
and said, ‘
Cornelius, your
prayer has
been
heard, and your
gifts
to
the
poor
have
been
remembered before God .
and he
said, Cornelius, thy
prayer was
heard, and thy
kind
acts
were
remembered before God ;
Therefore
send to Joppa for Simon, who is called
Peter .
He
is
a
guest
in the home
of Simon the
tanner, by the sea .’
send ,
therefore,
to Joppa ,
and
call
for Simon, who is surnamed
Peter ;
this
one
doth
lodge
in the house
of Simon a
tanner, by the sea ,
who
having
come,
shall
speak
to
thee;
So
I sent for
you
immediately,
and
you
were
kind
enough
to come .
Now then
, we
are all here
in
the
presence
of
God to
listen
to
everything
the
Lord
has
instructed
you
to tell
us
. ”
at
once,
therefore,
I sent to thee;
thou
also
didst
do
well,
having
come ;
now, therefore,
are we
all before
God present
to hear
all
things
that
have
been
commanded
thee
by
God
. '
Then
Peter began
to
speak:
“
I now
truly
understand
that God does
not
show
favoritism
,
And
Peter having
opened
his
mouth,
said,
`Of
a
truth,
I perceive
that God is
no
respecter
of
persons
,
but welcomes
those
from
every nation who fear
Him and do
what
is right.
but in
every nation he
who is
fearing
Him ,
and is working
righteousness,
is
acceptable
to
Him;
He has
sent this
message
to the people
of Israel, proclaiming the
gospel
of
peace through Jesus Christ ,
who
is Lord of all .
the
word
that
he sent to the sons
of Israel, proclaiming good
news
--
peace through Jesus Christ (this
one
is Lord of all ,)
You
yourselves
know
what
has
happened
throughout Judea, beginning
in
Galilee with
the baptism that John proclaimed:
ye
--
ye
have
known;
--
the
word
that
came
throughout all
Judea, having
begun
from
Galilee ,
after
the baptism that John preached;
how
God
anointed
Jesus of
Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with
power ,
and
how
Jesus
went around
doing good and healing all who
were
oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him .
Jesus who
`is'
from
Nazareth --
how
God
did
anoint
him
with the Holy Spirit and power ;
who
went through,
doing good ,
and healing all those
oppressed by the devil, because God was with him ;
We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land
of the Jews and in Jerusalem .
And
although
they put
Him
to
death
by
hanging
Him
on
a tree ,
and
we --
we
are witnesses of all things
that he did, both in the country
of the Jews ,
and in Jerusalem ,
--
whom
they did
slay,
having
hanged
upon
a tree .
God raised
Him
up on
the third day and caused
Him to be
seen—
`This
one
God did
raise
up the third day ,
and gave
him to become
manifest,
not by
all the people, but by
the
witnesses God
had
chosen
beforehand
, by us who ate
and drank
with Him after He
rose
from
the dead .
not to
all the people, but to
witnesses, to
those
having
been
chosen
before
by God
--
to
us who did
eat
with
`him',
and did
drink
with him ,
after his
rising
out
of
the dead ;
And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He
is the
One
appointed
by God to
judge the
living and the
dead .
and he commanded us to preach to the people ,
and to testify fully
that it
is he
who
hath
been
ordained
by God judge of
living and dead --
All the prophets testify about
Him
that everyone
who
believes
in Him receives
forgiveness
of sins through
His
name
. ”
to
this
one
do
all the prophets testify ,
that through
his
name
every
one
that
is
believing
in him doth
receive
remission
of sins. '
While Peter was
still
speaking these words
, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who
heard
his
message.
While Peter is
yet
speaking these sayings
, the Holy spirit fell upon all those
hearing
the
word,
All
the circumcised
believers
who
had
accompanied
Peter
were astounded
that
the gift of the Holy Spirit had
been poured out even
on
the
Gentiles.
and
those
of
the circumcision
believing
were astonished
--
as
many
as
came
with
Peter
--
because
also
upon
the nations
the
gift of the Holy Spirit hath
been poured out ,
For they heard
them speaking in
tongues and exalting
God. Then
Peter
said,
for they were
hearing
them speaking with
tongues and magnifying
God.
“Can
anyone
withhold
the water to baptize
these people?
They
have
received
the Holy Spirit just
as we have!”
Then
answered
Peter,
`
The water is
any
one
able
to forbid,
that
these may
not
be
baptized,
who
the Holy Spirit did
receive
--
even
as also
we ?'
So
he ordered
that
they
be baptized in the name of Jesus
Christ.
Then they asked
him to stay
for
a
few
days.
he commanded
them
also
to
be baptized in the name of the
Lord;
then they besought
him to remain
certain
days.
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