1. Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of the cohort which is called Italian,
2. a devout man, fearing God with all his house, giving many alms to the people, and praying to God continually.
3. This man saw in a vision clearly, at about the ninth hour of the day, the Angel of God entering to him and saying to him: "Cornelius!"
4. And he, gazing at him, was seized by fear, and he said, "What is it, lord?" And he said to him: "Your prayers and your almsgiving have ascended as a memorial in the sight of God.
5. And now, send men to Joppa and summon a certain Simon, who is surnamed Peter.
6. This man is a guest with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is beside the sea. He will tell you what you must do."