Acts 10 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Cornelius’ Vision

10 Now there was a man in ^(A)Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was ^(B)called the Italian ^[a]cohort, ² a devout man and ^(C)one who feared God with all his household, and ^(D)made many charitable contributions to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually. ³ About ^(E)the ^[b]ninth hour of the day he clearly saw ^(F)in a vision ^(G)an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, “Cornelius!” ⁴ And he ^(H)looked at him intently and became terrified, and said, “What is it, lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and charitable gifts ^(I)have ascended ^(J)as a memorial offering before God. ⁵ Now dispatch some men to ^(K)Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter; ⁶ he is staying with a tanner named ^(L)Simon, whose house is by the sea.” ⁷ When the angel who *spoke to him left, he summoned two of his ^[c]servants and a devout soldier from his personal attendants, ⁸ and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to ^(M)Joppa.

⁹ On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, ^(N)Peter went up on ^(O)the ^[d]housetop about ^[e](P)the sixth hour to pray. ¹⁰ But he became hungry and wanted to eat; but while they were making preparations, he ^(Q)fell into a trance; ¹¹ and he *saw ^(R)the sky opened up, and an ^[f]object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground, ¹² and on it were all kinds of four-footed animals and ^[g]crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the sky. ¹³ A voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, ^[h]kill and eat!” ¹⁴ But Peter said, “By no means, ^(S)Lord, for ^(T)I have never eaten anything ^[i]unholy and unclean.” ¹⁵ Again a voice came to him a second time, “^(U)What God has cleansed, no longer ^[j]consider unholy.” ¹⁶ This happened three times, and immediately the ^[k]object was taken up into the sky.

¹⁷ Now while Peter was greatly perplexed in ^[l]mind as to what ^(V)the vision which he had seen might ^[m]mean, behold, ^(W)the men who had been sent by Cornelius had asked directions to Simon’s house, and they appeared at the gate; ¹⁸ and calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was staying there. ¹⁹ While Peter was reflecting on ^(X)the vision, ^(Y)the Spirit said to him, “Behold, ^[n]three men are looking for you. ²⁰ But get up, go downstairs and ^(Z)accompany them ^[o]without misgivings, for I have sent them Myself.” 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?” ²² They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and ^(AA)God-fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, ^(AB)was divinely directed by a ^(AC)holy angel to send for you to come to his house and hear ^[p](AD)a message from you.” ²³ So he invited them in and gave them lodging.

Peter in Caesarea

Now on the next day he got ready and went away with them, and ^(AE)some of ^(AF)the brothers from ^(AG)Joppa accompanied him. ²⁴ On the following day he entered ^(AH)Caesarea. Now Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. ²⁵ When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell at his feet and ^[q](AI)worshiped him. ²⁶ But Peter helped him up, saying, “^(AJ)Stand up; I, too, am just a man.” ²⁷ As he talked with him, he entered and *found ^(AK)many people assembled. ²⁸ And he said to them, “You yourselves know that it is ^(AL)forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a ^[r]foreigner; and yet ^(AM)God has shown me that I am not to call any person ^[s]unholy or unclean. ²⁹ That is why I came without even raising any objection when I was sent for. So I ask, for what reason did you send for me?”

³⁰ Cornelius said, “^(AN)Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during ^(AO)the ^[t]ninth hour; and behold, ^(AP)a man stood before me in shining clothing, ³¹ and he *said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your charitable gifts have been remembered before God. ³² Therefore send some men to ^(AQ)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.’ ³³ So I sent men to you immediately, and you have ^[u]been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear everything that you have been commanded by the Lord.”

