¹ Y se le apareció el SEÑOR en el alcornocal de Mamre, estando él sentado a la puerta de su tienda, cuando comenzaba el calor del día.

² Y alzó sus ojos, y miró, y he aquí tres varones que estaban junto a él; y cuando los vio, salió corriendo de la puerta de su tienda a recibirlos, y se inclinó hacia la tierra,

³ Y dijo: Señor, si ahora he hallado gracia en tus ojos, te ruego que no pases de tu siervo.

⁴ Que se traiga ahora un poco de agua, y lavad vuestros pies; y recostaos debajo de un árbol,

⁵ y traeré un bocado de pan, y sustentad vuestro corazón; después pasaréis, porque por eso habéis pasado cerca de vuestro siervo. Y ellos dijeron: Haz así como has dicho.

⁶ Entonces Abraham fue de prisa a la tienda a Sara, y le dijo: Toma presto tres medidas de flor de harina, amasa y haz panes cocidos debajo de la ceniza.

⁷ Y corrió Abraham a las vacas, y tomó un becerro tierno y bueno, y lo dio al joven, y éste se dio prisa a aderezarlo.

⁸ Tomó también manteca y leche, y el becerro que había aderezado, y lo puso delante de ellos; y él estaba junto a ellos debajo del árbol; y comieron.

⁹ Y le dijeron: ¿Dónde está Sara tu mujer? Y él respondió: Aquí en la tienda.

¹⁰ Entonces dijo: De cierto volveré a ti según el tiempo de la vida, y he aquí, que Sara tu mujer tendrá un hijo. Y Sara escuchaba a la puerta de la tienda, y Abraham estaba detrás de él.

¹¹ Y Abraham y Sara eran viejos, entrados en días: y a Sara le había cesado ya la costumbre de las mujeres.

¹² Se rió, pues, Sara entre sí, diciendo: ¿Después que he envejecido tendré deleite? Así mismo mi señor es ya viejo.

¹³ Entonces el SEÑOR dijo a Abraham: ¿Por qué se ha reído Sara diciendo: Será cierto que he de dar a luz siendo ya vieja?

¹⁴ ¿Por ventura hay para Dios alguna cosa difícil? Al tiempo señalado volveré a ti, según el tiempo de la vida, y Sara tendrá un hijo.

¹⁵ Entonces Sara negó diciendo: No me reí; porque tuvo miedo. Y él dijo: No es así, porque te reíste.

¹⁶ Y los varones se levantaron de allí, y miraron hacia Sodoma; y Abraham iba con ellos acompañándolos.

¹⁷ Y el SEÑOR dijo: ¿Encubro yo a Abraham lo que hago,

¹⁸ habiendo de ser Abraham en gran gente y fuerte, y habiendo de ser benditos en él todos los gentiles de la tierra?

¹⁹ Porque yo lo he conocido, sé que mandará a sus hijos y a su casa después de sí, que guarden el camino del SEÑOR, haciendo justicia y juicio, para que haga venir el SEÑOR sobre Abraham lo que ha hablado acerca de él.

²⁰ Entonces el SEÑOR le dijo: Por cuanto el clamor de Sodoma y Gomorra se ha engrandecido, y el pecado de ellos se ha agravado en extremo,

²¹ descenderé ahora, y veré si han consumado su obra según el clamor que ha venido hasta mí; y si no, lo sabré.

²² Y se apartaron de allí los varones, y fueron hacia Sodoma; mas Abraham estaba aún delante del SEÑOR.

²³ Y se acercó Abraham y dijo: ¿Destruirás también al justo con el impío?

²⁴ Por ventura hay cincuenta justos dentro de la ciudad, ¿destruirás también y no perdonarás al lugar por cincuenta justos que estén dentro de él?

²⁵ Lejos de ti el hacer tal, que hagas morir al justo con el impío, y que sea el justo tratado como el impío; nunca tal hagas. El juez de toda la tierra, ¿no ha de hacer derecho?

²⁶ Entonces respondió el SEÑOR: Si hallare en Sodoma cincuenta justos dentro de la ciudad, perdonaré a todo este lugar por amor de ellos.

²⁷ Y Abraham replicó y dijo: He aquí ahora que he comenzado a hablar a mi Señor, aunque soy polvo y ceniza;

²⁸ por ventura faltarán de cincuenta justos, cinco: ¿destruirás por aquellos cinco toda la ciudad? Y dijo: No la destruiré, si hallare allí cuarenta y cinco.

²⁹ Y volvió a hablarle, y dijo: Por ventura se hallarán allí cuarenta. Y respondió: No lo haré por amor de los cuarenta.

³⁰ Y dijo: No se enoje ahora mi Señor, si hablare: Por ventura se hallarán allí treinta. Y respondió: No lo haré si hallare allí treinta.

³¹ Y dijo: He aquí ahora que he comenzado a hablar a mi Señor: Por ventura se hallarán allí veinte. Respondió, no la destruiré, por veinte.

³² Y volvió a decir: No se enoje ahora mi Señor, si hablare solamente una vez: Por ventura se hallarán allí diez. Respondió, No la destruiré, por diez.

³³ Y se fue el SEÑOR, luego que acabó de hablar a Abraham; y Abraham se volvió a su lugar.

¹ Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

² a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.

³ At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, "Cornelius!"

⁴ He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, "What is it, Lord?" He said to him, "Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.

⁵ Now send men to Joppa, and get Simon, who is surnamed Peter.

⁶ He lodges with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside."

⁷ When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.

⁸ Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

¹⁰ He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

¹¹ He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

¹² in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.

¹³ A voice came to him, "Rise, Peter, kill and eat!"

¹⁴ But Peter said, "Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean."

¹⁵ A voice came to him again the second time, "What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean."

¹⁶ This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was received up into heaven.

¹⁷ Now while Peter was very perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood before the gate,

¹⁸ and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, was lodging there.

¹⁹ While Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men seek you.

²⁰ But arise, get down, and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them."

²¹ Peter went down to the men, and said, "Behold, I am he whom you seek. Why have you come?"

²² They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say."

²³ So he called them in and lodged them. On the next day Peter arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

²⁴ On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.

²⁵ When it happened that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.

²⁶ But Peter raised him up, saying, "Stand up! I myself am also a man."

²⁷ As he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered together.

²⁸ He said to them, "You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn't call any man unholy or unclean.

²⁹ Therefore also I came without complaint when I was sent for. I ask therefore, why did you send for me?"

³⁰ Cornelius said, "Four days ago, I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

³¹ and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to the needy are remembered in the sight of God.

³² Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. He lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the seaside. When he comes, he will speak to you.'

³³ Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God."

³⁴ Peter opened his mouth and said, "Truly I perceive that God doesn't show favoritism;

³⁵ but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.

³⁶ The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ--he is Lord of all--

³⁷ you yourselves know what happened, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

³⁸ even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

³⁹ We are witnesses of everything he did both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they also killed, hanging him on a tree.

⁴⁰ God raised him up the third day, and gave him to be revealed,

⁴¹ not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

⁴² He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is he who is appointed by God as the Judge of the living and the dead.

⁴³ All the prophets testify about him, that through his name everyone who believes in him will receive remission of sins."

⁴⁴ While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.

⁴⁵ They of the circumcision who believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the Gentiles.

⁴⁶ For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

⁴⁷ "Can any man forbid the water, that these who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we should not be baptized?"

⁴⁸ He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days.