Peter meets Cornelius
Acts 10:1-33
10:1Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,
10:2a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.
10:3At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, “Cornelius!”
10:4He, fastening his eyes on him and being frightened, said, “What is it, Lord?” He said to him, “Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.
10:5Now send men to Joppa, and get Simon, who is also called Peter.
10:6He is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the seaside.
10:7When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.
10:8Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
10:9Now on the next day as they were on their journey and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.
10:10He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.
10:11He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,
10:12in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.