Acts 10:2
a devout man, and fearing God with all his house, and doing many charities for the people, and beseeching God always.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1Now a certain man was in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called Italian,
Cross References
Genesis 18:19For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of LORD, to do righteousness and justice, to the end that LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoke
1 Kings 8:43hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the foreigner calls to thee for, that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as does thy people Israel, and that they may know that this ho
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was perfect and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
Psalms 25:5Guide me in thy truth, and teach me. For thou are the God of my salvation. For thee do I wait all the day.
Psalms 41:1Blessed is he who considers a poor man. LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.
Psalms 86:3Be merciful to me, O LORD, for to thee do I cry all the day long.
Matthew Henry on Acts 10:2-9
The Case of Cornelius. 1 There was a certain man in Cæsarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, 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. 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 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… Read the whole commentary →