ACTS 10 1-20

Luke wrote “of the things fulfilled among us” paraphrased  [ ] ref  { } thots

Book of the Acts of the First Believers

1 - At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of a Roman military guard. 2 He was a devout man who revered God along with all his household. He gave charity generously to the people around him, and he prayed daily to God.

     3 At about the ninth hour on a certain day, he saw in a clear vision, an angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.”

     4 Which surprised and frightened him. And he said, “What is it, Lord?”

     And the angel of the LORD said, “Your prayers and giving of gifts has risen like incense before God! 5 Send some men to Joppa and bring the man Simon who’s called Peter. 6 He’s staying with a man named Simon, a tanner by trade, who lives by the sea.”

     7 After the angel left, he called two of his hired servants and a devout soldier, 8 and telling them everything, he sent them off to Joppa for Peter.

     9 And on the next day, as they were getting near to the city, Peter went up on the housetop, at about the sixth hour (noon) to pray. 10 And while waiting for the meal that was being prepared, he fell into a trance [ekstasis - ecstacy, amazement, trance] 11 and saw the heavens opened. And something like a great sheet was descending from above. It was let down by its four corners onto the earth, 12 and in it were all kinds of animals, reptiles and birds of the air.

     13 And there came a voice, saying, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat.” 14 But Peter said, “No LORD! For I’ve never eaten anything that is common or unclean!” {Forbidden.}

      15 And the voice came 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 the way it came.

    17 While Peter was puzzled as to what the vision might mean, the men sent by Cornelius, having asked in town where the house of the tanner was, had arrived, and were standing at the gate. 18 And they called out to ask whether Simon who was called Peter was there.

     19 Peter was still pondering the vision, and the Spirit of God said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. 20 Go down and accept them without question, for I’ve sent them here to ask for you.”

     {Hebrews were supposed to remain “separated” (called out) from the nations/world - to preserve their own (righteous) culture - in order to birth into the world, the “savior of the world”. And somewhat in context, as opposed to being born among strange customs?}

Next - 10:21-33

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