ACTS 10 21-33

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     Book of the Acts of the First Believers

21 - So Peter went down from the roof, and greeted the men saying, “I’m who you’re looking for. Why have you come?” 22 And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion (Roman soldier or general) an upright and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you and have you come to his house in order to hear what you have to say.”

     23 So he invited them in to be his guests, and the next day he, and some brothers from Joppa, went with them. 24 And then on the following day they arrived at Caesarea.

     Cornelius was expecting them and he had called together his relatives and close friends. 25 When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet so as to worship him. 26 But Peter lifting him back up, said, “Stand up, I am but a man like yourself!”

     27 And as he talked with him, he went in and found those Cornelius had gathered. 28 And said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew (Hebrew) to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation” (separated for the sake of birthing Messiah, the “savior of the world” from death and its cause). “But God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any person common or unclean. 29 So when I was sent for, I came without objection. So then, I ask why you’ve sent for me.”

     30 And Cornelius said, “Four days ago, I was praying in my house at the ninth hour, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing! 3 And he said, ‘Cornelius, your prayers have been heard and your gifts and charity have been remembered before God. 32 Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who’s called Peter. He’s lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, who lives by the sea.’ 33 So I sent for you at once, and you’ve been kind enough to come. Now therefore we’re all here in the presence of God to hear everything the LORD has instructed.”

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ACTS 10 1-20

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      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 alms generously to the people, 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, “Cornelius.”

     4 Which frightened him. And he said, “What is it, Lord?” And the angel of the LORD said, “Your prayers and giving of gifts have 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 leather tanner, whose name is Simon and whose house is by the sea.” 7 When the angel had left, he called two of his hired servants and a devout soldier, 8 and relating everything to them, he sent them off to Joppa for Peter.

     9 On the next day, as they were nearing the city, at about the sixth hour, an hour of prayer, Peter was on the housetop. 10 While praying he became hungry and was waiting for something to eat, while they were preparing the meal. He fell into a trance 11 and saw the heavens opened. And saw something like a great sheet descending. It was being 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!” 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. Meanwhile the men who had been sent by Cornelius, having asked kn town where the house of the tanner by the sea was, 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 hesitation, 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” somewhat in context, as opposed to being born among strange customs?}

Next - 10:21-33

WeekLy BooK oF Acts

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       ~~ 10:21-33 ~~

21 - So Peter went down from the roof, and greeted the men saying, “I’m who you’re looking for. Why have you come?” 22 And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion (Roman soldier or general) an upright and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you and have you come to his house in order to hear what you have to say.

     23 So he invited them in to be his guests, and the next day he, and some brothers from Joppa, went with them. 24 And on the following day they arrived at Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and he had called together his relatives and close friends. 25 When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet so as to worship him. 26 But Peter lifting him back up, said, “Stand up, I am but a man like yourself.” 27 And as he talked with him, he went in and found those Cornelius had gathered. 28 And said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation (separated for the sake of birthing Messiah, the “savior of the world” from death and its cause). But God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean. 29 So when I was sent for, I came without objection. I ask then why you have sent for me.”

     30 And Cornelius said, “Four days ago, I was praying in my house at the ninth hour, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing! 3 And he said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God. 32 Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is called Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, who lives by the sea.’ 33 So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all which you have been commanded by the Lord.”

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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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