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Acts 10:31

Cornelius
Prayer

29 Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?

30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.

33 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of 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
and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
KJV
And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
WEB
and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to the needy are remembered in the sight of God.
ASV
and saith, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
DARBY
and said, Cornelius, thy prayer has been heard, and thy alms have come in remembrance before God.
BLB
and he said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer was heard, and your alms have been remembered before God.
ÅB
og han sier: Kornelius! din bønn er hørt, og dine almisser er ihukommet for Guds åsyn;
OTB
og sa: 'Kornelius, din bønn er blitt hørt, og dine gaver til de fattige er blitt husket for Gud.
B1930
og han sier: Kornelius! din bønn er hørt, og dine almisser er ihukommet for Guds åsyn;

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Cross references

  • Luke 1:13

    But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

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  • Acts 10:4

    And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

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  • Daniel 9:23

    At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.

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  • Isaiah 38:5

    Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.

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  • Daniel 10:12

    Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

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  • Revelation 8:3–4

    And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

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  • Leviticus 2:9

    And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

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  • Revelation 5:8

    And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

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