Acts 10:23-48

New American Standard Bible 1995

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 ^(A)some of ^(B)the brethren from ^(C)Joppa accompanied him. ²⁴ On the following day he entered ^(D)Caesarea. 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 ^[a](E)worshiped him. ²⁶ But Peter raised him up, saying, “^(F)Stand up; I too am just a man.” ²⁷ As he talked with him, he entered and *found ^(G)many people assembled. ²⁸ And he said to them, “You yourselves know how ^(H)unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet ^(I)God has shown me that I should not call any man ^[b]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, “^(J)Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during ^(K)the ^[c]ninth hour; and behold, ^(L)a man stood before me in shining garments, ³¹ and he *said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your ^[d]alms have been remembered before God. ³² Therefore send to ^(M)Joppa 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.’ ³³ So I sent for you immediately, and you have ^[e]been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.”

Gentiles Hear Good News

^34 (N)Opening his mouth, Peter said:

“I most certainly understand now that ^(O)God is not one to show partiality, ³⁵ but ^(P)in every nation the man who ^[f](Q)fears Him and ^[g]does what is right is welcome to Him. ³⁶ The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, ^(R)preaching ^[h](S)peace through Jesus Christ (He is ^(T)Lord of all)— ³⁷ you yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed. ^38 [i]You know of ^(U)Jesus of Nazareth, how God ^(V)anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, ^[j](W)and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for ^(X)God was with Him. ³⁹ We are ^(Y)witnesses of all the things He did both in the ^[k]land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also ^(Z)put Him to death by hanging Him on a ^[l]cross. ^40 (AA)God raised Him up on the third day and granted that He become visible, ^41 (AB)not to all the people, but to ^(AC)witnesses who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us ^(AD)who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. ⁴² And He ^(AE)ordered us to ^[m]preach to the people, and solemnly to ^(AF)testify that this is the One who has been ^(AG)appointed by God as ^(AH)Judge of the living and the dead. ⁴³ Of Him ^(AI)all the prophets bear witness that through ^(AJ)His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins.”

⁴⁴ While Peter was still speaking these words, ^(AK)the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the ^[n]message. ^45 (AL)All the ^[o]circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been ^(AM)poured out on the Gentiles also. ⁴⁶ For they were hearing them ^(AN)speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered, ⁴⁷ “^(AO)Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who ^(AP)have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?” ⁴⁸ And he ^(AQ)ordered them to be baptized ^(AR)in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.