Acts 10:4

Staring at him intently, Cornelius was afraid and said, “What is it, Lord?” The angel said to him, “Yoʋr prayers and charitable acts have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God, who came in and said to him, “Cornelius!”

5Now send men to Joppa and have them bring back Simon, who is called Peter.

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Cross References

Luke 1:12When Zechariah saw him, he was startled, and fear fell upon him.

Luke 24:5The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?

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 →

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