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Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.

Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon"s house, and stood before the gate,

This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.

Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:

And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:

And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.

A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

And many believed on him there.

And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.

And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.

Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,

But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.