Gentiles Hear Good News

^{34 (AR)}Opening his mouth, Peter said:

“I most certainly understand now that ^(AS)God is not one to show partiality, ³⁵ but ^(AT)in every nation the one who ^[v](AU)fears Him and ^[w]does what is right is acceptable to Him. ³⁶ The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, ^(AV)preaching ^[x](AW)peace through Jesus Christ (He is ^(AX)Lord of all)— ³⁷ you yourselves know the thing that happened throughout Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed. ^{38 [y]}You know of ^(AY)Jesus of Nazareth, how God ^(AZ)anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, ^[z](BA)and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for ^(BB)God was with Him. ³⁹ We are ^(BC)witnesses of all the things that He did both in the ^[aa]country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also put Him to death by hanging Him on ^[ab](BD)a cross. ^{40 (BE)}God raised Him up on the third day and granted that He ^[ac]be revealed, ^{41 (BF)}not to all the people, but to ^(BG)witnesses who had been chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us ^(BH)who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. ⁴² And He ^(BI)ordered us to ^[ad]preach to the people, and to ^(BJ)testify solemnly that this is the One who has been ^(BK)appointed by God as ^(BL)Judge of the living and the dead. ^{43 (BM)}All the prophets testify of Him, that through ^(BN)His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins.”

⁴⁴ While Peter was still speaking these words, ^(BO)the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the ^[ae]message. ^{45 (BP)}All the ^[af]Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had also been ^(BQ)poured out on the Gentiles. ⁴⁶ For they were hearing them ^(BR)speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter responded, ⁴⁷ “^(BS)Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized, who ^(BT)have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?” ⁴⁸ And he ^(BU)ordered them to be baptized ^(BV)in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.

Footnotes

1. Acts 10:1 Normally 600 men (the number varied)
2. Acts 10:3 I.e., 3 p.m.
3. Acts 10:7 Or household slaves
4. Acts 10:9 Housetops were flat living areas
5. Acts 10:9 I.e., noon
6. Acts 10:11 Or vessel
7. Acts 10:12 Or reptiles
8. Acts 10:13 Or sacrifice
9. Acts 10:14 Or profane; lit common
10. Acts 10:15 Lit make common
11. Acts 10:16 Or vessel
12. Acts 10:17 Lit himself
13. Acts 10:17 Lit be
14. Acts 10:19 One early ms two
15. Acts 10:20 Lit doubting nothing
16. Acts 10:22 Lit words
17. Acts 10:25 Or prostrated himself in reverence
18. Acts 10:28 I.e., Gentile
19. Acts 10:28 Or profane; lit common
20. Acts 10:30 I.e., 3 to 4 p.m.
21. Acts 10:33 Lit done well in coming
22. Acts 10:35 Or reveres
23. Acts 10:35 Lit works righteousness
24. Acts 10:36 Or the gospel of peace
25. Acts 10:38 Or How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth
26. Acts 10:38 Lit who went
27. Acts 10:39 Or countryside
28. Acts 10:39 Lit wood; see Deut 21:23
29. Acts 10:40 Lit become visible
30. Acts 10:42 Or proclaim
31. Acts 10:44 Lit word
32. Acts 10:45 Lit believers from the circumcision

