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Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort,

There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and made many charitable contributions to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.

A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

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!"

He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.

And he looked at him intently and became terrified, and said, "What is it, lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and charitable gifts have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

"Now dispatch some men to Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter;

And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:

he is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the sea."

He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

When the angel who spoke to him left, he summoned two of his servants and a devout soldier from his personal attendants,

And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.