Acts 10:2

A religious man and one who reverenced God, with all his household. He was liberal in his charities to the people, and prayed to God constantly.

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

In Context

1There was then in Caesarea a man named Cornelius, a Captain in the regiment known as the ‘Italian Regiment,’

3One afternoon, about three o’clock, he distinctly saw in a vision an angel from God come to him, and call him by name.

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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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