Now (there was) a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian (band),
a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
He saw in a vision openly, as it were about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius.
And he, fastening his eyes upon him, and being affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are gone up for a memorial before God.
And now send men to Joppa, and fetch one Simon, who is surnamed Peter:
he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side.
And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
and having rehearsed all things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible; and I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:
His appearance was as lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
And entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, arrayed in a white robe; and they were amazed.
And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel:
And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, (being) the ninth (hour).