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Acts 10:2

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1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.

He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.

3 One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

4 Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
KJV
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
WEB
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.
ASV
a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
DARBY
pious, and fearing God with all his house, [both] giving much alms to the people, and supplicating God continually,
BLB
devout and fearing God with all his household, doing many alms to the people and praying to God through all.
ÅB
han var en from mann og fryktet Gud med hele sitt hus og gav mange almisser til folket og ba alltid til Gud.
OTB
Han var en gudfryktig mann som, sammen med hele sitt hus, fryktet Gud. Han ga generøst til det jødiske folket og ba regelmessig til Gud.
B1930
han var en from mann og fryktet Gud med hele sitt hus og gav mange almisser til folket og bad alltid til Gud.

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  • Matthew 7:7–8

    Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

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  • Acts 10:4

    Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

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  • Acts 10:22

    “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”

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  • Acts 13:16

    Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!

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  • Acts 10:35

    but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.

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  • Isaiah 58:7–8

    Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

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  • Acts 10:7

    When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.

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  • Acts 8:2

    God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

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