1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Acts 10
1 Cornelius, a devout man, 5 being commanded by an angel, sendeth for Peter: 11 who by a vision, 15, 20 is taught not to despise the Gentiles. 34 As he preacheth Christ to Cornelius and his company, 44 the Holy Ghost falleth on them, 48 and they are baptized.
10:1
Now 1161 [there was] a man 435 at Caesarea 2542 named 3686 Cornelius 2883, a centurion 1543 of what was called 2564 the Italian 2483 cohort 4686,
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a devout 2152 man 2152 and one who feared 5399 God 2316 with all 3956 his household 3624, and gave 4160 many 4183 alms 1654 to the [Jewish] people 2992 and prayed 1189a to God 2316 continually 1223 3956.
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About 5616 4012 the ninth 1729a hour 5610 of the day 2250 he clearly 5320 saw 3708 in a vision 3705 an angel 32a of God 2316 who had [just] come 1525 in and said 3004 to him, “Cornelius 2883!”
10:4
And fixing 816 his gaze 816 on him and being 1096 much 1719 alarmed 1719, he said 3004, “What 5101 is it, Lord 2962?” And he said 3004 to him, “Your prayers 4335 and alms 1654 have ascended 305 as a memorial 3422 before 1715 God 2316.
10:5
“Now 3568 dispatch 3992 [some] men 435 to Joppa 2445 and send 3343 for a man 5100 [named] Simon 4613, who 3739 is also called 1941 Peter 4074;
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he is staying 3579 with a tanner 1038 [named] Simon 4613, whose 3739 house 3614 is by the sea 2281.”
10:7
When 5613 the angel 32a who was speaking 2980 to him had left 565, he summoned 5455 two 1417 of his servants 3610b and a devout 2152 soldier 4757 of those 3588 who were his personal 4342 attendants 4342,
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and after he had explained 1834 everything 537a to them, he sent 649 them to Joppa 2445.
10:9
¶ On the next 1887 day 1887, as they were on their way 3596 and approaching 1448 the city 4172, Peter 4074 went 305 up on the housetop 1430 about 4012 the sixth 1623 hour 5610 to pray 4336.
10:10
But he became 1096 hungry 4361 and was desiring 2309 to eat 1089; but while they were making 3903 preparations 3903, he fell 1096 into a trance 1611;
10:11
and he *saw 2334 the sky 3772 opened 455 up, and an object 4632 like 5613 a great 3173 sheet 3607 coming 2597 down 2524, lowered 2524 by four 5064 corners 746 to the ground 1093,
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and there were in it all 3956 [kinds of] four-footed 5074 animals 5074 and crawling 2062 creatures 2062 of the earth 1093 and birds 4071 of the air 3772.
10:13
A voice 5456 came 1096 to him, “Get 450 up, Peter 4074, kill 2380 and eat 2068!”
10:14
But Peter 4074 said 3004, “By no 3365 means 3365, Lord 2962, for I have never 3763 eaten 2068 anything 3956 unholy 2839 and unclean 169.”
10:15
Again 3825 a voice 5456 [came] to him a second 1208 time 1208, “What 3739 God 2316 has cleansed 2511, no 3361 [longer] consider 2840 unholy 2839.”
10:16
This 3778 happened 1096 three 5151 times 5151, and immediately 2117 the object 4632 was taken 353 up into the sky 3772.
10:17
¶ Now 1161 while 5613 Peter 4074 was greatly 1280 perplexed 1280 in mind 1438 as to what 5101 the vision 3705 which 3739 he had seen 3708 might be, behold 2400, the men 435 who had been sent 649 by Cornelius 2883, having asked 1331 directions 1331 for Simon’s 4613 house 3614, appeared 2186 at the gate 4440;
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and calling 5455 out, they were asking 4441 whether 1487 Simon 4613, who was also called 1941 Peter 4074, was staying 3579 there 1759a.
10:19
While Peter 4074 was reflecting 1327a on the vision 3705, the Spirit 4151 said 3004 to him, “Behold 2400, three 5140 men 435 are looking 2212 for you.
10:20
“But get 450 up, go 2597 downstairs 2597 and accompany 4198 4862 them without 3367 misgivings 1252, for I have sent 649 them Myself 1473.”
10:21
Peter 4074 went 2597 down 2597 to the men 435 and said 3004, “Behold 2400, I am 1510 the one you are looking 2212 for; what 5101 is the reason 156 for which 3739 you have come 3918b?”
10:22
They said 3004, “Cornelius 2883, a centurion 1543, a righteous 1342 and God-fearing 2316 man 435 well 3140 spoken 3140 of by the entire 3650 nation 1484 of the Jews 2453, was [divinely] directed 5537 by a holy 40 angel 32a to send 3343 for you [to come] to his house 3624 and hear 191 a message 4487 from you.”
10:23
So 3767 he invited 1528 them in and gave 3579 them lodging 3579. ¶ And on the next 1887 day 1887 he got 450 up and went 1831 away 1831 with them, and some 5100 of the brethren 80 from Joppa 2445 accompanied 4905 him.
10:24
On the following 1887 day 1887 he entered 1525 Caesarea 2542. Now 1161 Cornelius 2883 was waiting 4327 for them and had called 4779 together 4779 his relatives 4773a and close 316 friends 5384.
