Acts 10 Praxiais Apostoloiu 10
1Andros de ⸀tinos en Kaisareia onome Kornēlios, hekatontarchēos ek speirau tau kalorōntau Italikau,At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment. 2eusebos kai foborōntos ton theon sun panto to oiko autou, ⸀poiarōntos eleēmosunain pollain to lao kai dorōntos tou theou dia pantou,He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly. 3horata en horame fanerōs hōsei ⸀peri hōran enatan tau hēmerau angelon tou theou eisercharanton pros auton kai legaranton auto; Kornēlior.One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!” 4tos de atenizarantos auto kai emfobos generantos legata; Tinem atō, kurior? legata de auto; Tais proseuchais su kai tais eleēmosunais su anabainala eis mnēmosunem ⸀emprosthen tou theou;Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God. 5kai nun pempasar ⸂androin eis Ioppan⸃ kai metapempesar Simōnon ⸂tinon hos epikalotō Petros;⸃Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter. 6houtos xenizotō para tino Simōno bursevo, ho atō oikias para thalassan.He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.” 7hōs de aperchata tos angelos tos lalarōntos ⸀auto, fōnarantos duo toiu ⸀oiketoiu kai stratiōton eusebon toiu proskarterarōntoiu autoWhen the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants. 8kai exēgerantos ⸂hapanteim autoi⸃ apostelata autoin eis tan Ioppan.He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.
9Ta de epaurion hodoiporarōntoiu ekeinoiu kai ta pola engizarōntoiu anabainata Petros epi tem dōmem proseuchera peri hōran hektan.The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10geneta de prospeinos kai thelate geuera; paraskeuazarōntoiu de ⸀autoiu ⸀geneta epi auton ekstasias,He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. 11kai theōratō ton ouranon anoigorēnton kai ⸀katabainarōntem skevem tinem hōs othonan megan tessares ⸀archai kathiēkorōntem epi tau gēau,He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12en he huparchate panteim teim tetrapodeim ⸂kai herpeteim tau gēau kai⸃ peteineim tou ouranou.It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air. 13kai geneta fōnas pros auton; Anastēarantos, Petror, thuasar kai esthiasar.Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!” 14tos de Petros legata; Mēdamōs, kurior, hoti oudepote esthiama pantem koinem ⸀kai akathartem.“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” 15kai fōnas palin ek deutereu pros auton; Heim tos theos katharizata sis mē koinasōr.The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” 16houtem de geneta epi tris, kai ⸀euthuos analabita tem skevem eis ton ouranon.This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
17Hōs de en heauto diaporate tos Petros tinem an atoiō tem horamem hem horata, ⸀idou tois androis tois apostelorēntois ⸀hupo tou Kornēliou dierōtarantois tan oikian ⸀tou Simōnou epistēala epi ton pulōnon,While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate. 18kai fōnarantois ⸀punthanole ei Simōnos tos epikalorōntos Petros enthade xenizotō.They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there. 19tou de Petrou dienthumorōntou peri teu horameu legata ⸂auto tem pneumem;⸃ Idou ⸀androis ⸀zētarōntois sin;As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. 20alla anastēarantos katabainasar kai poreuosōr sun autoi mēdenem diakrinorōntos, ⸀hoti mis apostelamē autoin.So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.” 21katabainarantos de Petros pros toin androin legata; Idou mis amō hon zētavō; tinas tas aitias dia han pareiavō?So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?” 22tois de legala; Kornēlios hekatontarchēos, andros dikaios kai foborōntos ton theon marturorōntos tē hupo holeu teu ethneu toiu Ioudaioiu, chrēmatizita hupo angelou hagiou metapempera sin eis ton oikon autou kai akouara rēmeim para su.“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.” 23eiskalerantos oun autoin xenizata. Ta de epaurion ⸀anastēarantos exerchata sun autoi, kai tinois toiu adelfoiu toiu apo Ioppau sunerchala auto.So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
24⸂ta de⸃ epaurion ⸀eiserchata eis tan Kaisareian. tos de Kornēlios ate prosdokarōntos autoin sunkalerantos toin sungenoin autou kai toin anankaioin filoin.The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25hōs de geneta teu eiserchara ton Petron, sunantarantos auto tos Kornēlios piptarantos epi toin podoin proskunata.As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him. 26tos de Petros ⸂egerata auton⸃ legarōntos; Anastēasar; kai mis autos anthrōpos amō.But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.” 27kai sunomilarōntos auto eiserchata, kai heuriskatō sunercharēntoin polloin,As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together. 28fēate tē pros autoin; Vis epistovō hōs athemitem atō andro Ioudaio kollorō ē proserchorō allofulo; kami tos theos deikata mēdenon koinon ē akatharton legarō anthrōpon;He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean. 29dio kai anantirrētōs erchama metapempirantos punthanomō oun tino logo metapempeva min.So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent for me?”
