22. The men replied, “We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.”
23. Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests. The next day Peter started out with them, and some of the believers from Joppa went along.
24. The following day he arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
25. As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence.
26. But Peter made him get up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”