2A serious-minded man, fearing God with all his family; he gave much money to the poor, and made prayer to God at all times.
3He saw in a vision, clearly, at about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of the Lord coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius!
4And he, looking on him in fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your offerings have come up to God, and he has kept them in mind.
5Now send men to Joppa, and get one Simon, named Peter,
6Who is living with Simon, a leather-worker, whose house is by the sea.
7And when the angel who said these words to him had gone away, he sent for two of his house-servants, and a God-fearing man of the army, one of those who were waiting on him at all times;
8And having given them an account of everything, he sent them to Joppa.
