26. But Peter lifted him up, saying, “Stand up. I myself am a man.”
27. As he talked with him, he went in and found many who had come together.
28. He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to visit or approach a foreigner. But God has shown me not to call any man common or unclean.
29. So when I was sent for, I came without question. Therefore I ask why you have sent for me.”
30. Cornelius said, “Four days ago I was fasting until this hour. At the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and suddenly a man stood before me in bright clothing,
31. and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms are remembered before God.