10:25
When 5613 Peter 4074 entered 1525, Cornelius 2883 met 4876 him, and fell 4098 at his feet 4228 and worshiped 4352 [him].
10:26
But Peter 4074 raised 1453 him up, saying 3004, “Stand 450 up; I too 2532 am 1510 [just] a man 444.”
10:27
As he talked 4926 with him, he entered 1525 and *found 2147 many 4183 people 4183 assembled 4905.
10:28
And he said 5346 to them, “You yourselves 4771 know 1987 how 5613 unlawful 111 it is for a man 435 who is a Jew 2453 to associate 2853 with a foreigner 246 or 2228 to visit 4334 him; and [yet] God 2316 has shown 1166 me that I should not call 3004 any 3367 man 444 unholy 2839 or 2228 unclean 169.
10:29
“That is why 1352 I came 2064 without 369 even 2532 raising 369 any objection 369 when I was sent 3343 for. So 3767 I ask 4441 for what 5101 reason 3056 you have sent 3343 for me.”
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¶ Cornelius 2883 said 5346, “Four 5067a days 2250 ago 575 to this 3778 hour 5610, I was praying 4336 in my house 3624 during the ninth 1729a hour 1729a; and behold 2400, a man 435 stood 2476 before 1799 me in shining 2986 garments 2066,
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and he *said 5346, ‘Cornelius 2883, your prayer 4335 has been heard 1522 and your alms 1654 have been remembered 3403 before 1799 God 2316.
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‘Therefore 3767 send 3992 to Joppa 2445 and invite 3333 Simon 4613, who 3739 is also called 1941 Peter 4074, to come to you; he is staying 3579 at the house 3614 of Simon 4613 [the] tanner 1038 by the sea 2281.’
10:33
“So 3767 I sent 3992 for you immediately 1824, and you have been kind 2573 enough 2573 to come 3854. Now 3568 then 3767, we are all 3956 here 3918b present 3918b before 1799 God 2316 to hear 191 all 3956 that you have been commanded 4367 by the Lord 2962.”
10:34
¶ Opening 455 his mouth 4750, Peter 4074 said 3004: ¶ “I most 225 certainly 1909 225 understand 2638 [now] that God 2316 is not one 4381 to show 4381 partiality 4381,
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but in every 3956 nation 1484 the man who fears 5399 Him and does 2038b what is right 1343 is welcome 1184 to Him.
10:36
“The word 3056 which 3739 He sent 649 to the sons 5207 of Israel 2274, preaching 2097 peace 1515 through 1223 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 (He is Lord 2962 of all 3956)—
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you yourselves 4771 know 3609a the thing 4487 which took 1096 place 1096 throughout 2596 all 3650 Judea 2453, starting 757 from Galilee 1056, after 3326 the baptism 908 which 3739 John 2491 proclaimed 2784.
10:38
“[You know of] Jesus 2424 of Nazareth 3478, how 5613 God 2316 anointed 5548 Him with the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 and with power 1411, and [how] He went 1330 about 1330 doing 2109 good 2109 and healing 2390 all 3956 who were oppressed 2616a by the devil 1228, for God 2316 was with Him.
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“We are witnesses 3144 of all 3956 the things 3956 He did 4160 both 5037 in the land 5561 of the Jews 2453 and in Jerusalem 2419. They also 2532 put 337 Him to death 337 by hanging 2910 Him on a cross 3586.
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“God 2316 raised 1453 Him up on the third 5154 day 2250 and granted 1325 that He become 1096 visible 1717,
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not to all 3956 the people 2992, but to witnesses 3144 who were chosen 4401 beforehand 4401 by God 2316, [that is], to us who 3748 ate 4906 and drank 4844a with Him after 3326 He arose 450 from the dead 3498.
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“And He ordered 3853 us to preach 2784 to the people 2992, and solemnly 1263 to testify 1263 that this 3778 is the One who has been appointed 3724 by God 2316 as Judge 2923 of the living 2198 and the dead 3498.
10:43
“Of Him all 3956 the prophets 4396 bear 3140 witness 3140 that through 1223 His name 3686 everyone 3956 who believes 4100 in Him receives 2983 forgiveness 859 of sins 266.”
10:44
¶ While Peter 4074 was still 2089 speaking 2980 these 3778 words 4487, the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 fell 1968 upon all 3956 those 3588 who were listening 191 to the message 3056.
10:45
All 3745 the circumcised 4061 believers 4103 who 3745 came 4905 with Peter 4074 were amazed 1839, because 3754 the gift 1431 of the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 had been poured 1632b out on the Gentiles 1484 also 2532.
10:46
For they were hearing 191 them speaking 2980 with tongues 1100 and exalting 3170 God 2316. Then 5119 Peter 4074 answered 611,
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“Surely 3385 no 3385 one 5100 can 1410 refuse 2967 the water 5204 for these 3778 to be baptized 907 who 3748 have received 2983 the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 just 5613 as we [did], can he?”
10:48
And he ordered 4367 them to be baptized 907 in the name 3686 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547. Then 5119 they asked 2065 him to stay 1961 on for a few 5100 days 2250.
