Acts 10:24-48 - Peter Speaks With Cornelius
24 The next day he started off with them, and some of the brothers in Joppa went along with him. The day after that they reached Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for him, as he had invited in his kinsmen and close friends. 25 When Peter went into the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet and did homage to him.
26 But Peter lifted him to his feet, saying, "Get up, I too am just a man myself." 27 As he continued to talk with him he went into the house and found a great crowd had gathered, 28 and he said to him, "You know that it is against the law for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit one, but God has taught me not to call any man vulgar or ceremonially unclean; 29 so I have come, since I was sent for, without any hesitation."
30 Then Cornelius said, "Four days ago, about this hour, three o'clock in the afternoon, I was praying in my house, and all at once a man in dazzling clothing stood before me, 31 and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your deeds of charity have been remembered by God. 32 So send to Joppa and invite Simon, who is called Peter, to come over. He is being entertained at the house of a tanner named Simon, by the seashore.' 33 So at once I sent for you, and you have been kind enough to come. So now we are all here in God's presence to listen to anything that the Lord has commanded you to say."
34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said, "Now I really see that God shows no partiality, 35 but in every nation the man who reveres God and practices doing right is acceptable to Him. 36 He has sent His message to the descendants of Israel, by telling them the good news of peace through Jesus Christ. He is Lord of all. 37 You know the story yourselves that spread all over Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John preached, 38 how God consecrated Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and then He went about doing good and curing all who were overpowered by the devil, because God was with Him. 39 We are witnesses of everything that He did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. Yet they murdered Him by hanging Him upon a tree. 40 But God raised Him to life on the third day, and permitted Him to be dearly seen, 41 not by all the people but by witnesses whom God had beforehand appointed, namely, by us who ate and drank with Him after His resurrection from the dead. 42 He also ordered us to proclaim to the people and solemnly to testify that this is the One whom God has appointed to be the Judge of the living and the dead. 43 To this very One all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in Him is to receive the forgiveness of sins through His name."
44 While Peter was still speaking these truths, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message. 45 Then the Jewish believers who had gone along with Peter were astounded because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been showered upon the heathen too, 46 for they heard them speaking in foreign languages and telling of the greatness of God. Then Peter asked, 47 "No one can refuse the use of water, can he, for these to be baptized, since they have received the Holy Spirit just as we did ourselves?" 48 So he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they begged him to stay on there a few days.