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And immediately there fell from his eyes something like a scab; and his eyes were opened. And he arose and was baptized.

And Simon put all the people out, and fell on his knees and prayed; and he turned to the corpse and said: Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Simon, she sat up.

And he reached to her his hand, and raised her up: and he called the saints and the widows, and presented her to them alive.

And he was righteous, and feared God, he and all his house; [fn] he did much alms among the people, and prayed to God at all times.

And when the angel that talked with him was gone, he called two of his household, and a soldier who feared God and was obedient to him.

They say to him: A certain man whose name is Cornelius, a centurion fearing God, and of whom all the people of the Jews bear good report, was told in vision, by a holy angel, to send and bring thee to his house, that he might hear discourse from thee.

And the next day, they entered Caesarea. And Cornelius was expecting them: and all the kindred of his family, and also such intimate friends as he had, were assembled with him.

And as Simon came up, Cornelius met him, and fell down worshipping at his feet.

And he said to them: Ye know, that it is not lawful for a Jewish man, to associate with an alien who is not of his race: but God hath showed me, that I should not say of any one, that he is defiled or unclean.

And Simon opened his mouth, and said: Truly I discover that God is no respecter of persons.

And we [fn] his witnesses, as to whatever he did in all the region of Judaea and in Jerusalem. This same person the Jews hanged on a tree, and slew him.

not indeed by all the people, but by us, who were chosen of God to be his witnesses, [fn] who ate and drank with him after his resurrection from the dead.

And of him all the prophets testify, that whoever believeth in his name, will receive remission of sins.

And he related to us, how he had seen an angel in his house, who stood and said to him: Send to the city of Joppa, and bring Simon who is called Cephas;

And moreover the disciples, each of them according to his several ability, determined to send to the relief of the brethren who dwelt in Judaea.

And while Simon was in custody in the prison, continual prayer to God in his behalf, was offered to God by the church.

an angel of the Lord stood over him, and a light shone in all the building; and he pricked his side, and awaked him, and said to him: Arise, instantly. And the chains fell from his hands.

Then Simon recognized [fn] ; and he said: Now I know, in reality, that God hath sent his angel, and delivered me from the hand of Herod the king, and from what the Jews were devising against me.

They said to her: Thou art delirious. But she maintained that it was a fact. They said to her: Perhaps it is his ghost.

And Paul arose, and waved his hand, and said: Men, sons of Israel, and ye that fear God, hear ye.