1 In a sea town called Caesarea, there was a man named Cornelius. He was a captain of soldiers. ️✈️ 2 Cornelius loved God. His family loved God too. He gave to poor people. He prayed a lot. ❤️ 3 One day, an angel came to him in a dream from God. The angel said, “Cornelius!” ✨ 4 Cornelius looked at the angel and was afraid. He said, “What is it?” The angel said, “God saw your prayers and your gifts.” 5 The angel said, “Send men to Joppa. Ask for Simon Peter.” ♂️️ 6 “He stays at Simon’s house by the sea.” 7 The angel left. Cornelius called two helpers and one soldier who loved God. ➡️ 8 He told them what happened. He sent them to Joppa. ️➡️♂️♂️ 9 Next day, the men came near the city. Peter went up on the roof at noon to pray. ⬆️ 10 Peter was hungry. People made food. He saw a dream from God. ✨ 11 He saw the sky open. A big cloth came down. ☁️⬇️ 12 The cloth had many land animals, little crawly ones, and birds. 13 A voice said, “Get up, Peter. Make food and eat.” ️️ 14 Peter said, “No, Lord. I never eat that. It is not clean for me.” ♂️ 15 The voice said, “God made it clean. Do not call it bad.” ️✅ 16 This happened three times. Then the cloth went back up to the sky. 3️⃣⬆️☁️ 17 Peter did not know what the dream meant. The men from Cornelius came to the gate. 18 They called out, “Is Simon Peter staying here?” ️❓ 19 Peter thought about the dream. God’s Holy Spirit said, “Three men are here.” ️3️⃣ 20 God’s Holy Spirit said, “Go with them. Do not be afraid. I sent them.” ⬇️♂️️ 21 Peter met the men. He said, “I am Peter. Why did you come?” ❓ 22 They said, “Cornelius is a good captain. An angel told him to ask you to come. Please talk to us.” ✈️️ 23 Peter let them stay the night. Next day, Peter went with them. Some friends came too. ️➡️♂️ 24 They got to Caesarea. Cornelius waited. He called his family and friends to his house. 25 Peter came in. Cornelius bowed down at Peter’s feet. ♂️ 26 Peter helped him up. Peter said, “Stand up. I am a man too.” ✋ 27 They talked. They went in. Many people were there. ️➡️ 28 Peter said, “People think I should not visit new people. But God showed me I must not call anyone dirty. All people matter.” ➡️❤️ 29 “So I came right away. Why did you ask me to come?” ♂️⏱️❓ 30 Cornelius said, “Four days ago I prayed. A man in bright clothes came.” ⏳✨ 31 “He said, ‘God heard your prayer. God saw your gifts to the poor.’” 32 “Send to Joppa. Ask for Simon Peter. He is at Simon’s house by the sea.” ️➡️ 33 “So I sent right away. Thank you for coming. We are all here to hear God’s message.” ⏩ 34 Peter said, “Now I see. God does not pick only one group.” 35 “In every land, anyone who loves God and does right is welcome to God.” ️❤️✅ 36 “God sent good news. It is peace by Jesus Christ. He is Lord of all.” ️✝️ 37 “You heard about the things in the land. It started after John baptized people.” 38 “God gave Jesus of Nazareth God’s Holy Spirit and power. He did good. He healed many. God was with Him.” ✝️️❤️ 39 “We saw it. People killed Him on a cross.” ✝️ 40 “But God made Him alive on day three. He showed Him to us.” 3️⃣ 41 “He did not show to all. He showed to us. We ate and drank with Him after He came back to life.” 42 “He told us to tell all people. He will rule all, people who live and people who died.” ⚖️ 43 “Long ago, God’s men said this: Everyone who trusts in Him will have wrong things forgiven in His name.” ❤️✅ 44 While Peter talked, God’s Holy Spirit came on all who listened. ️✨ 45 The Jewish friends with Peter were very surprised. God’s Holy Spirit came to other people too. ️ 46 They heard them speak new words and praise God. ️ 47 Peter said, “We should baptize them with water. God gave them the Spirit like us.” ️ 48 They were baptized in Jesus’ name. They asked Peter to stay for some days. ✝️