44:010:005 And now send men to Joppa, and call for
one Simon, whose
surname
is Peter:
44:010:006 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose
house is by the sea
side:
he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
44:010:007 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius
was departed, he
called
two of his household servants, and a devout soldier
of
them
that waited on him continually;
44:010:008 And when he had declared all these things
unto them, he sent
them
to Joppa.
44:010:009 On the morrow, as they went on their journey,
and drew nigh
unto
the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about
the
sixth hour:
44:010:010 And he became very hungry, and would have
eaten: but while
they
made ready, he fell into a trance,
44:010:011 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel
descending upon
him,
as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners,
and
let down to the earth:
44:010:012 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts
of the earth, and
wild
beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
44:010:013 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
44:010:014 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have
never eaten any thing
that
is common or unclean.
44:010:015 And the voice spake unto him again the
second time, What God
hath
cleansed, that call not thou common.
44:010:016 This was done thrice: and the vessel
was received up again
into
heaven.
44:010:017 Now while Peter doubted in himself what
this vision which he
had
seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from
Cornelius
had made enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood
before
the
gate,
44:010:018 And called, and asked whether Simon, which
was surnamed Peter,
were
lodged there.
44:010:019 While Peter thought on the vision, the
Spirit said unto him,
Behold,
three men seek thee.
44:010:020 Arise therefore, and get thee down, and
go with them, doubting
nothing:
for I have sent them.
44:010:021 Then Peter went down to the men which were
sent unto him from
Cornelius;
and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is
the
cause
wherefore ye are come?
44:010:022 And they said, Cornelius the centurion,
a just man, and one
that
feareth God, and of good report among all the nation
of
the
Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send
for
thee
into his house, and to hear words of thee.
44:010:023 Then called he them in, and lodged them.
And on the morrow
Peter
went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa
accompanied
him.


