New American Standard Bible 1995 NASB95
Wycliffe WYC
1 Now there was a man at Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort,
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A man was in Caesarea [Forsooth some man was in Caesarea], Cornelius by name, a centurion of the company of knights, that is said of Italy;
2 a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually .
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a religious man, and dreading the Lord, with all his household; doing many alms to the people, and praying the Lord evermore.
3 About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, "Cornelius!"
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This saw in a vision openly, as in the ninth hour of the day [or noon], an angel of God entering in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.
4 And fixing his gaze on him and being much alarmed, he said, "What is it, Lord ?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and alms have ascended as a memorial before God.
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And he beheld him, and was adread, and said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine almsdeeds have ascended up into mind, in the sight of the Lord.
5 "Now dispatch some men to Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter;
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And now send thou men into Joppa [And now send men into Joppa], and call one Simon, that is named Peter.
6 he is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the sea."
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This is harboured at a man, Simon, currier [currier, or tanner], whose house is beside the sea. This shall say to thee, what it behooveth thee to do.
7 When the angel who was speaking to him had left, he summoned two of his servants and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants,
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And when the angel that spake to him, was gone away, he called two men of his house, and a knight that dreaded the Lord, which were at his bidding. [+And when the angel that spake to him, had gone away, he called two men of his house, and a knight dreading the Lord, of them that obeyed to him.]
8 and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
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And when he had told to them all these things, he sent them into Joppa.
9 On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray.
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And on the day following, while they made journey, and approached to the city [and nighed to the city], Peter went up into the highest place of the house to pray, about the sixth hour.
10 But he became hungry and was desiring to eat; but while they were making preparations, he fell into a trance;
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And when he was hungered [And when he hungered], he would have eaten. But while they made ready, a ravishing of the Spirit felled on him [an excess of soul, or ravishing of Spirit, fell on him];
11 and he saw the sky opened up, and an object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground,
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and he saw heaven opened, and a vessel coming down, as a great sheet with four corners, to be let down from heaven into earth, [and he saw heaven opened, and some vessel coming down, as a great sheet with four cords, for to be sent down from heaven to earth,]
12 and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the air.
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in which were all four-footed beasts, and creeping [things] of the earth, and volatiles of heaven [and volatiles of heaven, either of the air].
13 A voice came to him, "Get up, Peter, kill and eat!"
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And a voice was made to him, Rise thou, Peter, and slay, and eat. [+And a voice was made to him, Rise, Peter, slay, and eat.]
14 But Peter said, "By no means, Lord , for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean."
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And Peter said, Lord, forbid [Lord, far be it from me], for I never eat any common thing and unclean.
15 Again a voice came to him a second time, "What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy."
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And again the second time the voice was made to him, That thing that God hath cleansed, say thou not unclean [That thing that God hath cleansed, thou shalt not say unclean].
16 This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into the sky.
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And this thing was done by thrice; and at once [and anon] the vessel was received again into heaven.
17 Now while Peter was greatly perplexed in mind as to what the vision which he had seen might be, behold, the men who had been sent by Cornelius, having asked directions for Simon's house, appeared at the gate;
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And while that Peter doubted within himself, what the vision was that he saw, lo! the men, that were sent from Cornelius, sought the house of Simon, and stood at the gate. [And the while Peter within himself doubted, what the vision was which he saw, lo! the men, that were sent from Cornelius, seeking the house of Simon, stood nigh at the gate.]
18 and calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was staying there.
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And when they had called, they asked if Simon, that is named Peter [that was named Peter], had there harbour.
19 While Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are looking for you.
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And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said to him, Lo! three men seek thee.
20 "But get up, go downstairs and accompany them without misgivings, for I have sent them Myself."
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Therefore rise thou, and go down, and go with them, and doubt thou nothing [and go with them, nothing doubting], for I sent them.
21 Peter went down to the men and said, "Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?"
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And Peter came down to the men, and said, Lo! I am, whom ye seek; what is the cause, for which ye be come [for which ye have come]?
22 They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, was divinely directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and hear a message from you."
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And they said, Cornelius, the centurion, a just man, and dreading God, and having good witnessing of all the folk of Jews, took answer of an holy angel, to call thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
23 So he invited them in and gave them lodging. And on the next day he got up and went away with them, and some of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
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Therefore he led them in, and received in harbour; and that night they dwelled with him. And in the day following he rose, and went forth with them; and some of the brethren followed him from Joppa [and some of brethren from Joppa followed him], that they be witnesses to Peter.
