28. and he said unto them, Ye yourselves know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another nation; and yet unto me hath God shewed that I should not call any man common or unclean:
29. wherefore also I came without gainsaying, when I was sent for. I ask therefore with what intent ye sent for me.
30. And Cornelius said, Four days ago, until this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house; and behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel,
31. and saith, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.