Acts 10:2

Bishops' Bible (1568)

A deuoute man, & one yt feared God, with all his housholde, which gaue much almes to the people, and prayed God alway.

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  • Acts 10:22 : 22 And they sayde: Cornelius the capitayne, a iust man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the people of the Iewes, was warned by an holy Angel to sende for thee into his house, and to heare wordes of thee.
  • Acts 13:16 : 16 Then Paul stoode vp, and beckened with the hande, and sayde: Men of Israel, & ye that feare God, geue audience.
  • Acts 13:26 : 26 Ye men and brethren, chyldren of the generation of Abraham, and whosoeuer among you feareth God, to you is the worde of this saluation sent.
  • Acts 10:7 : 7 And when the Angell whiche spake vnto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household seruauntes, and a deuout souldier of them that wayted on hym,
  • Acts 10:35 : 35 But in euery nation, he that feareth hym, and worketh ryghteousnes, is accepted with hym.
  • Acts 10:31 : 31 And sayde: Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thyne almes deedes are had in remembraunce in the syght of God.
  • Acts 13:50 : 50 But the Iewes moued the deuout and honest women, and the chiefe men of the citie, and raysed persecution agaynst Paule and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coastes:
  • Acts 16:14-15 : 14 And a certayne woman, named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the citie of the Thyatirians, which worshipped God, gaue vs audience: Whose hearte the Lorde opened, that she attended vnto the thynges which Paul spake. 15 And when she was baptized, and her householde, she besought vs, saying: Yf ye haue iudged me to be faythfull to the Lorde, come into my house, and abyde there. And she constrayned vs.
  • Acts 18:8 : 8 And one Crispus the chiefe ruler of the synagogue beleued on the Lorde, with all his housholde: and many of the Corinthians hearyng, beleued, and were baptized.
  • Acts 22:12 : 12 And one Ananias, a deuout man as perteynyng to the lawe, hauyng a good report of all the Iewes whiche there dwelt,
  • Rom 15:26-27 : 26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia & Achaia to make a certaine comon gatheryng for the poore saintes whiche are at Hierusalem. 27 It hath pleased them veryly, & their detters are they. For yf the gentiles be made partakers of their spirituall thynges, their duetie is to minister vnto the in carnall thynges.
  • 2 Cor 9:8-9 : 8 God is able to make you riche in all grace, that ye in all thynges hauyng sufficient vnto the vtmost, may be riche vnto all maner of good workes, 9 As it is written: He hath sparsed abrode, and hath geuen to the poore, his ryghteousnesse remayneth for euer. 10 He that ministreth seede vnto ye sower, ministreth bread also for foode, and multiplieth your seede, and encreaseth the fruites of your ryghteousnesse: 11 That in all thynges ye may be made riche into all singlenesse, which causeth through vs, that thankes are geuen vnto God. 12 For the administration of this seruice, not only supplieth ye neede of the saintes: but also is aboundaunt by the thankes geuyng of many vnto God, 13 Which by the experiment of this ministration, prayse God for the obedience of your consentyng to the Gospell of Christe, and for your singlenesse in distributyng to them, and to all men: 14 And by their prayers for you, which long after you, for the aboundaunt grace of God in you. 15 Thankes be vnto God, for his vnspeakeable gyft.
  • Col 4:2 : 2 Continue in prayer, and watche in the same with thankes geuyng:
  • 1 Thess 5:17 : 17 Pray continually.
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lacke wisdome, let him aske of God, that geueth to all men indifferentlie, and casteth no man in the teeth: and it shalbe geuen hym.
  • Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not feare thee O Lorde, and glorifie thy name? for thou only art holy: And all gentiles shal come and worship before thee, for thy iudgemetes are made manifest.
  • Gen 18:19 : 19 I knowe this also, that he wyll commaunde his chyldren and his householde after him, that they kepe the way of the Lord, and to do iustice and iudgement, that the Lorde may bryng vppon Abraha that he hath spoken vnto him.
  • Josh 24:15 : 15 And yf it seeme euyll vnto you to serue the Lorde, then chose you this day who you wil serue, whether ye goddes which your fathers serued (that were on the other side of the fludde) either ye goddes of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwel: As for me and my house, we wil serue the Lorde.
  • 1 Kgs 8:43 : 43 Therfore heare thou in heauen thy dwelling place, & do all that the straunger calleth to thee for: that all nations of the earth may knowe thy name, and feare thee as do thy people Israel, and that they may knowe that thy name is called vpon in this house which I haue builded.
  • 2 Chr 6:33 : 33 Thou shalt heare from heauen, euen from thy dwelling place, and shalt do according to all that the straunger calleth to thee for: That all people of the earth may knowe thy name, and feare thee as doth thy people Israel, and that they may knowe how that in this house whiche I haue buylt, thy name is called vpon.
  • Job 1:1 : 1 In the lande of Hus there was a man whose name was Iob, & the same was a perfect and iust man, one that feared God and eschued euill.
