Acts 10:21-22

Peter probably descended from the roof by using a stairway on the outside of the house, as was common, and met the messengers outside the door where they had been standing. They described Cornelius as a man well spoken of by the whole nation (Gr. ethnos) of the Jews as well as a righteous and God-fearing man (cf. Acts 10:2). They obviously wanted their description of their master to influence Peter to accompany them back to Caesarea.