24 On the following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
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And the tother day he entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius abode them, with his cousins, and necessary friends, that were called together [Forsooth Cornelius abode them, with his cousins, and necessary friends called together].
25 When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell at his feet and worshiped him.
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And it was done, when Peter was come in [when Peter had entered], Cornelius came meeting him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
26 But Peter raised him up, saying, "Stand up; I too am just a man."
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But Peter raised him, and said, Arise thou, also I myself am a man, as thou. [Peter soothly raised him, saying, Rise, and I myself am a man, as and thou.]
27 As he talked with him, he entered and found many people assembled.
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And he spake with him, and went in, and found many that were come together. [And he speaking with him, entered in, and found many that came together.]
28 And he said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or unclean.
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And he said to them, Ye know, how abominable it is to a Jew, to be joined either to come to an alien [Ye know, how abominable it is to a man Jew, to be joined or to come to an alien]; but God showed to me, that no man say a man common, either unclean [or unclean].
29 "That is why I came without even raising any objection when I was sent for. So I ask for what reason you have sent for me."
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For which thing I came, when I was called, without doubting. Therefore I ask you, for what cause have ye called me?
30 Cornelius said, "Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during the ninth hour; and behold, a man stood before me in shining garments,
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And Cornelius said, To day, four days into this hour, I was praying and fasting in the ninth hour in mine house. And lo! a man stood before me in a white cloak, [And Cornelius saith, From the fourth day passed till to this hour, I fasting was praying in the ninth hour in mine house. And lo! a man stood before me in a white cloth,]
31 and he said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.
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and said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine almsdeeds be in mind in the sight of God.
32 'Therefore send to Joppa and invite Simon, who is also called Peter, to come to you; he is staying at the house of Simon the tanner by the sea.'
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Therefore send thou into Joppa [Therefore send into Joppa], and call Simon, that is named Peter; this is harboured in the house of Simon currier, beside the sea. This, when he shall come, shall speak to thee.
33 "So I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord ."
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Therefore at once [Therefore anon] I sent to thee, and thou didest well in coming to us. Now therefore we all be present in thy sight, to hear the words, whatever be commanded to thee of the Lord.
34 Opening his mouth, Peter said: "I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality,
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And Peter opened his mouth, and said, In truth I have found, that God is no acceptor of persons;
35 but in every nation the man who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him.
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but in each folk he that dreadeth God, and worketh rightwiseness, is accept to him [is accepted to him].
36 "The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all )-
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God sent a word to the children of Israel, showing peace by Jesus Christ; this is Lord of all things [this is the Lord of all men].
37 you yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed.
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Ye know the word that is made through all Judaea, and began at Galilee [forsooth beginning from Galilee], after the baptism that John preached, Jesus of Nazareth;
38 "You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
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how God anointed him with the Holy Ghost, and virtue; which passed forth in doing well [which passed forth in well-doing], and healing all men oppressed of the devil, for God was with him.
39 "We are witnesses of all the things He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross.
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And we be witnesses of all things, which he did in the country of Jews, and of Jerusalem [and Jerusalem]; whom they slew, hanging on a tree.
40 "God raised Him up on the third day and granted that He become visible,
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And God raised this in the third day, and gave him to be made known,
41 not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.
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not to all the people, but to witnesses before-ordained of God; to us that ate and drank with him, after that he rose again from death [from dead].
42 "And He ordered us to preach to the people, and solemnly to testify that this is the One who has been appointed by God as Judge of the living and the dead.
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And he commanded to us to preach to the people, and to witness, that he it is, that is ordained of God doomsman of the quick and of the dead [that is ordained of God doomsman of quick and dead].
43 "Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins."
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To this all prophets bear witnessing [To this all prophets bear witness], that all men that believe in him, shall receive remission of sins by his name.
44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message.
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And yet while that Peter spake these words, the Holy Ghost felled [fell] on all that heard the word.
45 All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.
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And the faithful men of circumcision, that came with Peter, wondered [And the faithful of circumcision wondered, that came with Peter], that also into nations the grace of the Holy Ghost is shed out.
46 For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered,
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For they heard them speaking in languages [Forsooth they heard them speak with tongues, or languages], and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,
47 "Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?"
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Whether any man may forbid water, that these be not baptized, that have also received the Holy Ghost as we [that have received the Holy Ghost as and we]?
48 And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.
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And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Then they prayed him, that he should dwell with them some days.