  • Job 1:5 : 5 And when the dayes of their banquetting were gone about, Iob sent and sanctified them, and gat vp early and offered for euery one a burnt offring: For Iob saide, It may be that my sonnes haue done some offence, & haue ben vnthankfull to God in their heartes. Thus did Iob euery day.
  • Ps 25:5 : 5 leade me foorth in thy trueth and teache me, for thou art the Lorde of my saluation, I haue wayted for thee al the day long.
  • Ps 25:8-9 : 8 Gratious and ryghteous is God: therfore he wyll teache sinners in the way. 9 He wyll guide the meke in iudgement: and teache the humble his way.
  • Ps 41:1 : 1 To the chiefe musition, a psalme of Dauid. Blessed is he that considereth ye poore: God wyll delyuer hym in the tyme of trouble.
  • Ps 55:17 : 17 In the euening and morning, and at noone day wyll I pray, and that most instantly: and he wyll heare my voyce.
  • Ps 86:3 : 3 Be mercifull vnto me O God: for I do call dayly vpon thee.
  • Ps 88:1 : 1 A song, the psalme of the sonnes of Corach, to the chiefe musition vpon Mahalath Leannoth, a wise instruction of Heman the Ezrahite. O God the Lorde of my saluation, I crye day and night before thee:
  • Ps 101:6-8 : 6 Myne eyes shalbe vpon such in the lande as haue a true meanyng, that they may sit with me: he that leadeth a perfect lyfe shall minister vnto me. 7 There shall no deceiptfull person haue any seate in my house: he that telleth lyes shall not tary long in my syght. 8 I wyll euery mornyng destroy all the vngodly in the lande: that I may roote out from the citie of God all workers of wickednesse.
  • Ps 102:15 : 15 And the heathen wyll feare thy name O God: and all the kynges of the earth thy glorious maiestie.
  • Ps 119:2 : 2 Blessed are they that kepe his testimonies: they seke hym with their whole heart.
  • Prov 2:3-5 : 3 For if thou cryest after wisdome, and cryest for knowledge: 4 If thou seekest for her as for siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures: 5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lorde, and finde the knowledge of God.
  • Eccl 7:18 : 18 It is good for thee to take holde of this, and not to let that go out of thy hande: For he that feareth God, commeth foorth with them all.
  • Isa 58:7-8 : 7 To deale thy bread to the hungrie, and to bring the poore wandering home into thy house? when thou seest the naked that thou couer hym, and hide not thy selfe from thy neighbour, and despise not thyne owne fleshe? 8 Then shall thy light breake foorth as the morning, and thy health florishe right shortly: righteousnesse shall go before thee, and the glory of the Lorde shall embrace thee.
  • Isa 59:19 : 19 They shall feare the name of the Lorde from the rising of the sunne, and his maiestie vnto the going downe of the same, for he shall come as a violent water streame which the winde of the Lorde hath moued.
  • Dan 6:10 : 10 Now when Daniel vnderstoode that he had sealed the writing, he went into his house, and the windowes of his chamber towarde Hierusalem stoode open, there kneeled he downe vpon his knees three times a day, he made his petition, and praysed his God, as he dyd afore time.
  • Dan 6:16 : 16 Then the king commaunded, and they brought Daniel, and they cast him into the lions denne. Nowe the king spake vnto Daniel, & saide: Thy God whom thou alway seruest, euen he wyll deliuer thee.
  • Dan 6:20 : 20 Now as he came nye vnto the denne, he cryed with a pitious voyce vnto Daniel, yea the king spake and saide vnto Daniel: O Daniel, thou seruaut of the liuing God, is not thy God whom thou seruest alway, able to deliuer thee from ye lions?
  • Dan 6:26 : 26 My commaundement is in all my dominion and kingdome, that men feare and stand in awe of Daniels God: for he is the liuing God which abideth euer, his kindgome shall not fayle, and his power is euerlasting.
  • Matt 7:7-8 : 7 Aske, and it shalbe geuen you: seke, and ye shall fynde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you. 8 For he that asketh, receaueth: and he that seketh, fyndeth: and to hym that knocketh, it shalbe opened.
  • Luke 2:25 : 25 And beholde, there was a man in Hierusalem, whose name was Simeon: and the same man was iust and godlye, and loked for the consolation of Israel, and the holy ghost was vpon hym.
  • Luke 7:4-5 : 4 And when they came to Iesus, they besought hym instantly, saying he is worthy that thou shouldest do this for hym. 5 For he loueth our nation, and hath built vs a synagogue.
  • Luke 18:1 : 1 And he put foorth a parable vnto them, to this ende that me ought alwayes to pray, & not to be weery,
  • Acts 2:5 : 5 There were dwellyng at Hierusalem, Iewes, deuout men, out of euery nation of them that are vnder heauen.
  • Acts 8:2 : 2 And deuout men were carefull together touchyng Steuen, and made great lamentation ouer hym.
  • Acts 9:11 : 11 And the Lorde sayde vnto hym: aryse, and go into the streate, whiche is called strayght, and seeke in the house of Iudas, after one called Saul, of Tarsus: for beholde he prayeth,
  • Acts 9:31 : 31 Then had the Churches rest throughout all Iurie, and Galilee, and Samaria, and were edified, and walked in the feare of the Lorde, & multiplied by the comfort of the holy ghost.
  • Acts 9:36 : 36 There was also at Ioppa a certayne woman, a disciple, named Tabitha, which by interpretatio is called Dorcas: the same was full of good workes and almes deedes, which she dyd.
  • Acts 10:4 : 4 And when he loked on hym, he was afrayde, and sayde: What is it Lorde? And he sayde vnto hym: Thy prayers and thyne almes, are come vp into remembraunce before God.

