Acts 10:31

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

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  • Acts 10:4 : 4 Cornelius gazed at him in fear and asked, 'What is it, Lord?' The angel replied, 'Your prayers and your acts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God.'
  • Phil 4:18 : 18 I have received full payment, and more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and the love you have shown for His name, having served and continuing to serve the saints.
  • Rev 5:8 : 8 When he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each of them was holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
  • Rev 8:3-4 : 3 Another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all God's people on the golden altar before the throne. 4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God's people, went up before God from the angel's hand.
  • Lev 2:2 : 2 They are to bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests. One of the priests will take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
  • Lev 2:9 : 9 The priest shall take a portion of the grain offering as its memorial portion and burn it on the altar. It is an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
  • Lev 5:12 : 12 They shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take a handful as its memorial portion and burn it on the altar on the fire offerings to the LORD; it is a sin offering.
  • Isa 38:5 : 5 "Go and tell Hezekiah: This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: 'I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.'"
  • Dan 9:23 : 23 At the beginning of your pleas, a word went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed. So consider the word and understand the vision.'
  • Dan 10:12 : 12 Then he said, 'Do not be afraid, Daniel. From the first day that you set your heart to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come because of your words.'
  • Luke 1:13 : 13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.

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  • Acts 10:1-9
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    1There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.

    2He was a devout man and feared God along with all his household. He gave many alms to the people and prayed to God continually.

    3One afternoon, about three o’clock, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying, 'Cornelius.'

    4Cornelius gazed at him in fear and asked, 'What is it, Lord?' The angel replied, 'Your prayers and your acts of charity have ascended as a memorial offering before God.'

    5Now send men to Joppa and call for Simon, who is also named Peter.

    6He is staying as a guest with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. He will tell you what you must do.

    7When the angel who spoke to Cornelius had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants.

    8After describing everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

    9The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray about noon.

  • Acts 10:29-30
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    29That is why I came without objection when I was sent for. Now may I ask why you sent for me?

    30Cornelius replied, 'Four days ago at this very hour, I was fasting and praying in my house at three in the afternoon, and suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me.

  • Acts 10:21-27
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    21So Peter went down to the men and said, 'Behold, I am the one you are looking for. Why have you come?'

    22They replied, 'Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man who is well-spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear what you have to say.'

    23So Peter invited them in as his guests. The next day he got up and went with them. Some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

    24The following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

    25When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.

    26But Peter lifted him up and said, 'Stand up! I myself am also a man.'

    27While talking with him, Peter went inside and found many people gathered.

  • Acts 10:32-35
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    32Send someone to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. He is staying as a guest in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.'

    33So immediately, I sent for you, and you were kind enough to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to say.

    34Then Peter began to speak: 'Now I truly understand that God does not show favoritism,

    35but in every nation, the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.

  • Acts 10:13-19
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    13Then a voice said to him, 'Rise, Peter, kill and eat.'

    14But Peter said, 'By no means, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.'

    15Again, the voice came to him a second time, saying, 'What God has made clean, you must not call common.'

    16This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.

    17While Peter was deeply perplexed about what the vision he had seen might mean, behold, the men who had been sent by Cornelius had asked for Simon’s house and stood at the gate.

    18They called out, asking if Simon, also known as Peter, was staying there as a guest.

    19While Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, 'Behold, three men are looking for you.'

  • Acts 11:8-14
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    8But I said, ‘Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

    9The voice spoke from heaven a second time: ‘What God has made clean, you must not call unclean.’

    10This happened three times, and then the whole object was pulled up into heaven.

    11Just then, three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea arrived at the house where I was staying.

    12The Spirit told me to go with them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man's house.

    13He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send men to Joppa and bring back Simon, who is called Peter.

    14He will speak words to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.

  • Acts 10:44-46
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    44While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down on all who were listening to the message.

    45The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,

    46for they were hearing them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter responded:

  • Acts 11:1
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    1The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that even the Gentiles had accepted the word of God.

  • Acts 11:4-5
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    4But Peter began to explain it to them step by step, saying:

    5'I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw in a trance a vision: something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to me.

  • Acts 12:5
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    5So Peter was kept in prison, but the church fervently prayed to God for him.

  • Acts 12:16
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    16Peter, however, kept knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.

  • Acts 9:40
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    40Peter sent everyone out of the room, then knelt down and prayed. Turning toward the body, he said, "Tabitha, arise." She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

  • Acts 10:11
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    11He saw heaven opened, and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

  • Acts 12:11
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    11When Peter came to himself, he said, 'Now I truly know that the Lord sent His angel and rescued me from Herod's grasp and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.'

  • Acts 11:18
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    18When they heard this, they became silent and glorified God, saying, 'So then, God has granted repentance leading to life even to the Gentiles.'

  • Acts 2:37
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    37When they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, 'Brothers, what shall we do?'

  • Acts 3:3
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    3When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple, he began asking them for alms.