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Acts 10:24-48

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24 And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
24 A day later they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had his relatives and close friends waiting with him.
25 When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him.
25 The minute Peter came through the door, Cornelius was up on his feet greeting him - and then down on his face worshiping him!
26 But Peter lifted him up, saying, "Stand up; I too am a man."
26 Peter pulled him up and said, "None of that - I'm a man and only a man, no different from you."
27 And as he talked with him, he went in and found many persons gathered.
27 Talking things over, they went on into the house, where Cornelius introduced Peter to everyone who had come.
28 And he said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation, but God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean.
28 Peter addressed them, "You know, I'm sure that this is highly irregular. Jews just don't do this - visit and relax with people of another race. But God has just shown me that no race is better than any other.
29 So when I was sent for, I came without objection. I ask then why you sent for me."
29 So the minute I was sent for, I came, no questions asked. But now I'd like to know why you sent for me."
30 And Cornelius said, "Four days ago, about this hour, I was praying in my house at the ninth hour, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing
30 Cornelius said, "Four days ago at about this time, midafternoon, I was home praying. Suddenly there was a man right in front of me, flooding the room with light.
31 and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.
31 He said, 'Cornelius, your daily prayers and neighborly acts have brought you to God's attention.
32 Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is called Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.'
32 I want you to send to Joppa to get Simon, the one they call Peter. He's staying with Simon the Tanner down by the sea.'
33 So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord."
33 "So I did it - I sent for you. And you've been good enough to come. And now we're all here in God's presence, ready to listen to whatever the Master put in your heart to tell us."
34 So Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I understand that God shows no partiality,
34 Peter fairly exploded with his good news: "It's God's own truth, nothing could be plainer: God plays no favorites!
35 but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
35 It makes no difference who you are or where you're from - if you want God and are ready to do as he says, the door is open.
36 As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all),
36 The Message he sent to the children of Israel - that through Jesus Christ everything is being put together again - well, he's doing it everywhere, among everyone.
37 you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed:
37 "You know the story of what happened in Judea. It began in Galilee after John preached a total life-change.
38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
38 Then Jesus arrived from Nazareth, anointed by God with the Holy Spirit, ready for action. He went through the country helping people and healing everyone who was beaten down by the Devil. He was able to do all this because God was with him.
39 And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree,
39 "And we saw it, saw it all, everything he did in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem where they killed him, hung him from a cross.
40 but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear,
40 But in three days God had him up, alive, and out where he could be seen.
41 not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
41 Not everyone saw him - he wasn't put on public display. Witnesses had been carefully handpicked by God beforehand - us! We were the ones, there to eat and drink with him after he came back from the dead.
42 And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.
42 He commissioned us to announce this in public, to bear solemn witness that he is in fact the One whom God destined as Judge of the living and dead.
43 To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."
43 But we're not alone in this. Our witness that he is the means to forgiveness of sins is backed up by the witness of all the prophets."
44 While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word.
44 No sooner were these words out of Peter's mouth than the Holy Spirit came on the listeners.
45 And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles.
45 The believing Jews who had come with Peter couldn't believe it, couldn't believe that the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out on "outsider" Gentiles,
46 For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared,
46 but there it was - they heard them speaking in tongues, heard them praising God.
47 "Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?"
47 "Do I hear any objections to baptizing these friends with water? They've received the Holy Spirit exactly as we did."
48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days.
48 Hearing no objections, he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay on for a few days.
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Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.