27 And as he talked with him, he went in and found many who had come together.

28 Then he said to them, “You know how ^aunlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But ^bGod has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.  ‡

30 So Cornelius said,¹ “Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, ^aa man stood before me ^bin bright clothing,  ‡

31 and said, ‘Cornelius, ^ayour prayer has been heard, and ^byour alms are remembered in the sight of God.  ‡