Cornelius, a centurion fearing God, 1022
The Book of Acts - Chapter 9܀ ܦܪܟܣܣ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܀
1 And Saul was still full of threats and deadly hatred against the disciples of our Lord.
2 And he requested that a letter from the high priest might be given him unto Damascus to the synagogues; that if he should find persons pursuing this course, men or women, he might bind and bring them to Jerusalem.
3 And as he was going, and began to approach Damascus, suddenly there was poured upon him a light from heaven.
4 And he fell to the ground; and he heard a voice which said to him: Saul! Saul! why persecutest thou me? It will be hard for thee to kick against the goads.
5 He replied, and said: Who art thou, my Lord? And our Lord said: I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest.
6 But arise and go into the city, and there it will be told thee what thou oughtest to do.
7 And the men who travelled with him in the way, stood amazed; for they heard merely the voice, and no one was visible to them.
8 And Saul arose from the ground; and nothing was visible to him, with his eyes opened. And they took him by the hand, and led him into Damascus.
9 And he had no sight for three days; and he neither ate nor drank.
10 And there was in Damascus a certain disciple, whose name was Ananias. And the Lord said to him, in a vision: Ananias ! And he said: Lo, I [am here], my Lord.
11 And our Lord said to him: Arise, go to the street which is called Straight; and inquire in the house of
Judas, for Saul who is from the city of Tarsus: for, lo, while he prayed,
12 he saw in vision a man named Ananias, who came and laid his hand upon him, that his eyes might be opened.
13 And Ananias said: My Lord, I have heard of this man, from many, how much evil he hath perpetrated towards thy saints at Jerusalem.
14 And, lo, here also, he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all them that call on thy name.
15 The Lord said to him: Arise and go; for he is to me a chosen vessel, to carry my name to the Gentiles, and to kings, and among the sons of Israel.
16 For I will show him, how much he is to suffer on account of my name.
17 Then Ananias went to the house to him; and he laid his hand upon him, and said to him: Saul, my brother, our Lord Jesus, he who appeared to thee by the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thy eyes might be opened, and thou be filled with the Holy Spirit.
18 And immediately there fell from his eyes something like a scab; and his eyes were opened. And he arose and was baptized.
19 And he took food, and was invigorated. And he was [some] days with the disciples of Damascus.
20 And forthwith he announced Jesus, in the synagogues of the Jews, that he is the Son of God.
21 And all they that heard him were amazed; and they said: Is not this he, who persecuted all them that call on this name in Jerusalem ? And lo, for this very thing also, was he sent hither, that he might bind and carry them to the chief priests.
22 But Saul was the more strengthened; and he confounded those Jews who dwelt at Damascus, while be demonstrated that this is the Messiah.
23 And when he had been there many days, the Jews formed a conspiracy against him, to kill him.
24 And the plot which they sought to execute upon him, was made known to Saul: and they watched the gates of the city by day and by night, in order to kill him.
25 Then the disciples placed him in a basket, and let him down from the wall by night.
26 And he went to Jerusalem; and he wished to join himself with the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.
27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the legates, and related to them how the Lord appeared to him in the way, and how he conversed with him; and how, in Damascus, he had discoursed openly in the name of Jesus.
28 And he went in and out with them, at Jerusalem.
29 And he spoke openly in the name of Jesus and disputed with those Jews who understood Greek. But they wished to kill him:
30 and when the brethren knew [it], they conducted him by night to Caesarea, and from there they sent him to Tarsus.
31 Moreover the church, in all Judaea, and in Galilee, and in Samaria, had peace and was edified; and it walked in the fear of God, and abounded in the consolation of the Holy Spirit.
32 And it occurred, that, as Simon travelled about the cities, he came down to the saints also who dwelt in the city of Lydda.
33 And he found a certain man whose name was 'neas, who had lain on a bed and been paralytic eight years.
34 And Simon said to him: 'neas, Jesus the Messiah doth heal thee; arise, and spread thy bed. And he rose up immediately.
35 And all they that dwelt at Lydda and Saron, saw him; and they turned to God.
36 And there was in the city of Joppa, a certain female disciple named Tabitha; [and] she was rich in good works, and in the alms which she did.
37 And she fell sick in those days, and died; and they washed her, and laid her in an upper room.
38 And the disciples heard that Simon was in the city of Lydda, which is near to Joppa; and they sent two men to him, to request of him that he would not delay to come to them.
39 And Simon arose and went with them. And when he arrived, they conducted him to the chamber; and there were assembled around her all the widows, weeping, and showing him the tunics and the cloaks which Tabitha had given them when alive.
40 And Simon put all the people out, and fell on his knees and prayed; and he turned to the corpse and said: Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Simon, she sat up.
41 And he reached to her his hand, and raised her up: and he called the saints and the widows, and presented her to them alive.
42 And this became known throughout the city; and many believed on our Lord.
43 And he tarried in Joppa not a few days: and he lodged in the house of Simon a tanner.
The Book of Acts - Chapter 10
܀ ܦܪܟܣܣ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܀
1 And there was a certain man in Caesarea, whose name was Cornelius, a centurion of the regiment called the Italian.
2 And he was righteous, and feared God, he and all his house; [and] he did much alms among the people, and prayed to God at all times.