Cross references

1. Acts 10:1 : Acts 8:40; 10:24
2. Acts 10:1 : Matt 27:27; Mark 15:16; John 18:3, 12; Acts 21:31; 27:1
3. Acts 10:2 : Acts 10:22, 35; 13:16, 26
4. Acts 10:2 : Luke 7:4f
5. Acts 10:3 : Acts 3:1
6. Acts 10:3 : Acts 9:10; 10:17, 19
7. Acts 10:3 : Acts 5:19
8. Acts 10:4 : Acts 3:4
9. Acts 10:4 : Rev 8:4
10. Acts 10:4 : Matt 26:13; Phil 4:18; Heb 6:10
11. Acts 10:5 : Acts 9:36
12. Acts 10:6 : Acts 9:43
13. Acts 10:8 : Acts 9:36
14. Acts 10:9 : Acts 10:9-32; 11:5-14
15. Acts 10:9 : Jer 19:13; 32:29; Zeph 1:5; Matt 24:17
16. Acts 10:9 : Ps 55:17; Acts 10:3
17. Acts 10:10 : Acts 11:5; 22:17
18. Acts 10:11 : John 1:51
19. Acts 10:14 : Matt 8:2ff; John 4:11ff; Acts 9:5; 22:8
20. Acts 10:14 : Lev 11:20-25; Deut 14:4-20; Ezek 4:14; Dan 1:8; Acts 10:28
21. Acts 10:15 : Matt 15:11; Mark 7:19; Rom 14:14; 1 Cor 10:25ff; 1 Tim 4:4f; Titus 1:15
22. Acts 10:17 : Acts 10:3
23. Acts 10:17 : Acts 10:8
24. Acts 10:19 : Acts 10:3
25. Acts 10:19 : Acts 8:29
26. Acts 10:20 : Acts 15:7-9
27. Acts 10:22 : Acts 10:2
28. Acts 10:22 : Matt 2:12
29. Acts 10:22 : Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26; Rev 14:10
30. Acts 10:22 : Acts 11:14
31. Acts 10:23 : Acts 10:45; 11:12
32. Acts 10:23 : Acts 1:15
33. Acts 10:23 : Acts 9:36
34. Acts 10:24 : Acts 8:40; 10:1
35. Acts 10:25 : Matt 8:2
36. Acts 10:26 : Acts 14:15; Rev 19:10; 22:8f
37. Acts 10:27 : Acts 10:24
38. Acts 10:28 : John 4:9; 18:28; Acts 11:3
39. Acts 10:28 : Acts 10:14f, 35; 15:9
40. Acts 10:30 : Acts 10:9, 22f
41. Acts 10:30 : Acts 3:1; 10:3
42. Acts 10:30 : Acts 10:3-6, 30-32
43. Acts 10:32 : John 4:9; 18:28; Acts 11:3
44. Acts 10:34 : Matt 5:2
45. Acts 10:34 : Deut 10:17; 2 Chr 19:7; Rom 2:11; Gal 2:6; Eph 6:9; Col 3:25; 1 Pet 1:17
46. Acts 10:35 : Acts 10:28
47. Acts 10:35 : Acts 10:2
48. Acts 10:36 : Acts 13:32
49. Acts 10:36 : Luke 1:79; 2:14; Rom 5:1; Eph 2:17
50. Acts 10:36 : Matt 28:18; Acts 2:36; Rom 10:12
51. Acts 10:38 : Acts 2:22
52. Acts 10:38 : Acts 4:26
53. Acts 10:38 : Matt 4:23
54. Acts 10:38 : John 3:2
55. Acts 10:39 : Luke 24:48; Acts 10:41
56. Acts 10:39 : Deut 21:23
57. Acts 10:40 : Acts 2:24
58. Acts 10:41 : John 14:19, 22; 15:27
59. Acts 10:41 : Luke 24:48; Acts 10:39
60. Acts 10:41 : Luke 24:43; Acts 1:4 mg
61. Acts 10:42 : Acts 1:2
62. Acts 10:42 : Luke 16:28
63. Acts 10:42 : Luke 22:22
64. Acts 10:42 : John 5:22, 27; Acts 17:31; 2 Tim 4:1; 1 Pet 4:5
65. Acts 10:43 : Acts 3:18
66. Acts 10:43 : Luke 24:47; Acts 2:38; 4:12
67. Acts 10:44 : Acts 11:15; 15:8
68. Acts 10:45 : Acts 10:23
69. Acts 10:45 : Acts 2:33, 38
70. Acts 10:46 : Mark 16:17; Acts 2:4; 19:6
71. Acts 10:47 : Acts 8:36
72. Acts 10:47 : Acts 2:4; 10:44f; 11:17; 15:8
73. Acts 10:48 : 1 Cor 1:14-17
74. Acts 10:48 : Acts 2:38; 8:16; 19:5