In this passage, we see how Peter reports to the believers in Jerusalem about his encounter with Cornelius, a Gentile. Some Jewish believers criticize Peter for eating with Gentiles, but he explains that God gave him a vision showing that no person is unclean and that the Holy Spirit came upon the Gentiles just as it had on the Jews. Peter concludes that he could not stand in God’s way since God Himself granted the Gentiles repentance and life. The passage highlights that salvation is God’s work and that the gospel is for all people, not just the Jews.