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He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.

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 before God.

and said, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to the poor.

a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.

And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.

He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was everyone in his household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God.

Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is it, sir?” he asked the angel. And the angel replied, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering!

He told me, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been noticed by God!

He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God.

Staring at him in awe, he said, “What is it, Lord? ” The angel told him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered in God’s sight.

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

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.

and said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always.

And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, “What is it, lord?” So he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God.

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms are remembered in the sight of God.

There was a man named Cornelius who lived in Caesarea, captain of the Italian Guard stationed there. He was a thoroughly good man. He had led everyone in his house to live worshipfully before God, was always helping people in need, and had the habit of prayer. One day about three o’clock in the afternoon he had a vision. An angel of God, as real as his next-door neighbor, came in and said, “Cornelius.”

Cornelius stared hard, wondering if he was seeing things. Then he said, “What do you want, sir?” The angel said, “Your prayers and neighborly acts have brought you to God’s attention. Here’s what you are to do. Send men to Joppa to get Simon, the one everyone calls Peter. He is staying with Simon the Tanner, whose house is down by the sea.”

Cornelius said, “Four days ago at about this time, midafternoon, I was home praying. Suddenly there was a man right in front of me, flooding the room with light. He said, ‘Cornelius, your daily prayers and neighborly acts have brought you to God’s attention. I want you to send to Joppa to get Simon, the one they call Peter. He’s staying with Simon the Tanner down by the sea.’

a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and made many charitable contributions to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.

And he looked at him intently and became terrified, and said, “What is it, lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and charitable gifts have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

and he *said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your charitable gifts have been remembered before God.

a devout man and one who, along with all his household, feared God. He made many charitable donations to the Jewish people, and prayed to God always.

Cornelius was frightened and stared intently at him and said, “What is it, lord (sir)?” And the angel said to him, “Your prayers and gifts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God [an offering made in remembrance of His past blessings].

and he said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered before God [so that He is about to help you].

He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people and prayed to God regularly.

Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius replied, “What is it, Lord?” The angel said to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God.

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.