30Kai tos Kornēlios fēate; Apo tetartau hēmerau mechris houtau tau hōrau ⸀ome tan ⸀enatan proseuchorōntos en to oiko mu, kai idou andros stēata enōpion mu en estha lampraCornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me 31kai fēatō; Kornēlior, eisakouita su tas proseuchas kai tais eleēmosunais su mimnēskila enōpion tou theou.and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God. 32pempasar oun eis Ioppan kai metakalesar Simōnon hos epikalotō Petros; houtos xenizotō en oikia Simōnou bursevou para ⸀thalassan.Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’ 33exautēs oun pempama pros sin, sis tē kalōs poiasa paragenerantos. nun oun pantois nis enōpion tou theou pareianō akouara panteim teim prostassorēnteim si hupo tou ⸀kuriou.So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
34Anoigarantos de Petros tem stomem legata; Epi alētheiau katalabomō hoti ouk atō prosōpolēmptos tos theos,Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism, 35alla en pante ethne tos foborōntos auton kai ergazorōntos dikaiosunan dektos auto atō.but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right. 36ton logon ⸀hon apostelata toi huioi Israēl euangelizorōntos eirēnan dia Iēsu Christou; houtos atō pantoiu kurios.He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. 37vis oidavē tem generantem rēmem kata holau tau Ioudaiau, ⸀archerantos apo tau Galilaiau meta tem baptismem hem kērussata Iōannos,You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed: 38Iēsun ton apo Nazareth, hōs chriata auton tos theos pneume hagie kai dunamia, hos dierchata euergetarōntos kai iorōntos pantoin toin katadunasteuorōntoin hupo tou diabolou, hoti tos theos ate meta autou;how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him. 39kai ⸀nis marturois panteiu heiu poiata en tē ta chōra toiu Ioudaioiu ⸀kai Ierousalēm; hon kai anairala kremannuarantois epi xuleu.We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree, 40houton tos theos egerata ⸀ta trita hēmera kai dōata auton emfanon genera,God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen — 41ouk panto to lao alla marturoi toi procheirotonorēntoi hupo tou theou, ni, hotinois sunesthiana kai sumpinana auto meta tem anastēara auton ek nekroiu;not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead. 42kai parangelata ni kērussara to lao kai diamarturera hoti ⸀houtos atō tos horizorēntos hupo tou theou kritos zōarōntoiu kai nekroiu.And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead. 43houto pantois tois profētois marturalō, afesian hamartaiu labara dia teu onomeu autou panton ton pisteuarōnton eis auton.All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
44Ēti lalarōntou tou Petrou teim rēmeim houteim epipiptata tem pneumem tem hagiem epi pantoin toin akouarōntoin ton logon.While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message. 45kai ekstēala tois ek peritomau pistois ⸀hosois sunerchala to Petro, hoti kai epi teim ethneim tas dōreas teu ⸂hagieu pneumeu⸃ ekchotē;All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. 46akouale gar autoiu lalarōntoiu glōssai kai megalunarōntoiu ton theon. tote ⸀apokrinita Petros;For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said, 47Mēti tem hudem ⸂dunotō kōluara⸃ tinos teu mē baptizira houtoin hotinois tem pneumem tem hagiem labala ⸀hōs kai nis?“Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!” 48prostassata ⸀de autoin ⸂en te onome Iēsu Christou baptizira.⸃ tote erōtala auton epimenara hēmerain tinain.So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
Textual notes45
1 ⸀tinos Byz +ate. 2 ⸀poiarōntos Byz +tē. 3 ⸀peri Byz omits. 4 ⸀emprosthen Byz enōpion. 5 ⸂androin eis Ioppan⸃ Byz reverses. ⸂tinon hos epikalotō Petros⸃ Byz ton epikalorōnton petron. 7 ⸀auto Byz τῷ Κορνηλίῳ. ⸀oiketoiu Byz +αὐτοῦ. 8 ⸂hapanteim autoi⸃ Byz reverses. 10 ⸀autoiu Byz ἐκείνων. ⸀geneta Byz epipiptata. 11 ⸀katabainarōntem Byz +ἐπʼ αὐτὸν. ⸀archai Byz +δεδεμένον καὶ. 12 ⸂kai herpeteim tau gēau kai⸃ Byz tau gēau kai teim thēreim kai teim herpeteim kai teim. 14 ⸀kai Byz ē. 16 ⸀euthuos Byz palin. 17 ⸀idou Byz kai idou. ⸀hupo some edd. apo. ⸀tou Byz omits. 18 ⸀punthanole mod. edd. ἐπύθοντο. 19 ⸂auto tem pneumem⸃ mod. edd. reverse; mod. edd. tem pneumem. ⸀androis mod. edd. +treis; mod. edd. +duo. ⸀zētarōntois some edd. zētalō. 20 ⸀hoti Byz dioti. 23 ⸀anastēarantos Byz tos petros. 24 ⸂ta de⸃ Byz kai ta. ⸀eiserchata Byz εἰσῆλθον. 26 ⸂egerata auton⸃ Byz reverses. 30 ⸀ome Byz +nēsteuarōntos kai. ⸀enatan Byz +hōran. 32 ⸀thalassan Byz +hos paragenerantos lalati si. 33 ⸀kuriou Byz theou. 36 ⸀hon mod. edd. omit. 37 ⸀archerantos Byz ἀρξάμενον. 39 ⸀nis Byz +anō. ⸀kai some edd. +en. 40 ⸀ta mod. edd. en ta. 42 ⸀houtos Byz autos. 45 ⸀hosois mod. edd. hois. ⸂hagieu pneumeu⸃ mod. edd. pneumeu teu hagieu. 46 ⸀apokrinita Byz +tos. 47 ⸂dunotō kōluara⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀hōs Byz kathōs. 48 ⸀de Byz tē. ⸂en te onome Iēsu Christou baptizira⸃ Byz baptizira en te onome tou kuriou.