Acts 10:21-26
J.B. Phillips New Testament
21 So Peter went down to the men and said, “I am the man you are looking for; what brings you here?”
22 They replied, “Cornelius the centurion, a good-living and God-fearing man, whose character can be vouched for by the whole Jewish people, was commanded by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house, and to listen to your message.”
23a Then Peter invited them in and entertained them.
Peter, obeying the Spirit, disobeys Jewish law
23b-26 On the next day he got up and set out with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa, arriving at Caesarea on the day after that. Cornelius was expecting them and had invited together all his relations and intimate friends. As Peter entered the house Cornelius met him by falling on his knees before him and worshipping him. But Peter roused him with the words, “Stand up, I am a human being too!”
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