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  • Acts 10:1
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    1There was a certayne man in Cesarea, called Cornelius, a captayne of the bande called the Italian bande,

  • Acts 10:3-9
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    3The same sawe by a vision euidently, about the ninth houre of the daye, an Angel of God commyng in to hym, and saying vnto hym, Cornelius.

    4And when he loked on hym, he was afrayde, and sayde: What is it Lorde? And he sayde vnto hym: Thy prayers and thyne almes, are come vp into remembraunce before God.

    5And nowe sende men to Ioppa, & call for one Simo, whose sirname is Peter.

    6He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea syde: He shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

    7And when the Angell whiche spake vnto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household seruauntes, and a deuout souldier of them that wayted on hym,

    8And tolde them all the matter, & sent them to Ioppa.

    9On the morowe as they went on their iourney, and drewe nye vnto the citie, Peter went vp vnto the highest part of the house to pray, about the sixth houre.

  • Acts 10:21-35
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    21Then Peter went downe to the men which were set vnto him fro Cornelius, & said: Behold, I am he who ye seeke, what is the cause wherfore ye are come?

    22And they sayde: Cornelius the capitayne, a iust man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the people of the Iewes, was warned by an holy Angel to sende for thee into his house, and to heare wordes of thee.

    23Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morowe, Peter went away with them, and certaine brethren from Ioppa accompanied hym.

    24And the thirde day after, entred they into Cesarea: And Cornelius wayted for them, and hadde called together his kinsemen and speciall friendes.

    25And it came to passe, as Peter came in, Cornelius met hym, & fell downe at his feete, and worshipped hym.

    26But Peter toke him vp, saying: stande vp, I my selfe also am a man.

    27And as he talked with him, he came in, & found many that were come together.

    28And he said vnto the: Ye knowe how that it is an vnlawful thyng for a man that is a Iew, to companie or come vnto one of another natio: But God hath shewed me, that I shoulde not call any man common or vncleane.

    29Therefore came I vnto you without delay, assoone as I was sent for: I aske therfore, for what intent ye haue sent for me?

    30And Cornelius sayde: This day nowe foure dayes, about this houre, I sate fasting, and at the ninth houre, I prayed in my house: And beholde, a man stoode before me in bryght clothyng,

    31And sayde: Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thyne almes deedes are had in remembraunce in the syght of God.

