Acts 10:3

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

² He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.

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.

⁵ Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.

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: One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
KJV: He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
WEB: At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, “Cornelius!”
ASV: He saw in a vision openly, as it were about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius.
DARBY: saw plainly in a vision, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius.
BLB: He saw clearly in a vision, as it was about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God having come to him and having said to him, “Cornelius!”

ÅB: Og han så grandgivelig i et syn, omkring den niende time på dagen, en Guds engel som kom inn til ham og sa til ham: Kornelius!
OTB: Rundt klokken tre på ettermiddagen så han tydelig i et syn en Guds engel, som kom til ham og sa: "Kornelius!"
B1930: Og han så grandgivelig i et syn, omkring den niende time på dagen, en Guds engel som kom inn til ham og sa til ham: Kornelius!

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Daniel 9:20–21
While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and that of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the LORD my God concerning His holy mountain—
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One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
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Acts 5:19
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
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Acts 10:30
Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
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Acts 9:10
In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
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Acts 9:4
He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
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Acts 10:19
As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.
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Acts 10:17
While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
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