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In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of the Italian Cohort, as it was called.
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He was a devout man who feared God with all his household; he gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to God.
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One afternoon at about three o'clock he had a vision in which he clearly saw an angel of God coming in and saying to him, "Cornelius."
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He stared at him in terror and said, "What is it, Lord?" He answered, "Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.
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Now send men to Joppa for a certain Simon who is called Peter;
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he is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside."
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When the angel who spoke to him had left, he called two of his slaves and a devout soldier from the ranks of those who served him,
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and after telling them everything, he sent them to Joppa.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Revised Standard)