    32Sende therfore to Ioppa, and call for Simon, whose sirname is Peter: He is lodged in the house of one Simo, a tanner, by the sea syde, who when he commeth, shall speake vnto thee.

    33Then sent I for thee immediatly, and thou hast well done that thou art come. Nowe therfore are we all here present before God, to heare all thynges that are commaunded vnto thee of God.

    34Then Peter opened his mouth, and said: Of a trueth I perceaue that God hath no regarde of persons:

    35But in euery nation, he that feareth hym, and worketh ryghteousnes, is accepted with hym.

  • Acts 11:11-14
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    11And beholde, immediatly there were three men, alredy come vnto the house where I was, sent from Cesarea vnto me.

    12And the spirite sayde vnto me, that I shoulde go with the, without doubting. Moreouer, these sixe brethren accompanyed me, & we entred into the mans house:

    13And he shewed vs, howe he had seene an Angel in his house, which stoode and sayde vnto hym: Sende men to Ioppa, and call for Simon, whose sirname is Peter:

    14He shal tell thee wordes, wherby both thou and all thyne house shalbe saued.

  • Acts 10:16-19
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    16This was done thryse, and the vessell was receaued vp agayne into heauen.

    17Nowe whyle Peter doubted in hym selfe, what this vision whiche he hadde seene meant: beholde, the men whiche were sent from Cornelius, had made inquiraunce for Simons house, & stoode before the doore,

    18And called, and asked whether Simo which was sirnamed Peter, were lodged there.

    19Whyle Peter thought on the vision, the spirite said vnto hym: beholde, three men seke thee.

  • Acts 11:23-24
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    23Which when he came, and had seene the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they woulde cleaue vnto the Lorde.

    24For he was a good man, and full of the holy ghost, and of fayth: And much people was added vnto the Lorde.

  • Acts 22:12
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    12And one Ananias, a deuout man as perteynyng to the lawe, hauyng a good report of all the Iewes whiche there dwelt,

  • Acts 9:42
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    42And it was knowen throughout all Ioppa, & many beleued in the Lorde.

  • Acts 12:5
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    5And Peter was kept in pryson: But prayer was made without ceassyng of the Churche, vnto God for hym.

  • Acts 9:11
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    11And the Lorde sayde vnto hym: aryse, and go into the streate, whiche is called strayght, and seeke in the house of Iudas, after one called Saul, of Tarsus: for beholde he prayeth,

  • Luke 1:10
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    10And the whole multitude of the people were without in prayer, whyle the incence was burnyng.

  • Luke 18:2
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    2Saying: There was in a certayne citie, a iudge, whiche feared not God, neither regarded man.

  • Acts 9:35-36
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    35And all that dwelt at Lydda, and Saron sawe hym, and turned to the Lorde.

    36There was also at Ioppa a certayne woman, a disciple, named Tabitha, which by interpretatio is called Dorcas: the same was full of good workes and almes deedes, which she dyd.

  • Matt 8:5
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    5And when Iesus was entred into Capernaum, there came vnto hym a Centurion, besechyng hym.

  • Acts 16:34
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    34And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and ioyed that he with all his householde beleued on God.

  • Acts 13:7
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    7Which was with the deputie of the countrey, one Sergius Paulus, a prudent man: The same called vnto hym Barnabas and Saul, and desired to heare the worde of God.

  • Acts 18:7
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    7And he departed thence, and entred into a certaine mans house, named Iustus, a worshipper of God, whose house ioyned harde to the synagogue.

  • Acts 3:3
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    3When he sawe Peter and Iohn that they woulde go into the temple, he desired to receaue an almes.

  • Acts 24:17
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    17Nowe after many yeres, I came and brought almes to my nation, and offerynges:

  • Acts 3:9
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    9And all the people sawe hym walke, and prayse God.

  • Acts 9:40
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    40And Peter put them all foorth, and kneled downe, and prayed, and turned hym to the body, and sayde: Tabitha aryse. And she opened her eyes, and when she sawe Peter, she sate vp.

  • Dan 6:10
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    10Now when Daniel vnderstoode that he had sealed the writing, he went into his house, and the windowes of his chamber towarde Hierusalem stoode open, there kneeled he downe vpon his knees three times a day, he made his petition, and praysed his God, as he dyd afore time.