Acts 10:22
20 Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.
21 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
23 Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
24 And the morrow after they entered into Cæsarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- “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.”
- KJV
- And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
- WEB
- They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say.”
- ASV
- And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man and one that feareth God, and well reported of by all the nation of the Jews, was warned [of God] by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words from thee.
- DARBY
- And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and borne witness to by the whole nation of the Jews, has been divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, and hear words from thee.
- BLB
- And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a man righteous and fearing God—and being well testified to by all the nation of the Jews—was divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house and to hear a message from you.”
- ÅB
- De sa: Kornelius, en høvedsmann, en rettferdig og gudfryktig mann, som har godt vitnesbyrd av hele jødenes folk, fikk det bud av en hellig engel at han skulle hente deg til sitt hus og høre hva du har å si.
- OTB
- De svarte: "Kornelius, en offiser, en rettferdig og gudfryktig mann, godt omtalt av hele det jødiske folket, ble instruert av en hellig engel om å tilkalle deg til sitt hus for å høre hva du har å si."
- B1930
- De sa: Kornelius, en høvedsmann, en rettferdig og gudfryktig mann, som har godt vidnesbyrd av hele jødenes folk, fikk det bud av en hellig engel at han skulde hente dig til sitt hus og høre hvad du har å si.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 11:14
Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
Read in contextActs 22:12
And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
Read in contextActs 10:2
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
Read in context3 John 1:12
Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.
Read in contextActs 24:15
And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
Read in contextMark 8:38
Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Read in contextLuke 23:50
And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:
Read in contextLuke 7:4–5
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
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