52 Josep Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger them equally by surprise. The last two scenes portray Cornelius’ men fetching Peter from Joppa and finally, Peter’s arrival at Cornelius’ house in Caesarea. It is there that God is finally able to overcome his reistance to the idea that the Gentiles are to be accepted in the Church without waiting for any further event: [BA] 10:1-8 Cornelius in Caesarea [BB] 10:9-16 Peter’s vision in Joppa [BB′] 10:17-23a Cornelius’ men find Peter in Joppa [BA′] 10:23b–11:1 Peter meets Cornelius in Caesarea Translation ‘Western Text’ Codex Vaticanus B03 [Aa] 1 A certain man in Caesarea 1 A certain man in Caesarea named named Cornelius, a centurion from Cornelius, a centurion from the the cohort called the Italian, 2 a cohort called the Italian, 2 a pious pious and god-fearing person along and god-fearing person along with with all his household, who used all his household, who used to do to do many charitable works for many charitable works for the Jewish the Jewish people and pray to God people and pray to God regularly, regularly, 3 saw in a vision clearly 3 saw in a vision clearly at round (the time being about the ninth about the ninth hour of the day an hour of the day) an angel of God angel of God coming in towards coming in towards him and saying him and saying to him, ‘Cornelius’. to him, ‘Cornelius’. [b] 4a He stared at him and becoming 4a He stared at him and becoming terrified he said, ‘What is it, Lord’. terrified he said, ‘What is it, Lord’. [b′] 4b He said to him, ‘Your prayers 4b He said to him, ‘Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before the face of up as a memorial before God, 5 so God, 5 so now send men to Joppa now send men to Joppa and fetch a and fetch Simon who is called Peter. certain Simon who is called Peter. 6 He is being lodged at the house of 6 He is lodged at the house of a Simon, a tanner, who has a house certain Simon, a tanner, who has a near the sea.’ house near the sea.’ [a′] 7 When the angel who spoke to 7 When the angel who spoke to him had left, he called two of his him had left, he called two of his domestic slaves and a pious soldier domestic slaves and a pious soldier from among those who faithfully from among those who faithfully served him 8 and, having explained served him 8 and, having explained the vision to them, he sent them to everything to them, he sent them to Joppa. Joppa.