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Acts 10:30-31 KJV
Acts · chapter 10 · verses 30–31
30And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, 31And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.Acts 10:30-31 · King James Version
Acts 10:30-31 in context
28And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
29Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?
30And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
31And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
32Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.
33Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
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Key words (Strong's)
- remembrancemnaomaito remind, to be recalled or to return to one's mind, to remind one's self of, to…G3415 →
- CorneliuskornēliosCornelius = " of a horn" , a Roman centurion of the Italian cohort stationed in…G2883 →
- fastingnēsteuōto abstain as a religious exercise from food and drink either entirely, if the fast…G3522 →
- prayedproseuchomaito offer prayers, to prayG4336 →
- prayerproseuchēprayer addressed to God, a place set apart or suited for the offering of prayer, a…G4335 →
- ninthenatosninth, the ninth hour corresponds to our 3 o clock in the afternoon for the sixth hour of…G1766 →
- houseoikosa house, an inhabited house, home, any building whatever, of a palace, the house of God…G3624 →
- heardeisakouōto give heed to, comply with admonition, to obey, to listen to, assent to, a request, to…G1522 →
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We have here the meeting between Peter the apostle, and Cornelius the centurion. Though Paul was designed to be the apostle of the Gentiles, and to gather in the harvest among them, and Peter to be the apostle of the circumcision, yet it is ordered that Peter shall break the ice, and reap the first-fruits of the…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-33