31
and he said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been rememberedbeforeGod.
32
'Thereforesend to 1Joppa and inviteSimon, who is also calledPeter, to come to you; he is staying at the house of Simon the tanner by the sea.'
33
"So I sent for you immediately, and you have been kindenough to come. Nowthen, we are allherepresentbeforeGod to hearall that you have been commanded by the Lord."
Gentiles Hear Good News
342Opening his mouth, Petersaid: "I mostcertainly*understand now that 3God is not one to showpartiality,
35
but 4in everynation the man who 5fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him.
36
"The wordwhich He sent to the sons of Israel, 6preaching7peacethroughJesusChrist (He is 8Lord of all )-
37
you yourselvesknow the thing which tookplacethroughoutallJudea, starting from Galilee, after the baptismwhichJohnproclaimed.
38
"You know of 9Jesus of Nazareth, howGod10anointed Him with the HolySpirit and with power, 11and how He wentaboutdoinggood and healingall who were oppressed by the devil, for 12God was with Him.
39
"We are 13witnesses of all the things He didboth in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also14put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross.
40
"15Godraised Him up on the thirdday and granted that He becomevisible,
41
16not to all the people, but to 17witnesses who were chosenbeforehand by God, that is, to us 18whoate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.