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Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius[a] replied,[b] “What is it, Lord?” The angel[c] said to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity[d] have gone up as a memorial[e] before God.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 10:4 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Cornelius) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Acts 10:4 tn Grk “said,” but in response to the angel’s address, “replied” is better English style.
  3. Acts 10:4 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. Acts 10:4 tn Or “your gifts to the needy.”
  5. Acts 10:4 sn The language used in the expression gone up as a memorial before God parallels what one would say of acceptable sacrifices (Ps 141:2; Sir 35:6; 50:16).

And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, “What is it, lord?”

So he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God.

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Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.

The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering(A) before God.(B)

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