Acts of the Apostles 10:29

In context

27Talking with him, he went in and found a large gathering. 28He said to them, “You know very well that it is forbidden for a Jew to associate with an outsider or to visit him. But God has shown me that I must not call anyone profane or unclean. 29That is why I came without objection when I was sent for. So may I ask why you sent for me?” 30Cornelius said, “Four days ago, at this very hour, I was praying in my house at the ninth hour, and suddenly a man in shining clothes stood in front of me 31and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.