22. They answered, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear what you have to say.”
23. So he invited them in and showed them hospitality.The next day he got up and went with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa went with him.
24. On the following day he entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
25. When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and, falling at his feet, paid him homage.
26. Peter, however, raised him up, saying, “Get up. I myself am also a human being.”
27. While he conversed with him, he went in and found many people gathered together