Acts 10:2
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
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Genesis 18:19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him.
1 Kings 8:43Hear you in heaven your dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calls to you for: that all people of the earth may know your name, to fear you, as do your people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have built, is called by your name.
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Psalms 25:5Lead me in your truth, and teach me: for you are the God of my salvation; on you do I wait all the day.
Psalms 41:1Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalms 86:3Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto you daily.
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 →