3 This man distinctly saw, in a vision, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God, who came in to him and said to him:
Cornelius!
4 And he looked upon him, and was afraid; and he said:
What, my Lord?
And the angel said to him:
Thy prayers and thy alms have come up in remembrance before God.
5 And now, send men to the city of Joppa, and bring Simon who is called Cephas.
6 Lo, he lodgeth in the house of Simon the tanner, which is by the side of the sea.
7 And when the angel that talked with him was gone, he called two of his household, and a soldier who feared God and was obedient to him.
8 And he related to them all that he had seen, and sent them to Joppa.
9 And the next day, as they travelled the road and approached the city, Simon ascended the roof to pray, at the sixth hour.
10 And he became hungry, and desired to eat. And while they were providing for him, he fell into a trance.
11 And he saw the heavens opened, and a certain vessel fastened at the four corners, and it was like a great sheet; and it descended from heaven to the a earth.
12 And there were in it all fourfooted animals, and creeping things of the earth, and fowls of heaven.
13 And a voice came to him, which said:
Simon, arise, slay and eat.
14 And Simon said:
Far be it, my Lord:
for never have I eaten any thing unclean and polluted.
15 And again the second time, there was a voice to him:
What God hath cleansed, make thou not unclean.
16 And this was done three times; and the vessel was taken up to heaven.
17 And while Simon was wondering with himself, what the vision he had seen could denote, the men who were sent by Cornelius arrived; and they inquired for the house in which Simon lodged, and came and stood at the gate of the court.
18 And there they called out, and asked if Simon who is called Cephas lodged there ?
19 And while Simon was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him:
Lo, three men are inquiring for thee.
20 Arise, go down, and accompany them; and let not thy mind hesitate, for I have sent them.
21 Then Simon went down to the men, and said to them:
I am he for whom ye inquire:
what is the cause for which ye have come?
22 They say to him:
A certain man whose name is Cornelius, a centurion fearing God, and of whom all the people of the Jews bear good report, was told in vision, by a holy angel, to send and bring thee to his house, that he might hear discourse from thee.
23 And Simon led them in, and entertained them where he lodged. And the following day, he arose, departed, and went with them: and some of the brethren of Joppa also went with them.
24 And the next day, they entered Caesarea. And Cornelius was expecting them:
and all the kindred of his family, and also such intimate friends as he had, were assembled with him.
25 And as Simon came up, Cornelius met him, and fell down worshipping at his feet.
26 And Simon raised him up, and said to him:
Arise; I also am a man.
27 And as he talked with him, he went in, and found that many had come there.
28 And he said to them:
Ye know, that it is not lawful for a Jewish man, to associate with an alien who is not of his race:
but God hath showed me, that I should not say of any one, that he is defiled or unclean.
29 Therefore I came readily, when ye sent for me. But, I ask you, for what cause did ye send for me?
30 And Cornelius said to him:
It is four days ago, that, lo, I was fasting; and at the ninth hour, while I was praying in my house, a certain man stood before me, clothed in white,
31 and said to me:
Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and there remembrance of thy alms before God.
32 But send to the city of Joppa, and bring Simon who is called Cephas:
lo, he lodgeth in the house of Simon the tanner, which is by the side of the sea. And he will come and converse with thee.
33 And immediately I sent to thee; and thou hast done well to come:
and lo, we are all of us before thee, and desirous to hear whatever is commanded thee from God.
34 And Simon opened his mouth, and said:
Truly I discover that God is no respecter of persons.
35 but, among all the nations, he who feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable with him.
36 For [this is] the word, which he sent to the sons of Israel, announcing to them peace and rest by Jesus Messiah, He is Lord of all;
37 and ye also know the word, which was in all Judaea, which commenced from Galilee, after the baptism that John preached,
38 concerning Jesus, who was of Nazareth, whom God anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power. And he it was, who went about and healed those that were suffering from evil, because God was with him.
39 And we [are] his witnesses, as to whatever he did in all the region of Judaea and in Jerusalem. This same person the Jews hanged on a tree, and slew him.
40 And him did God raise up, on the third day; and caused him to be seen with naked eyes;
41 not indeed by all the people, but by us, who were chosen of God to be his witnesses, [and] who ate and drank with him after his resurrection from the dead.
42 And he commanded us to proclaim and testify to the people, that he is appointed of God to be judge of the living and of the dead.
43 And of him all the prophets testify, that whoever believeth in his name, will receive remission of sins.
44 And while Simon was uttering these things, the spirit of holiness overshadowed all them that were hearing the word.
45 And the circumcised brethren who came with him, were amazed and astonished, that the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the Gentiles also.
46 For they heard them speak with diverse tongues, and magnify God.
47 And Simon said:
Can any one forbid water, that those should not be baptized, they who have received, lo, the spirit of holiness, as well as we ?
48 Then he commanded them to be baptized in the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah. And they requested him to remain with them [some] days.
