WeekLy BooK oF Acts 10 1-20

 A paraphrased study

1 - At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a Roman centurion of a military guard, 2 a devout man who revered God along with all his household. He gave alms generously to the people, and prayed habitually to God. 3 About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision, an angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.” 4 And he looked at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And the angel of the LORD said, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God. 5 And now send some men to Joppa and bring the man Simon who’s called Peter. 6 He’s staying with one Simon, a leather tanner, whose house is by the sea.” 7 When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his workers and a devout soldier, 8 and having related everything to them, he sent them to Joppa to get Peter.

     9 On the next day, as they were on their way and were approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop at about the sixth hour to pray. 10 And he became hungry and was waiting for something to eat, but while they were preparing the meal, he fell into a trance 11 and saw the heavens opened and something like a great sheet descending, being let down by its four corners onto the earth. 12 In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air. 13 And there came a voice saying, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat.” 14 But Peter said, “By no means, LORD! For I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.” 15 And the voice came to him again, saying “What God has made clean, don’t call common [koinoó - common, not special].”16 This happened three times, and then the sheet was taken up to heaven.

    17 While Peter was perplexed as to what the vision might mean, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood at the gate. 18 And they called out to ask whether Simon who was called Peter was there. 19 And while Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit of God said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. 20 Go down and accompany them without hesitation, for I have sent them.” [Hebrews were supposed to remain separated from the nations - to preserve their own (righteous) culture - in order to birth into the world, the “savior of the world” (somewhat in context).]

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