Acts 10:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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.

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  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.
  • Acts 9:5-6 : 5 So he said,“Who are you, Lord?” He replied,“I am Jesus whom you are persecuting! 6 But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.”
  • Acts 10:31 : 31 and said,‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.
  • Mal 3:16 : 16 Then those who respected the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD took notice. A scroll was prepared before him in which were recorded the names of those who respected the LORD and honored his name.
  • Luke 1:12-13 : 12 And Zechariah, visibly shaken when he saw the angel, was seized with fear. 13 But the angel said to him,“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you will name him John.
  • Luke 1:29 : 29 But she was greatly troubled by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting.
  • Luke 24:5 : 5 The women were terribly frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them,“Why do you look for the living among the dead?
  • Matt 26:13 : 13 I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
  • 1 Sam 3:10 : 10 Then the LORD came and stood nearby, calling as he had previously done,“Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel replied,“Speak, for your servant is listening!”
  • 2 Chr 6:33 : 33 Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners. Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation, obey you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you.
  • 2 Chr 32:24 : 24 Hezekiah’s Shortcomings and Accomplishments In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. He prayed to the LORD, who answered him and gave him a sign confirming that he would be healed.
  • Ps 141:2 : 2 May you accept my prayer like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering!
  • Isa 43:26 : 26 Remind me of what happened! Let’s debate! You, prove to me that you are right!
  • Isa 45:19 : 19 I have not spoken in secret, in some hidden place. I did not tell Jacob’s descendants,‘Seek me in vain!’ I am the LORD, the one who speaks honestly, who makes reliable announcements.
  • Dan 10:11 : 11 He said to me,“Daniel, you are of great value. Understand the words that I am about to speak to you. So stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” When he said this to me, I stood up shaking.
  • Acts 22:10 : 10 So I asked,‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me,‘Get up and go to Damascus; there you will be told about everything that you have been designated to do.’
  • Phil 4:6 : 6 Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.
  • Phil 4:18 : 18 For I have received everything, and I have plenty. I have all I need because I received from Epaphroditus what you sent– a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, very pleasing to God.
  • Rev 8:4 : 4 The smoke coming from the incense, along with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand.
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

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    29Therefore when you sent for me, I came without any objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?”

    30Cornelius replied,“Four days ago at this very hour, at three o’clock in the afternoon, I was praying in my house, and suddenly a man in shining clothing stood before me

    31and said,‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.

    32Therefore send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. This man is staying as a guest in the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’

    33Therefore I sent for you at once, and you were kind enough to come. So now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to say to us.”

    34Then Peter started speaking:“I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people,

    35but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is welcomed before him.

  • Acts 10:1-3
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    1Peter Visits Cornelius Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort.

    2He 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.

    3About three o’clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him,“Cornelius.”

  • Acts 10:15-27
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    15The voice spoke to him again, a second time,“What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!”

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

    17Now while Peter was puzzling over what the vision he had seen could signify, the men sent by Cornelius had learned where Simon’s house was and approached the gate.

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

    19While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him,“Look! Three men are looking for you.

    20But get up, go down, and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”

    21So Peter went down to the men and said,“Here I am, the person you’re looking for. Why have you come?”

    22They said,“Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you.”

    23So Peter invited them in and entertained them as guests.On the next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

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

    25So when Peter came in, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.

    26But Peter helped him up, saying,“Stand up. I too am a mere mortal.”

    27Peter continued talking with him as he went in, and he found many people gathered together.

  • Acts 10:5-9
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    5Now send men to Joppa and summon a man named Simon, who is called Peter.

    6This man is staying as a guest with a man named Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”

    7When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius called two of his personal servants and a devout soldier from among those who served him,

    8and when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

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  • Acts 11:10-14
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    10This happened three times, and then everything was pulled up to heaven again.

    11At that very moment, three men sent to me from Caesarea approached the house where we were staying.

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

    13He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying,‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,

    14who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’

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    4But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,

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  • Acts 9:11-12
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  • Acts 12:16
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    16Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were greatly astonished.

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    3When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts, he asked them for money.

    4Peter looked directly at him(as did John) and said,“Look at us!”

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    11He saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down to earth by its four corners.

  • Acts 9:40
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    40But Peter sent them all outside, knelt down, and prayed. Turning to the body, he said,“Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

  • Acts 9:6
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    6But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.”

  • Acts 9:35
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    35All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

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    15All who were sitting in the council looked intently at Stephen and saw his face was like the face of an angel.

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    10and they recognized him as the man who used to sit and ask for donations at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with astonishment and amazement at what had happened to him.

  • Acts 12:11
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    11When Peter came to himself, he said,“Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen.”

  • Acts 10:13
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    13Then a voice said to him,“Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!”

  • Acts 8:24
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    24But Simon replied,“You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me.”