WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:05.720 Chapter 10 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of 00:05.720 --> 00:10.220 the band called the Italian Band, a devout man and one that feared God with 00:10.220 --> 00:14.580 all his house, which gave much alms to the people and prayed to God always. 00:15.240 --> 00:20.100 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God 00:20.100 --> 00:23.280 coming into him and saying unto him, Cornelius. 00:23.580 --> 00:27.560 And when he looked on him, he was afraid and said, What is it, Lord? 00:27.860 --> 00:32.320 And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial 00:32.320 --> 00:33.180 before God. 00:33.660 --> 00:39.240 And now send men to Joppa and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter. 00:40.020 --> 00:43.800 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the seaside. 00:44.400 --> 00:46.460 He shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do. 00:46.600 --> 00:50.880 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of 00:50.880 --> 00:54.420 his household servants and a devout soldier of them that waited on him 00:54.420 --> 00:54.880 continually. 00:55.360 --> 00:59.540 And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa. 01:00.580 --> 01:04.340 On the morrow, as they went on their journey and drew nigh unto the city, 01:04.840 --> 01:08.160 Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour. 01:08.720 --> 01:11.060 And he became very hungry and would have eaten. 01:11.660 --> 01:17.700 But while they made ready, he fell into a trance and saw heaven opened and a certain 01:17.700 --> 01:23.660 vessel descending unto him as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners and 01:23.660 --> 01:28.740 let down to the earth, wherein were all manner of four-footed beasts of the earth 01:28.740 --> 01:32.600 and wild beasts and creeping things and fowls of the air. 01:33.340 --> 01:38.120 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter, kill and eat. 01:38.440 --> 01:42.980 But Peter said, Not so, Lord, for I have never eaten anything that is common or 01:42.980 --> 01:43.620 unclean. 01:43.960 --> 01:48.880 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, 01:49.360 --> 01:50.860 that call not thou common. 01:50.860 --> 01:55.780 This was done thrice, and the vessel was received up again into heaven. 01:56.860 --> 02:00.720 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, 02:01.280 --> 02:05.340 behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's 02:05.340 --> 02:09.880 house and stood before the gate, and called, and asked whether Simon, 02:10.000 --> 02:11.900 which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there. 02:12.620 --> 02:16.940 While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, 02:17.380 --> 02:18.820 three men seek thee. 02:19.780 --> 02:24.260 Arise, therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing, 02:24.760 --> 02:25.760 for I have sent them. 02:26.240 --> 02:30.180 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius, and said, 02:30.340 --> 02:31.900 Behold, I am he whom ye seek. 02:32.320 --> 02:34.340 What is the cause wherefore ye are come? 02:34.500 --> 02:40.440 And they said, Cornelius, the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, 02:40.500 --> 02:46.060 and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy 02:46.060 --> 02:50.560 angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee. 02:50.860 --> 02:52.940 Then called he them in, and lodged them. 02:53.500 --> 02:57.440 And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa 02:57.440 --> 02:58.220 accompanied him. 02:58.600 --> 03:01.100 And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. 03:01.740 --> 03:05.280 And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and 03:05.280 --> 03:05.860 near friends. 03:06.660 --> 03:11.280 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, 03:11.420 --> 03:12.440 and worshipped him. 03:12.440 --> 03:17.060 But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up, I myself also am a man. 03:17.260 --> 03:21.040 And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together. 03:21.560 --> 03:26.240 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a 03:26.240 --> 03:28.940 Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation. 03:29.620 --> 03:34.280 But God hath showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean. 03:34.980 --> 03:38.480 Therefore came I unto you without gain saying, as soon as I was sent for. 03:39.040 --> 03:42.000 I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me. 03:42.000 --> 03:48.740 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth 03:48.740 --> 03:50.720 hour I prayed in my house. 03:51.320 --> 03:56.960 And behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, and said, Cornelius, 03:57.420 --> 04:03.120 thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. 04:04.340 --> 04:08.860 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter. 04:08.860 --> 04:15.360 He is lodged in the house of one Simon, a tanner by the seaside, who, when he 04:15.360 --> 04:17.180 cometh, shall speak unto thee. 04:18.460 --> 04:23.880 Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou hast well done that thou art 04:23.880 --> 04:24.180 come. 04:25.200 --> 04:30.880 Now therefore are we all here, present before God, to hear all things 04:30.880 --> 04:32.500 that are commanded thee of God. 04:32.940 --> 04:37.540 Then Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no 04:37.540 --> 04:38.900 respecter of persons. 04:39.900 --> 04:45.940 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted 04:45.940 --> 04:46.580 with him. 04:47.340 --> 04:52.420 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus 04:52.420 --> 04:59.120 Christ, he is Lord of all, that word I say ye know, which was published throughout 04:59.120 --> 05:03.460 all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached, 05:04.180 --> 05:08.320 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power, 05:08.940 --> 05:13.180 who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil, 05:13.280 --> 05:14.320 for God was with him. 05:14.920 --> 05:19.340 And we are witnesses of all things which he did, both in the land of the Jews and 05:19.340 --> 05:22.860 in Jerusalem, whom they slew and hanged on a tree. 05:23.860 --> 05:29.320 Him God raised up the third day, and showed him openly, not to all the 05:29.320 --> 05:33.960 people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink 05:33.960 --> 05:36.180 with him, after he rose from the dead. 05:37.100 --> 05:42.460 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which 05:42.460 --> 05:46.080 was ordained of God to be the judge of quick and dead. 05:46.840 --> 05:52.380 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth 05:52.380 --> 05:55.180 in him shall receive remission of sins. 05:55.180 --> 05:59.900 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which 05:59.900 --> 06:00.540 heard the word. 06:01.160 --> 06:05.260 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came 06:05.260 --> 06:10.380 with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy 06:10.380 --> 06:10.760 Ghost. 06:11.420 --> 06:15.100 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. 06:15.640 --> 06:21.660 Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, 06:21.960 --> 06:24.780 which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? 06:25.140 --> 06:27.980 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. 06:28.580 --> 06:30.960 Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.