" 30 ቆርኔሌዎስም እንዲህ አለ:- "ከአራት ቀን በፊት በዚሁ ሰዓት ይኸውም ከቀኑ ዘጠኝ ሰዓት ላይ በቤቴ ሆኜ እየጸለይኩ ሳለ የሚያንጸባርቅ ልብስ የለበሰ ሰው ፊቴ ቆሞ 31 እንዲህ አለኝ:- 'ቆርኔሌዎስ፣ ጸሎትህ ተሰምቶልሃል፤ ምጽዋትህም በአምላክ ፊት ታስቦልሃል።
30 Cornelius said, "Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during the ninth hour (3:00-4:00 p.m.); and a man [dressed] in bright, dazzling clothing suddenly stood before me, 31 and he said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered before God [so that He is about to help you].