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a devout one, and one fearing God with all his household, doing many acts-of-almsgiving to the [Jewish] people, and praying to God continually— saw in a vision[a] clearly[b], as-if [c] it were around the ninth[d] hour of the day, an angel of God having come-in[e] to him, and having said to him, “Cornelius!” And the one— having looked-intently at him, and having become terrified— said, “What is it, sir[f]?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your acts-of-almsgiving went up for a memorial before God.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 10:3 Or, sight.
  2. Acts 10:3 Or, distinctly, plainly.
  3. Acts 10:3 That is, as if it were broad daylight inside his house. Some manuscripts simply say ‘about’.
  4. Acts 10:3 That is, 3 p.m.
  5. Acts 10:3 That is, come into his house.
  6. Acts 10:4 Or, lord, as in Rev 7:14.

He and all his family were devout and God-fearing;(A) he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. One day at about three in the afternoon(B) he had a vision.(C) He distinctly saw an angel(D) of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.

The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering(E) before God.(F)

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