16.
The spreading to the Gentiles
10:1—11:18
a.
Cornelius's vision
10:1-8
Acts 10
:1
10:1
Now there was in
aCaesarea a certain man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the
1Italian 2cohort,
Acts 10
:2
10:2
1aDevout and one who
bfeared God with all his household, giving many alms to the people and beseeching God continually.
Acts 10
:3
10:3
He saw clearly in a
1avision around the
2bninth hour of the day an
cangel of God coming in to him and saying to him, Cornelius.
Acts 10
:4
10:4
And he looked intently at him and became terrified and said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your
aprayers and your alms have ascended as a
1bmemorial before God.
Acts 10
:5
10:5
And now send men to Joppa and send for a certain Simon, who is surnamed Peter;
Acts 10
:6
10:6
This man is lodging with a certain Simon, a
atanner, whose house is by the sea.
Acts 10
:7
10:7
And when the angel who was speaking to him went away, he called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him;
Acts 10
:8
10:8
And relating all things to them, he sent them to Joppa.
b.
Peter's vision
10:9-16
Acts 10
:9
10:9
And on the next day as they were journeying and drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the
ahousetop to
1bpray around the
2sixth hour.
Acts 10
:10
10:10
And he became very
1hungry and wanted to
2eat. And while they were preparing, a
3atrance came upon him;
Acts 10
:11
10:11
And he beheld
1heaven aopened, and a certain
2vessel like a great sheet descending, being let down by four corners onto the earth,
Acts 10
:12
10:12
In which were all the four-footed
1animals and reptiles of the earth and birds of heaven.
Acts 10
:13
10:13
And a voice came to him: Rise up, Peter; slay and
1eat!
Acts 10
:14
10:14
But Peter said, By no means, Lord, for I have
1anever eaten anything
bcommon and
cunclean.
Acts 10
:15
10:15
And a voice
came to him again a second time: The
1things that God has
acleansed, do not make common.
Acts 10
:16
10:16
And this occurred three times; and immediately the vessel was taken up into heaven.
c.
Peter's visit
10:17-33
Acts 10
:17
10:17
Now as Peter was utterly perplexed in himself
as to what the
1avision which he had seen might be, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made diligent inquiry for Simon's house, stood at the gate.
Acts 10
:18
10:18
And they called out and inquired whether Simon, who is surnamed Peter, was lodging there.
Acts 10
:19
10:19
And while Peter was pondering over the vision, the
aSpirit said to him, Behold,
there are three men seeking you.
Acts 10
:20
10:20
But rise up, go down and go with them, doubting nothing, because
1I have sent them.
Acts 10
:21
10:21
And Peter went down to the men and said, Behold, I am he whom you seek; what is the cause for which you have come?
Acts 10
:22
10:22
And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who
afears God and is
bwell attested to by the whole nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a
choly angel to send for you
to come to his house and hear
dwords from you.
Acts 10
:23
10:23
So he called them in and lodged
them. And on the next day he rose up and went away with them; and
1asome of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.
Acts 10
:24
10:24
And on the next day they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was awaiting them, having called together his relatives and intimate friends.
Acts 10
:25
10:25
And when Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and
afalling at his feet, worshipped
him.
Acts 10
:26
10:26
But Peter raised him up, saying, Rise up; I myself am also a
aman.
Acts 10
:27
10:27
And as he talked with him, he entered and found many who had come together.
Acts 10
:28
10:28
And he said to them, You understand that it is unlawful for a man
who is a Jew to join himself to or come near one of
aanother race; yet God has shown me that I should not call any
1man bcommon or unclean.
Acts 10
:29
10:29
Hence, even without objection I came when I had been sent for. I ask therefore, For what reason have you sent for me?
Acts 10
:30
10:30
And Cornelius said, Four days ago to this hour I was praying at the ninth hour in my house, and behold, a man stood before me
ain bright clothing,
Acts 10
:31
10:31
And he said, Cornelius, your prayer has been
aheard and your alms have been
bremembered before God.
Acts 10
:32
10:32
Send therefore to Joppa and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter; this man is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.
Acts 10
:33
10:33
Therefore I sent
men at once to you, and you have done nobly in coming. Now therefore we all are present before God to hear all the things that have been commanded to you by the Lord.
d.
Peter's message
10:34-43
Acts 10
:34
10:34
And opening his mouth, Peter said, In truth I perceive that God is not a
arespecter of persons,
Acts 10
:35
10:35
But in
aevery nation he who
bfears Him and works
crighteousness is
1acceptable to Him.
Acts 10
:36
10:36
The word which He sent to the sons of Israel in announcing the gospel of
apeace through Jesus Christ (this One is
bLord of
1all)
Acts 10
:37
10:37
You yourselves know,
1the word which has been spoken throughout the whole of Judea, beginning from
aGalilee after the baptism which John proclaimed:
Acts 10
:38
10:38
Jesus, the One from
aNazareth, how God
banointed Him with the Holy
cSpirit and with
dpower, who went about doing good and healing all those who were being
eoppressed by the devil, for God was
fwith Him.
Acts 10
:39
10:39
And we are
awitnesses of all the things which He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom also they
bdid away with by hanging
Him on a
ctree.
Acts 10
:40
10:40
This One,
1God araised on the
bthird day; and He has made Him
2cmanifest,
Acts 10
:41
10:41
Not to all the people, but to
awitnesses appointed beforehand by God, to us, ones who
bate and drank with Him after
1He rose from the dead.
Acts 10
:42
10:42
And He has
acharged us to proclaim to the people and solemnly
btestify that this is the One who was designated by God to be the
1cJudge of the
dliving and the dead.
Acts 10
:43
10:43
To this One all the
aprophets testify that through His
bname everyone who
cbelieves into Him will receive
1dforgiveness of sins.
e.
The Gentile believers' baptism in the Holy Spirit
10:44-46
Acts 10
:44
10:44
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy
aSpirit 1fell upon all those
2hearing the word.
Acts 10
:45
10:45
And the believers
who were of the
acircumcision,
bas many as had accompanied Peter, were amazed, because on the
cGentiles also the
1dgift of the Holy Spirit had been
2poured out;
Acts 10
:46
10:46
For they heard them
1aspeaking in tongues and
2magnifying God. Then Peter answered,
f.
The Gentile believers' water baptism
10:47-48
Acts 10
:47
10:47
Can anyone forbid the water so that these would not be
abaptized, who have received the Holy Spirit even
1bas we?
Acts 10
:48
10:48
And he charged them to be
1baptized 2in the
3name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days.
