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.

But when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, [a]What is it, Lord? and he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are [b]come up into [c]remembrance before God.

Now therefore send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 10:4 What wilt thou with me, Lord? for he settleth himself to hear.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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