Acts 10:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
2 A [a]devout man, and one that feared God with [b]all his household, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed God continually.
3 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.
4 But when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, [c]What is it, Lord? and he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are [d]come up into [e]remembrance before God.
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- Acts 10:2 So that he worshipped one God, and was no idolater, and neither could be void of faith in Christ, because he was a devout man but as yet he knew not that he was come.
- Acts 10:2 This is a great commendation to this man, that he labored to have all his household and familiar friends and acquaintances to be religious and godly.
- Acts 10:4 What wilt thou with me, Lord? for he settleth himself to hear.
- Acts 10:4 This is a borrowed kind of speech, which the Hebrews use very much, taken from sacrifices, and applied to prayers: for it is said of whole burnt sacrifices, that the smoke and savor of them goeth up into God’s nostrils: so do our prayers as a sweet-smelling sacrifice which the Lord taketh great pleasure in.
- Acts 10:4 That is, insomuch that they will not suffer God as it were, to forget thee: for so doth the Scripture use oftentimes to prattle with us as nurses do with little children, when they frame their tongues to speak.
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