25 As Peter was about to go in, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and bowed down before him.
26 But Peter made him rise. “Stand up,” he said; “I myself am only a man.”
27 Peter kept on talking to Cornelius as he went into the house, where he found many people gathered.
28 He said to them, “You yourselves know very well that a Jew is not allowed by his religion to visit or associate with Gentiles. But God has shown me that I must not consider any person ritually unclean or defiled.
29 And so when you sent for me, I came without any objection. I ask you, then, why did you send for me?”
30 Cornelius said, “It was about this time three days ago that I was praying in my house at three o'clock in the afternoon. Suddenly a man dressed in shining clothes stood in front of me
31 and said: ‘Cornelius! God has heard your prayer and has taken notice of your works of charity.