[10:1] At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort,
[10:2] a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.
[10:3] About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.”
[10:4] And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.
[10:5] And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter.
[10:6] He is lodging with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
[10:7] When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who attended him,
[10:8] and having related everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.